U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the National Defense Authorization Act of the 2013 fiscal year, the White House said on Thursday.
According to the White House, Obama signed the bill while vacationing in Hawaii. In a statement, Obam…
President Francois Bozize of Central African Republic (CAR) has reaffirmed that he would reject the rebel's demand to step down as related parties are working to decide on a date to begin planned peace talks in Gabon.
Though both the CAR …
The UK's Minister in charge of Africa, conflict issues, climate change and international energy and MP for Boston and Skegness, Mark Simmonds, will be in Ghana for the Presidential inauguration on Monday, January 7, 2013.
This will be the…
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will boycott the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on January 7, the party's National Executive Committee decided on Wednesday.
"The NPP will not be there. It will make nonsense of…
Mr Thomas Baffoe-Ankomah, Nkoranza South Constituency Chairman of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to the youth in the area to bury their political differences and forge ahead in unity towards accelerated development.
…
Mr Seth Adjei-Baah, outgoing Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkawkaw, has called on assembly members to remain non-partisan and co-operate with the government and MPs to enhance development.
He was optimistic that his predecessor would…
Ms Akua Sena Dansoa, Minister of Tourism, said preparation towards the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on January 7 is progressing according to the scheduled plan.
"We have learnt some lessons from previous inaugural ch…
The Eastern Regional Executives of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has called for committed National Executives to make meaningful impact on the political scene.
A statement issued by Ustaz Yakubu Salifu, Regional Secretary…
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, has said his party’s decision to contest the December 7 presidential poll results in court is firmly rooted in their belief in fairness, transparency…
Parliament reconvened on Thursday for a brief session as the House had to adjourn due to concerns raised about conditions of service and end of service benefits for Members of Parliament ( MPs)
Members of the Minority led by Dr Anthon…
Mr Dan Botwe, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere, has praised the electorate for retaining him in Parliament, in the 2012 parliamentary polls.
Mr Botwe, who was speaking to the GNA, also commended the const…
A number of roads in Accra would be closed from 0600 hours to 1800 hours on Monday, January 7th, 2013, in connection with the inaugural ceremony of the President.
Chief Superintendent Samuel Tetteh, Deputy Commander of the Motor Traffic…
Ghana is set for the inauguration of the fourth President under the Fourth Republic on Monday January 7, at the Independence Square, Accra, the nation's capital city.
President John Dramani Mahama will be sworn in as President of the…
The deterioration in the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is creating alarm in Nicaragua, which is highly dependent on economic aid and trade with its unconditional leftist ally.
"Nicaragua's enormous dependency on Venezuela …
Mr Ali Salifu, Bawku Central Constituency First Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Wednesday appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to remain focussed on the chapter two of the "Better Ghana Agenda".
He sai…
Mr Isaac Osei, Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin, has called for bold action to reconstruct the Kumasi Central Market, to end the frequent fire outbreaks and destruction of traders' wares.
The MP appealed to the Kumasi Metropolitan…
Iraq's Shiite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, Wednesday promised action to release hundreds of Sunni Muslims detained for suspected security offences, in a bid to allay Sunnis holding mass protests for more than two weeks.
But the prem…
Israel's lifting of restrictions on the import of construction materials into the Gaza Strip was helpful but has not affected the blockade imposed on the salient, a Palestinian official said Tuesday.
"Practically on the ground and in r…
Building "an economic giant" is this year's priority but antagonism between North and South Korea should also be ended, Kim Jong Un said Tuesday in the first New Year's address by a North Korean leader in 19 years.
Economic policies wo…
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) on Tuesday joined millions of Ghanaians celebrating the New Year with a message invoking good healthy, happiness and prosperity upon each one in 2013.
"Much has happened during the past twelve months…
The US Senate overwhelmingly approved a compromise early Tuesday to avoid the worst impact of the so-called fiscal cliff about two hours after the midnight deadline at which the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts came into effect.
T…
United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Sunday outlined a solution to end the conflict in Syria, saying there is a "wide international consensus" on the formula.
"This political solution includes a ceasefire, the formation of …
The Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Constituency, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur has outlined plans to develop the area.
He said he would implement the "2015 strategy" programme he initiated when he …
The Member of Parliament-elect for the Mfantseman Constituency, Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah has appealed to Ghanaians to let partisan politics pass on with the just-ended general election to enable them to move ahead in unison to develop the…
Commander of the Agona Swedru Divisional Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Owusu Donyina, has asked political party supporters to refrain from acts that could create violence and mayhem in the country.
He said with Electi…
Pakistani Taliban insurgents executed 21 of 23 policemen in a region bordering Afghanistan, a senior official said on Sunday.
Rebels had taken the men from the Levies tribal police force prisoner Thursday after overrunning two outposts in…
Israel's supreme court Sunday overturned a decision by the country's elections committee to ban an Arab-Israeli lawmaker from running in January 22 parliamentary elections.
The panel of nine judges unanimously rejected the argument tha…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Monday, lighted the perpetual flame to mark the 31st Anniversary of the 31st December Revolution in Accra.
Flt Lt Rawlings seized power from the late President Dr Hilla Limann of the People’s…
President John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for Election 2012, polled 50.63 per cent of the valid votes cast.
The Peoples National Convention (PNC) made the claim in statement sign…
Syria's opposition has begun to take aim at government airbases, making less effective government airstrikes that had been the biggest threat to rebels.
The opposition, which has long been outgunned by the government, boasted that they ha…
The Upper West Regional branch of the June Four Movement has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama for leading the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to victory in this year's general election.
In a statement issued in Wa, the …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Saturday said that embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was not planning to relinquish power.
"He repeatedly said both publicly and in private ... that he is not planning to leave, that he w…
The past 20 years of the Middle East peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has been a "waste of time", Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said Saturday in Ramallah.
His visit, with that of Egyptian Foreign Minister Muhammed Kamel…
The foreign ministers from the member states of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met in Libreville on Friday to evaluate the prevailing situation in the Central African Republic.
Foreign ministers from the 10-nati…
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi left Cairo Saturday, on his way to Ramallah to discuss financial aid and diplomatic efforts to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
Al-Arabi will go to Ramallah, via Amman. The trip is a solidarity vi…
International envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi began a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday, Interfax news reported, after the opposition rejected an invitation from Moscow to attend talks.
Brahimi's meeting wi…
France has deployed an additional 150 soldiers to the strife-torn Central African Republic, the Defence Ministry in Paris said Saturday, confirming a Radio France International report.
They were sent to the capital Bangui "to protect F…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the Syrian opposition's boycott of talks in Moscow Saturday as "the path into a dead end."
"Their refusal to have any dialogue with the government is a dead end position," Lavrov said af…
The Management of the Islamic Council for Development and Humanitarian Services (ICODEHS), has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama for winning the general election held on December 7 this year.
"ICODEHS wishes to particularly …
Parliament on Thursday began registering all the newly-elected members ahead of their swearing-in to the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic on January 7, 2013.
The three-day exercise would enable the 274 members furnish the Hous…
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon has condemned the armed attacks on several towns in the Central African Republic (CAR) perpetrated by the coalition of rebel groups known as "SELEKA".
He said these developments gr…
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Thursday called for the formation of a transition government in Syria until elections can be held, ahead of his visit to Moscow at the weekend.
"We need to form a government with all powers ... whic…
The Volta Regional Secretariat of the Conventions People's Party (CPP) and its 21 parliamentary candidates have added their voices to the need for credible electoral reforms that would safeguard public investment into processes leading to …
Egyptian authorities Thursday said ousted president Hosny Mubarak would be transferred from a prison, where he is serving a life sentence, to a military hospital for medical treatment.
Public prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim agreed to the tra…
The Taliban in Pakistan have offered a possible ceasefire on conditions including an apparent resumption of government support to Islamist rebels fighting in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a news report said on Thursday.
Asi…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law that bans the adoption of the country's children by US citizens, the Itar Tass news agency reported.
Citing the presidential press service, the report said that he also signed a d…
Egypt's parliamentary affairs minister has quit his post, local media reported on Friday, the third resignation in the country's government amid reports of an imminent cabinet reshuffle.
Mohammed Mahsoub said he was stepping down because …
Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said late Friday he had accepted an offer to become the leader of a centrist coalition fighting elections due on February 24-25.
Monti said at a Rome press conference he had accepted "to be d…
Mr Ussif Mustapha, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Yagaba/Kubori Constituency in the Northern Region, has commended the people for voting massively for him.
He said: "I accept the responsibility with hum…
Alhaji Baba Gausu, Brong-Ahafo Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Friday said the party's victory in the just ended general elections was pre-ordained by God.
He, however, cautioned the leadership of t…