Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High
The people of war-torn Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of the grinding conflict with civilian deaths at their worst since records began, the United Nations said Monday. Deaths in the capital...
Day: July 17, 2017
Saving the Grapes of Raqa
Since she fled her home near the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria more than a month ago, Warda al-Jassem has been impatient to return -- to water her vine. Saving their grapes has become...
Eight Killed In Nigeria Suicide Bombing
Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack in the restive region. The head of the Borno state...
Group Commits To Ensuring Lasting Peace In Nanung
A group calling itself Strategic Initiative for Peace Building (SIPEB), has initiated moves to ensure lasting peace in Nanung. The group is made up of students from Nanung who are studying outside...
India Defends Shelling After 4 Pakistan Troops Killed
India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying Monday it had the right to retaliate over "ceasefire violations" in the Kashmir region. The...
Top Philippine Paper In Sale Talks After Duterte Threat
Top newspaper the Philippine Daily Inquirer said Monday its owners are in talks to sell the publication, months after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a shame campaign against them over critical...
China Cuts Off Wanda Funding After Overseas Buying Spree
China plans to squeeze high-flying billionaire Wang Jianlin's conglomerate Wanda by cutting off new loans and regulatory approvals for deals, reports said Monday, punishing it for breaching Chinese...
Thai Junta Grants King Full Control of Palace Wealth
A new law giving Thailand's king direct control over royal assets worth billions of dollars went into force Monday, the latest move by an increasingly assertive monarch to consolidate his power. King...
Pato Finds Mojo In China After Years of Decline
Alexandre Pato is rediscovering his love for football in China after a turbulent few years saw his career nosedive before he had even reached his prime. The 27-year-old forward hit a cracker from...
Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High In 2017
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of 2017 with 1,662 killed and more than 3,500 injured, the United Nations said Monday. Deaths in the capital Kabul accounted for nearly...
US-Backed Forces Say Advancing Against IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces said Monday they had seized a new neighbourhood from the Islamic State group in the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of...
39 Basic School Girls Pregnant In Wa East District
Thirty-nine (39) basic school girls have been impregnated in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region in the first half of 2017, as against 28 within the same period in 2016. Mr. Evans Kpebah,...
Gov’t Pushes For Out of Court Settlement
Balkan Energy case: Gov’t pushes for out of court settlement Government has formally written to Balkan Energy in a move to settle out of court, a twelve million dollar judgment debt against the...
Renault Drives On To Record Sales In First Half
French automaker Renault said Monday it sold a record 1.9 million vehicles in the first six months on the back of booming sales in the Asia-Pacific region. "We set a new record with sales of over...
Wacam Clears Air On Report To Shun Kenyase Foodstuff, Fish
Wacam, a non-governmental mining advocacy group, has denied media reports suggesting that the organisation was spreading news that Ghanaians must not buy foodstuff and fish from Kenyase in the Brong...
Death Toll Climbs From India’s Monsoon Floods
The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India has risen to at least 76, officials said Monday, with eight people killed in the past day in the worst-hit states. Heavy rain in Gujarat has...
Gov’t To Revive BHC
Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Ms. Freda Akosua O. Prempeh, has revealed that the Akufo-Addo-led government will soon revive the defunct Bank for Housing and Construction (BHC). Speaking in...
7th Prisons Service Council Inaugurated
A 13-member Prisons Service Council has been inaugurated to advise the President on matters of policy relating to the organisation and maintenance of prison system in Ghana, as well as advice on the...
Children ‘exercise Less As They Get Older’
Children ‘exercise less as they get older’ The number of children doing an hour of exercise a day falls by nearly 40% between the ages of five and 12. Figures suggest that by the final year of...
MP Bemoans Poor Sanitation At Lapaz
Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikoi North, Fuseni Issah, has said the entire Lapaz township needs to be sanitised as the rate of armed robbery in the area was alarming. Several armed robbery...