The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a "thorough review" of the airline's...
A top Syrian official attended a conference in Paris Tuesday on the invitation of French lawmakers, angering the government days after he was banned from a similar meeting in Brussels. French Foreign...
The National Philanthropy Forum has awarded Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) as the Corporate Foundation Philanthropist for the year 2016. The foundation beat competition from 17 other...
In troubling political times, New York's latest tourist attraction offers visitors international escapism -- a $40 million installation of 50 nations in miniature: a kind of Gulliver's Travels for...
The Ghana COCOBOD has reiterated its optimism of meeting the one million metric tonnes cocoa output target at least by the end of the next four years. According to the Cocoa industry regulator, its...
US Senator John McCain, an advocate for a tougher stance on Syria for years, on Tuesday demanded the end of Damascus' "murderous rampage" saying Moscow should cease its support for the regime. Syrian...
The online video footage of a United Airlines passenger dragged off a flight, which damaged the company's reputation, highlighted the limited options US passengers have on overbooked flights....
Technical and vocational education in the country is to be rebranded to champion Ghana’s industrialisation. Executive Director of the Council For Technical and Vocational Education and Training...
Government has released an amount of GH¢465 million for the commencement of one of its flagship job creation projects, one-district, one-factory. The initiative, otherwise known as district...
There have been calls on government to consider as part of its the one-district, one factory policy to identify comparative advantages in each district to inform the choice of a factory. The New...
Three people have reportedly been stabbed to death at Agbogbloshie in Accra during a fight between Konkombas and Dagombas . Unconfirmed reports say the fight started Tuesday when a Konkomba...
Over 500 women drawn from Jomorro and Ellembelle districts of the Western Region have benefitted from free breast cancer screening which was championed by the 2016 legacy edition winner of TV3...
Nigeria handed down an astonishing 527 death sentences in 2016, three times more than the previous year, in what Amnesty International described Tuesday as a "massive and worrying spike". In its...
An explosion has hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to a Champions League match, the club says. Player Marc Bartra has been injured and has been taken to hospital. The AFP news...
A US government advisory panel has reversed its opposition to a controversial prostate cancer screening test for men aged 55 to 69, according to draft recommendations published Tuesday in the Journal...
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid funding means many could starve to death, the UN said Tuesday. More than 20 million...
The Dutch government voiced concern Tuesday over a visit by an Eritrean presidential advisor to The Netherlands, where large numbers of refugees have sought shelter after fleeing the repressive...
A US strike on a Syrian air base is no substitute for a proper investigation and accountability after a devastating suspected chemical weapons attack, Amnesty International's chief said on Tuesday....
The United States is looking into whether Russia was complicit in an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian military on civilians, but has not yet made a determination, a senior administration...
Any new US action in Syria "will not go unanswered", Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after America threatened to follow up a strike last week with more attacks. The United...
