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.
…
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.
A…
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.
…
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…
France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez was given a three-month ban Friday for spitting on a Moroccan referee when Olympique Marseille played a friendly match in Casablanca in February.
"He didn't spit in his face but he certainly did spit a…
Arsenal's France international striker Thierry Henry will miss the club's next two games and faces a race against time to recover full fitness in time for the FA Cup final, manager Arsene Wenger said Friday.
Henry's groin problem has …
Juan Carlos Ferrero and Rafael Nadal set up a perfectly scripted Spanish dream final at the 850,000-euro Barcelona Open Saturday as both blasted past semi-final opponents.
The unseeded Ferrero, who has been repairing a game gone stale…
Duncan Ferguson scored his second goal in a week to salvage a point for Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday as the Toffees drew 1-1 with Birmingham City.
Everton are still in the driving seat to clinch the last Champions League space…
Chelsea's English Premiership rivals have been given some bad news concerning the London's club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
Forbes magazine say he made 2.2 billion dollars in the past year and is now worth 14.7 billion dollars, …
Alex Ferguson wants Roy Keane to take over when he steps down as Manchester United manager.
Ferguson insists he will be in charge for at least one more year, but believes Keane has the leadership qualities required for the Old Traffor…
US Open champion Retief Goosen shot himself into a share of the lead at the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament on Friday despite the distractions of camera-toting fans.
Goosen said he had been plagued by snap-happy Chinese spectat…
The 31st Annual Conference of the West Volta Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana opens in Accra with a call on church leaders to re-package their messages and present them in a manner that would draw more people closer…
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, in power since his country's independence from Britain in 1980, has reaffirmed he will retire in 2008 and stressed that he was not grooming an heir, a state-owned daily reported Friday.
"I have said…
Mr Divine Otoo, Chairman of the National Plastic Waste Management Taskforce, on Friday announced that plastic waste generated in the country would be exported to some recycling companies in China and America to help solve the plastic waste…
British Prime Minister Tony Blair hit election arch-rival Michael Howard where it hurt Friday, blasting the Conservative leader's pet policy on asylum and immigration.
Describing Howard's pledges to slap a quota on foreign workers as …
Lennart Johannson will step down as UEFA president in 2007, one year later than expected.
The 75-year-old Swede, who has headed European football's governing body since 1990, was handed an extension to his mandate at the UEFA congress…
Nana Kwame Eyiah, Tufohene of Apam has urged Ghanaians to show appreciation to hard working medical doctors in rural areas for their invaluable contributions towards the country's health delivery system.
Such moral booster could be d…
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