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Bangladesh Says Faulty Boiler Caused Deadly Factory Blast

A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said...

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Reflections On Ghana’s Republic Day

Ghana achieved republican status on July 1, 1960, and that marked an event of profound historical and political...

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McCain Calls For Pakistani ‘cooperation’ Against Extremists

US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its...

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EU, Japan Schedule Summit To Strike Trade Deal

The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade deal...

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Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017

More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid...

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Syria Warns of Allied Response In Case of US Attack

The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an...

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US Pullout Gives ‘global Push’ To Paris Climate Deal

The US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has given a "global push" to the deal, as other...

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Major Bridge On Kumasi-Obuasi Road Falling Apart

A major disaster is looming on the main Obuasi–Anhwia-Nkwanta road as the only bridge on the stretch is falling...

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South Korea’s Moon Urges IOC Help To Invite North To Pyeongchang

South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Monday urged the International Olympic Committee to help with inviting North...

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In Tweeted Video, Trump Knocks Down, Beats Up ‘CNN’

US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video -- bizarre even by his...

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Flash Floods ‘kill 11 In Pakistan’

At least 11 people were killed and scores more people were injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in...

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Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly...

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Bangladesh Arrests Three Female Militants

Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café...

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Pakistan Beefs Up Security In Tribal Northwest

Pakistan is beefing up security in the tribal northwest, the military said Friday, after days of protests over twin...

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S.Africa’s Zuma Admits ANC Damaged By Corruption

South African President Jacob Zuma admitted Friday the ruling ANC party is beset by corruption and divisions that could...

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Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing

A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...

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Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline

There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by...

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US, European Stocks Tumble; Euro Hits 13-Month High

US and European stocks tumbled Thursday amid unease over hawkish commentary from central banks, while the euro rose to...

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Chief, 13 Others Remanded For Exhuming Corpse

An Assin Foso District Court, presided over by His Lordship Samuel Ntim Jnr, has remanded in police custody the Chief...