Day: July 11, 2017
Activists Criticise Senegal’s Slow Progress On Child Begging
Human rights groups in Senegal on Tuesday criticised what it said is an ineffectual crackdown on child begging driven...
IS Chief Reported Dead After Jihadists Lose Mosul
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven...
16 Dead In US Military Plane Crash In Mississippi
All 16 troops aboard a Marine Corps air refueling and transport aircraft were killed when the plane crashed in a field...
Sudan May Return To War If US Keeps Sanctions
Sudan could fall back into war if Washington fails to lift decades-old sanctions, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has...
US Conducts Successful Missile Intercept Test Amid NKorea Tensions
The US military has conducted a successful test of a missile intercept system, officials said Tuesday, as tensions soar...
Edward Mahama Should’ve Rejected ‘NPP Job’
The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah says the party’s Flagbearer in the...
Gangnam Style Loses YouTube Crown To Wiz Khalifa
Psy’s Gangnam Style is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube. The South Korean megahit had been the site’s...
Boko Haram Executes Eight For Defying ‘Sharia Police’
Boko Haram have publicly executed eight villagers in northeast Nigeria who opposed the enforcement of its hardline form...
Mosul’s Once-Thriving Old City Now A Grey Wasteland
Once the beating heart of Iraq's second-largest metropolis, the Old City of Mosul is now a broken wreck, its winding...
We Naturals Ghana Named Best Natural Hair Brand
We Naturals, a leading African hair brand has been voted as the best Natural Hair Brand in Ghana. The recognition came...
Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...
Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’
The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and a...
Lands Ministry Names Mining Firms With ‘military Protection’
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has named some mining firms that will from henceforth have military...
Aburi Mountains Work To Resume In August
Government has announced that it is working around the clock to ensure repair works on the Aburi Mountains resume at...
South Korea’s First Black Model Faces Widespread Racism
A Korean-Nigerian teenager who is rising through the ranks of the fashion world as South Korea's first black model is...
UN Urges Aid To Avert Cholera-Induced Famine In Yemen
International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine...
Up To 50,000 Civilians Trapped In Raqa
Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that...
Bangladesh Opener Tamim Leaves Essex After One Game
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has left English county Essex after just one match for personal reasons, the...
Ghana To Become Africa’s First Producer Of Solar-Powered 4×4 Automobile
The groundbreaking KNUST Solar Vehicle is on its way to becoming the first ever solar-powered 4×4 automobile produced...