Government borrowing rose by more than expected, to £10.6bn in September, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure was £1.3bn higher than the same month last...
12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the corridors set up for civilians to escape the besieged city and for rebels to...
European Union leaders warned Russia at a summit on Thursday that they will consider sanctions over its role in the Syrian conflict if Moscow does not stop "crimes" in the devastated city of Aleppo....
A "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia is to formally come into effect in Syria's city of Aleppo to allow civilians and rebels leave the city. Moscow earlier said air strikes by Russia and...
'No more Mr. Nice Guy': EU gets tough on African migrants Migrants crossing the Sahara desert into Libya ride on the back of a pickup truck outside Niger Encouraged by their success in halting a mass...
The reporter for Reuters news agency in Lagos has shared this cartoon from the local Business Day website, depicting the different challenges President Muhammadu Buhari is taking on as fires. There...
Public communication is one of the most delicate challenges that people in public life face, either in the corporate or the public sector. Many people suddenly find themselves in high places, and...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to criticism from his wife by saying she belongs in his kitchen. On a visit to Germany, he said: “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to,...
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to the BBC interview with his wife, Aisha, where she questioned his leadership. Mr Buhari is on a state visit to Germany and reacted to the...
In less than a months’ time the Americans will be heading to the polls to elect a new President. And unless Republican contender, Donald Trump, can pull a last minute trick out of his hat or resort...
A Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack "with Islamist motives" on a Berlin airport has strangled himself to death with his shirt in detention, Saxony state justice officials said...
A senior educationist and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ivan Addae Mensah has called for maximum security in the handling of examination questions in the country to...
Dummkopf! is the word that comes to mind when seeing Frau Merkel, Germany’s Chancellor sharing the stage with the Ethiopian Prime Minister while that same PM’s death squad's were opening fire on...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will bring up human rights on her trip to Ethiopia today, the AP news agency is reporting. She is on the third leg of her African tour which has seen her visit Mali...
Angela Merkel's three-day Africa tour answers concerns in Germany over immigration. The Chancellor wants to show support for efforts to reduce departures - through private sector investment in the...
Philip Hammond has recruited Karen Ward, chief European economist at HSBC, as his key economic adviser, Sky News has learned. Ms Ward, a former Bank of England economist, has been appointed as...
The Chairman of the Faith Council and the Chancellor of Abbeam University College, Prophet Dr. Abbeam Ampomah Danso has send a very serious caution to any one who attempts to rig this year’s...
What is the use of Ghana’s university education? Simpa Panyin went off scripts for two straight weeks. It was due to (as our politicians will say) circumstances beyond my control. While away many...
…And of what use is our university education? By James Kofi Annan Simpa Panyin went off scripts for two straight weeks. It was due to (as our politicians will say) circumstances beyond my control....
Thousands of people are expected to pay their final respects to former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, who died at the age of 93. His coffin will lie in state in front of the...
