24 Dead In Kyrgyz Landslide
A landslide swept over part of a village in Kyrgyzstan early Saturday, killing 24 people, including nine children, the emergencies ministry said. The landslide hit the village of Ayu in the Osh...
Day: April 29, 2017
US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy
The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials said, as tensions rose over North Korea's latest test-fire of a ballistic missile....
CAF Confirm Mali’s Suspension Has Been Lifted By Fifa
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed that the suspension of Mali’s Football Association (FEMAFOOT) has been lifted by the sport’s world body Fifa. Mali were originally banned...
Iranian Hardline Candidate Slams Rouhani On Economy
Hardline Iranian presidential hopeful Ebrahim Raisi condemned President Hassan Rouhani's economic management Saturday, speaking at an election campaign rally in a packed Tehran stadium. Addressing...
Are Ghanaians Being Hypocrites?
Are Ghanaians hypocrites or they just give blind support to people even when they are at fault? I’ve been saddened by how some Ghanaians including senior state officials in Parliament, government,...
Facebook ‘observed Propaganda Efforts’ By Governments
Facebook has admitted that it observed attempts to spread propaganda on its site, apparently orchestrated by governments or organised parties. The firm has seen "false news, disinformation, or...
Tunisian Officials Sacked After Protests
Tunisia said Saturday it had replaced two senior officials in a southeastern region, days after protesters there booed the prime minister off stage following weeks of demonstrations. Tunisia has...
100 Days In, Howard Stern Was 100% Right About Donald Trump
Howard Stern predicted this would happen. Donald Trump told Reuters in an interview this week that he misses the days before he was president. "I loved my previous life. I had so many things going,"...
Egypt Urges US To Play ‘active’ Mideast Peace Role
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement from the presidency said. The statement came...
We Knew of MPs Engaged In Visa Fraud
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ranking Member, Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, says some Members of Parliament and the Ghanaian media knew of the MPs who had been engaged in the alleged visa fraud...
Mali State of Emergency ‘extended By 6 Months’
Mali has extended a state of emergency by six months until October 31, a source in the parliament told AFP on Saturday, as the west African nation battles a jihadist insurgency. MPs meeting on Friday...
Get Your Lawyer To Come To Court — Alleged MP Killers Told
An Accra High Court has directed two alleged killers of the late J. B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, to inform their lawyer of the new dimension in the matter so that he...
We Want A Solid Volta Region NDC For 2020
Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, Chairman of the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Volta Region Caucus in Parliament, has affirmed the determination of the caucus to rally members and party...
Chinese Gov’t To Offer Grant For Ghana’s Alternative Livelihood Prog. For Illegal Miners
The Chinese government is willing to give Ghana a grant to fund its intended multilateral mining integrated project, which seeks to sanitise the small scale mining sector. An initial amount of about...
‘Let’s Keep Cool Heads’ – Failed MCE Tells Angry Supporters
His plea comes barely a day after some irate youth in the Ejisu-Juaben municipality demonstrated over the President Akufo-Addo’s nomination of Madam Serwaa Derchie as the MCE for the area. At a...
Ghana Rugby Kit Arrives Ahead of Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Tournament
The brand new kit flown in from both South Africa and the UK for the Ghana Rugby national team, the Ghana Eagles, has landed in Accra a few days short of the kickoff of the first match against Benin...
Tony Adams’ Granada Relegated After Defeat To Real Sociedad
Tony Adams' Granada have been relegated from La Liga following a 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad. Goals from Carlos Vela and Juanmi either side of Adrian Ramos' header secured the win for the home side...
Media Freedom In Africa ‘not Great’
Media watchdogs are voicing concern about curbs on press freedom. DW looks at the media in Africa where restrictions range from subtle forms of censorship to imprisonment for journalists just doing...
Sunderland Relegated, Vardy Hits Winner For Leicester
Sunderland’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed after Josh King’s late winner for Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats find themselves cut adrift at the bottom of the...
Wall Street Financier Busted For $800K Fake Loan Scheme
A Wall Street financier hatched an elaborate scheme to steal $800,000 from three clients, including a church, officials said. Anthony Nyame, CEO of General Capital Corporation, was arrested Wednesday...