Worldwide newspaper sales edged up by more than two percent in 2004 while advertising revenue recorded significant gains, the World Association of Newspapers said Monday.
In its report on trends in the newspaper industry, the WAN sai…
Mr Kusi Aboraa, Ashanti Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has reiterated the need for parents to invest in their children's education and development.
He said investing in children's welfare wo…
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has chalked another success in its fight against armed robbers by arresting another high profile member of the gang of Aryee Aryetey, alias Ata Ayi, who is standing trial for various robberies.
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The media, especially the local FM stations have been urged to avoid inflammatory reports and discussions that could ruin the country's fledgling democracy.
Nana Kwadwo Domfeh, an activist of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) wh…
Egyptian women have launched two separate initiatives, one calling on citizens to wear black clothes and the other a white ribbon, to protest the assault of several women during last week's referendum.
Female activists protesting agai…
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday an "all-out" effort to address human rights problems highlighted by a report from the 46-nation Council of Europe.
At a meeting in the Kremlin, Putin welcomed the 140-page report presen…
Hundreds of riot police armed with hammers and axes on Friday demolished houses and shacks on the outskirts of Harare as a campaign against illegal settlements forged ahead in Zimbabwe.
The demolition, conducted mainly by young parami…
HSBC staff in Britain were to strike in their thousands Friday in a dispute over pay and the biggest walk-out against a leading bank here for more than eight years, union officials said.
The global banking giant, which saw 2004 pre-ta…
Mr. Ambrose Dery, Upper West Regional Minister on Friday called on District Assemblies in the region to expand their scopes of tax collections to be able to initiate development projects on their own.
The expansion, he said, would no…
Local leaders from 13 communities in southern Nigeria's oil-rich but restive Niger Delta accused the Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell of reneging on a promise to build them a road Friday and demanded that the firm halt its operations in thei…
The Administrator of the Koforidua Regional Hospital, Mr Lucio Derry, had advised families in the Eastern Region to register with the District Health Insurance Schemes to stop the embarrassment of abandoning their relations at the hospital…
Farmers in the Northern Region have adopted extracts from neem leaves and seeds to control insects and pests.
The neem has an active ingredient called "azadirachtin" that is found in all parts of the tree with the largest concentrations …
The European Union's health commissioner called on Europe on Friday to protect itself from a possible epidemic of bird flu.
"Reinforcing the defences of Europe against infectious diseases is an urgent priority. Health experts warn us …
Dr Kofi Asare, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, has observed that radio stations are the worst culprits in the current proliferation of fake herbal and orthodox drugs in the country.
He said it has over the years been th…
Mrs Marian Adum-Atta, School Health Education Co-ordinator of the Accra Metro Education Directorate, on Friday called for responsible parenting, especially in the provision of the needs of their daughters to prevent them from being lured i…
Ethnic Albanian and Serbian officials have shown no signs of compromise in the lead-up to a key meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday to discuss the future of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo.
UN Secretary General Kofi …
"In countries like ours, women enter politics in mourning clothes".
Christian opposition MP Nayla Moawad, who made the comment, is one of a few women running for a seat in Lebanon's male-dominated parliament after being propelled onto…
Dr Linda Van-Otoo, the Deputy Western Regional Director of Health, has said the region has not recorded any cholera case for the past three years.
She was speaking at a programme on "Public-Private Partnership For Hand-Washing with Soap"…
The United Nations Secretary-General, Busumuru Kofi Annan, on Tuesday called on Member States and stakeholders to reaffirm their commitment to the telecommunications sector.
In a statement read on his behalf at a flag-raising ceremon…
Tuberculosis (TB) patients have been advised against self-medication and reliance on quack doctors for treatment.
They should rather report early to health facilities to receive free medical attention.
Madam Grace Dwomoh, Kuma…
More than 900 teachers in the Ejisu-Juaben District in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday went on a three-hour peaceful demonstration to demand the immediate transfer of the District Education Director, Mr Festus Boadi-Suadwa.
The demons…
The Iraqi people are suffering from a desperate lack of jobs, housing, health care and electricity, according to a survey by Iraqi authorities and the United Nations released on Thursday.
Planning Minister Barham Saleh, during a cere…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) made a faint rise in trading on Monday on the back of a 12-cedi gain by CFAO, as the heavy bearish pressures continued to dominate the bourse.
The GSE-All Share Index, the main stock index, saw a rise …
Prosecutors nearing the end of their child sex case against Michael Jackson attempted Monday to flesh out an alleged conspiracy hatched by the pop icon against his young accuser's family.
Telephone records were presented showing dozen…
The Offinso District Health Directorate has started a campaign in some communities, schools and churches to educate them about HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB).
The campaign aims at sensitising the people on the dangers of such disease…
-The National Commission for Civic Education on Thursday honoured the Salaga Secondary School for emerging champions of the Fifth Constitution Game competition for second cycle schools.
The Competition that formed part of activities m…
The German government unveils plans on Wednesday to expand a law to implement minimum wages for all foreign workers and curb the influx of low-wage workers from Eastern Europe.
The law, in place since 1996 requiring foreign constructio…
Crude oil prices posted their
biggest drop this year Wednesday after a government report showed
a sharp rise in US crude stockpiles.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures for June
delivery fell 2.59 dollars to end…
Barely emerging from a political crisis, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi held his new cabinet's first meeting Friday amid stark warnings that Italy's industrial production, competitiveness and employment were in dire need of a boost.
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Former South Africa captain Lucas Radebe, in his 11th and final season in England, is set to be given a farewell fit for a chief in his testimonial at Leeds next Monday.
Radebe, who won 70 caps for South Africa, has been unable to pla…
A 41-year-old man was burned early Thursday after being pushed onto the tracks of the Paris metro by a homeless man, raising concerns about safety in the underground system, police said.
The suspect, who was placed in preventive deten…
Mr. Isaac Edumadze, Central Regional Minister has warned students to desist from practicing occultism and the use of drugs because they could not help them in any way of their education.
Rather their use could ruin their lives and de…
Some citizens of Anum in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region have called on the Inspector General of Police and the MP for the area to help check the recent spate of murders in the town.
This followed the discovery of the b…
A Polish priest who had close contact with the late pope John Paul II, was an informer for Poland's communist-era intelligence service, an official from an investigative institute said Wednesday.
The Polish Institute for National Reme…
Chad said Thursday it had resumed its role as a mediator in Sudan's Darfur conflict, raising hopes of renewed efforts to negotiate an end to the two-year-old crisis.
"Chad and the Chadian president are committed to continuing to exert…
Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Syda Bumba has said that the government had taken measures to reduce the increasing fuel prices in the country.
Bumba made the statement at the parliament on Wednesday, saying that the…
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Thursday its net profit jumped 59.7 percent to 46 billion yen (434 million dollars) in the year to March on strong sales of personal computers and mobile phones.
"We posted rising net profit tha…
A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 40-year-old estate agent, Kwaku Boye, to 24 months' imprisonment for theft.
He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful entry and stealing. His two other accomplices named only as Antwi…
Altana, the German maker of pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals, unveiled Thursday lower-than-expected earnings in the first quarter of this year and appeared to be fractionally more cautious about the outlook for the full year.
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BASF, the world's biggest chemicals company, said Thursday that earnings rose strongly in the first three months of the current year as strong demand for its products and cost-cutting measures helped offset the effects of high raw material…
European Aircraft giant Airbus Industrie has cried foul over state-run Air India's decision to buy 50 Boeing jets, saying it was denied a chance to show off its new A380 superjumbo, as analysts said politics influenced the decision.
A…
The head of Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), the world's second largest contract chip maker, will challenge a government fine for making an unauthorized investment in China, a report said Thursday.
UMC chairman Robert Tsao…
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto on Thursday announced a 290 million US dollar expansion of its Hamersley iron ore operations in Western Australia.
With demand from China taking iron ore production to record levels in Australia…
Mr.Stephen Boakye, Assemblyman for Abountem in the Bosomtwe Atwima Kwanwoma District has called on the Assembly to rehabilitate all roads linking the town to other areas which are in a very bad shape.
He said the deplorable condition…
Sudan's ruling party, the National Congress (NC) has teamed up with Uganda's ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to establish computer centers for NRM youth leagues across the country, reported local press on Saturday.
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The Kingdom of Cambodia is a fascinating country despite its tiny size. It is rich in natural resources and traditional culture, and its Angkor Wat is one of the wonders of the world.
However, Cambodia is also one of the world's most-h…
Nottingham Forest manager Gary Megson still believes in miracles after his side fended off relegation for a week at least with a 1-0 win over Burnley.
Former Stoke winger Kris Commons bagged the 69th minute win to give beleaguered For…
Six Iraqis were arrested on
Saturday for allegedly involving in the shooting down of a
Bulgarian helicopter on Thursday that killed all 11 people aboard,
the US military said in a statement.
The statement said that an Iraqi civil…
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin appeared to appease China's dissatisfaction over the pending reintroduction of import quotas on its exports to the European Union, saying Beijing was taking unilateral actions to limit its exports…
Mr Robert L Quarshie, Senior Manager, Agave Rural Bank has deplored the lukewarm attitude of managements of Rural Banks in the Volta Region to staff training.
He was presenting a report of the performance of Rural Banks in the Region…
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