Berlin Backpackers In A Bind
It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with -- will getting into a hostel bunk bed help finance North Korea's nuclear ambitions? Backpackers staying at the Cityhostel found...
Day: May 12, 2017
O’Driscoll Fallout Helped ‘galvanise’ All Blacks
Former New Zealand coach Graham Henry has weighed in on the ongoing debate over the crippling tackle on Brian O'Driscoll in the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour, saying it "helped galvanise" the All...
Nepal’s High Hopes For First Local Polls In 20 Years
Nepal holds its first local elections in two decades on Sunday hoping to cement a fraught transition to democracy and fill an institutional void that has seen corruption flourish. The last local...
Elderly Clash With Police In Opposition March
Thousands of elderly Venezuelans have taken to the streets of Caracas and other cities to protest against the government of Nicolas Maduro amid a worsening economic crisis. Police blocked access to a...
Boko Haram Releases Video of Purported Chibok Girl
Boko Haram late on Friday released a video claiming to show the Chibok schoolgirls who refused to be rescued as part of a recent swap deal with the Nigerian government. In the three-minute video, a...
Grim Torture Images Ignite Anger Against Ugandan Police
Ugandan rights activists say grisly images of the torture of a detained politician showing septic wounds on his body highlight escalating brutality and impunity by the country's security personnel....
Tumultuous Week Puts Trump Presidency On Perilous Path
Another self-inflicted crisis has left Donald Trump's critics outraged and some of his Republican allies dismayed, but a bedrock of support for the billionaire US leader means the political endgame...
Chelsea Manning Prepares To Leave Male Prison As A Woman
Chelsea Manning says she can't wait to breathe the spring air and go swimming when she is released from a Kansas prison next week. The transgender army soldier, who was jailed for one of the largest...
Pulis Salutes ‘worthy Champions’ Chelsea
After seeing Chelsea secure the Premier League trophy, the West Brom manager paid tribute to the winners and Antonio Conte Tony Pulis heralded Chelsea as "worthy" champions after Antonio Conte's side...
Bishop Obinim Buys 300 Tickets For ‘SP Kofi Sarpong Concert’
SP Kofi Sarpong Live In Concert will be held on May 28 The ‘SP Kofi Sarpong Live In Concert’ has been touted as the biggest gospel concert thus far in the year and that strong assertion is given...
US To Discuss With EU Possible Laptop Ban On Flights
US and EU officials are due to discuss the possible extension of a US ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage when they meet in Brussels next week. It comes after US Homeland Security said it was...
BOG Engages ASN Financial Services Over “crisis”
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is engaging directors of ASN Financial Services Limited, a licensed Finance House, to find an amicable solution to the troubled indigenous institution. The company, which...
Akurugu Eyes Liberty Scalp In Accra Derby
Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Samuel Akurugu says he hopes to achieve a clean sheet against city rivals Liberty Professionals in Ghana Premier League matchday 15 on Sunday. The 26-year-old has picked only...
Suspected Armed Robber Lynched In Kasoa
A man believed to be in his late 30s was allegedly lynched by some angry youth in Kasoa Old Timers in the Awutu Senya East municipality of the Central Region. Assembly member for Old Timers Electoral...
Stop Pressuring Akufo Addo For Post – Owusu Bempah Tells NPP
The founder and leader of the Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev Dr Isaac Owusu Bempah has forewarned faceless New Patriotic Party (NPP) activists who are mounting pressure on President Nana...
Emmanuel Boateng Grabs Assist For 10-Man Moreirense Against Belenenses
Emmanuel Okyere Boateng grabbed an assist as Moreirense held Belenenses to a 1-1 draw at the Estadio do Restelo in Lisbon on Friday night. The 20-year-old Ghanaian striker laid a pass with his chest...
Osei Eyes Success With Liberty In Ghana PL
Liberty Professionals new coach Michael Osei says he will work hard to achieve success in the Ghana Premier League. The 45-year-old, who was without a job following his departure from Asante Kotoko...
Chelsea Stars Costa and Luiz Invade Conte Press Conference
The Blues stars playfully removed their manager from his post-match meeting with reporters after the club had sealed the Premier League title It took Antonio Conte nearly two hours to turn up for his...
Disqualified Candidates Okayed To Contest
The Elections Dispute Adjudication Committee (EDAC) of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has after hearing the petition regarding the 2017 GJA elections given candidates who were disqualified...
Kumasi Leads Ashanti Region In HIV Prevalent Rate
The Kumasi Metropolis has topped the Ashanti regional HIV prevalence rate, taking over from the mining town of Obuasi, which has over the years, been topping the region. The metropolis’ prevalence...