The White House has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees, requiring them to have a “close” family or business tie to the US. The rules, affecting...
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not return to a combat role, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. The...
China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated thousands of weapons to the country to help its fight against Islamist gunmen....
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only known public appearance. A top special...
Ministry of Energy has put together an eight-member committee to probe the sale of five million litres of contaminated fuel (off-spec) by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned on Thursday a string of murders targeting minorities under the pretext of protecting cows, which are considered sacred by many Hindus, after critics...
Government has finally communicated to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) its decision to extend the Fund’s programme. Sources say the program would be extended to December 2018, instead of the...
Ghana has lost $10 million following the ban on five vegetable exports to the European market. Poor inspection of infested vegetables was blamed for the ban. Having put in place a lab and a...
The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing after being charged with sex offences in his native Australia. He complained that he had been subjected to...
With snipers lurking on rooftops and bombs hidden in the rubble, rescue workers are risking their lives in a desperate search for civilians buried during the battle for Iraq's Mosul. Overwhelmed by a...
It was all joy for pupils of Adaklu-Helekpe, when the Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Djaba on Tuesday dined with them from meals served by caterers of School Feeding Program...
All is set for the much-talked-about Victory Business Summit and Fair (VBSF) 2017, scheduled to take place at the premises of the Victory Presbyterian Church, Adenta-Frafraha in Accra. The two-day...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe was "more determined than ever" to fight climate change after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris agreement....
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has directed the Ga South Municipal Assembly to demolish illegal houses and structures at Weija Hills immediately as part of measures to stop...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned murder in the name of protecting cows, which are worshipped by the country's majority Hindus, after a string of killings targeting Muslims...
Egypt announced a new sharp increase in fuel prices on Thursday, as it slashes government subsidies in a tough IMF-backed reform programme. The cabinet said that 82 octane petrol would sell for 3.65...
Economic Advisor to the Vice President, Gideon Boako, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has no business cautioning the NPP administration against leveraging Ghana’s natural...
President Akufo-Addo has called for the intensification of the links between Ghanaian and Zambian enterprises as part of efforts to boost trade between the two countries. With Zambia and Ghana...
Founder and leader of Heaven’s Gate Ministry International, Nicholas Osei also known as ‘Kumchacha’ has said renowned traditional priest, Kwaku Bonsam has no supernatural powers as the latter...
The Energy Ministry’s decision to set up an investigative committee to probe the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) company’s controversial sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel,...
