Day: July 20, 2017
Assailant Tries To Stab Israeli Soldiers In West Bank, Shot Dead
An assailant tried to stab Israeli soldiers south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and was shot dead,...
Parents of US Reporter Missing In Syria Urge Captors To Reach Out
The parents of Austin Tice, a freelance reporter who went missing in Syria nearly five years ago, urged their son's...
Gov’t Commits Over $2.5b For Job Creation
In just six months of governance, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration has unveiled commitments...
Stonebwoy Begins 2017 EU Tour July 29
Award winning dancehall artiste Stonebwoy will start his EU tour from Saturday, July 29, 2017 and end on September 2....
Kuwait Expels Iranian Diplomats Over ‘terror’ Cell
Kuwait on Thursday ordered the expulsion of about 15 Iranian diplomats after the emirate's top court convicted a...
Labour Data System Operational By December – Employment Ministry
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is hoping to operationalize a new system to track and provide labour...
Britain’s Johnson Meets High-Tech Robots In Japan
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday shook hands with one of Japan's high-tech robots, a humanoid...
Keche Grabs 2 Nominations At African Entertainment Awards
Ghanaian afro pop and multiple award winning duo Keche made up of Andrew and Joshua have been nominated for the 2017...
China Orders Tech Firms To Ramp Up Censorship
China has ordered the country's biggest technology firms to immediately "rectify" violations and shut accounts that...
Cooling Sounds Drive Away Heat In Japan
A Japanese traditional wind-chime festival has opened at a Buddhist temple near Tokyo, just in time for the official...
India Says It Has International Backing On China Border Dispute
India's stand in its border dispute with China is supported by other countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said...
Boat Refugees To Leave PNG Despite US Uncertainty
Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite...
China’s Banned Books Fade From Hong Kong
The annual Hong Kong book fair has always been a source of politically sensitive titles banned in China, but this year...
Nigeria Court Orders Forfeiture of Ex-Oil Minister’s Luxury $37.5m…
A Nigerian court has ordered the temporary forfeiture a $37.5 million property belonging to the country's ex-oil...
Akufo-Addo Ill-Informed About BOST Saga – Edward Bawa
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Bongo constituency, Edward Bawa has said the...
Alvaro Morata: Chelsea Fans Will Be Punching the Air
Chelsea fans will be “punching the air” after the club agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata,...
BCI Organizes Seminar For MMDCEs, Nurses In Ashanti Region
A one-day sensitization seminar on breast oncology for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the...
Words With Friends Will Be Turned Into A TV Show
MGM Television and Zynga are partnering to develop a new television game show based on “Words With Friends,” the...
Peace Deal Eludes Senegal’s Casamance, 35 Years On
In Senegal's southern Casamance region, new houses dot a landscape once dominated by abandoned ruins full of bullet...