Body of Beheaded German Hostage Found
The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants last week. The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network in the...
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Rival East Libya Factions Battle For Crucial Oil Ports
Rival armed factions are fighting for control over crucial oil terminals in the east of Libya. The forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who have controlled the "oil crescent" since September,...
Forces of East Libya Strongman Concede Loss of Oil Export Terminal
The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar have lost control of a key oil export terminal they had seized last year, a spokesman conceded on Saturday. Colonel Ahmad al-Mismari...
Libya Rivals Battle For Key Oil Region
Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar who control it to retaliate with air strikes, military sources...
Algerian Colonel Sentenced To Death
The funeral of Ali Tounsi was held in February 2010 A former police colonel in Algeria has been sentenced to death for the murder of the country's police chief, Ali Tounsi. Chouaib Oultache shot the...
Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids
Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that threw northern Rakhine state into crisis, a police spokesman said Saturday. The...
CPP Marks 51 Years of Nkrumah’s Overthrow Today
The Convention People’s Party (CPP), says Ghana has fallen behind in all aspects of development because of the lack of political will to implement the ideologies of the first President of the...
‘Terrorist Attack’ Kills 15 Soldiers In Niger
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in a attack by "terrorist elements" in western Niger, authorities said Thursday. "A Niger army patrol was attacked by terrorist elements at 1500 GMT north...
US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight
US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official acknowledged Wednesday, as American troops edge closer to the front lines. The United...
The Fall of Kwame Nkrumah
Latest: GSE: Financial stocks to further drive returns On February 24, 1966, the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was removed from office through a joint military and police...
Pirates Kill Vietnamese Sailor, Kidnap Six Others
Pirates have attacked a Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship off the southern Philippines, killing one seaman and abducting at least six others in a region notorious for such attacks, officials said Monday....
Hungary Offers More Scholarship To Ghanaian Students
Colonel Dr Francis Quarshie (Rtd), the President of Ghana – Hungarian Union, has lauded Hungary for stepping up its offer of scholarships to Ghanaian students to study in the Eastern European...
Third S.Sudan Military Official Quits Over ‘ethnic Crimes’
A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and ethnic cleansing, according to a letter seen by AFP Saturday. Brigadier Henry Oyay...
Interim Authorities To Begin Work In Mali’s North
A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin work, smoothing the path to municipal elections, the Malian government said. Tuareg-led...
Moroccan King Arrives Ghana
The King of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, arrived in the country yesterday for a three-day working visit. He arrived at the Kotoka International Airport at 4:20 pm and met on arrival by a government...
Thai Cops Find Tunnel In Manhunt For Elderly Monk
Thai cops have uncovered secret tunnels running underneath a space-age temple of the controversial Dhammakaya Buddhist sect, as their manhunt for an elusive elderly monk accused of massive...
Mahama Bows Out of 2020 Polls
Ghana’s immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, has yet given the strongest indication he may not be a candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress for the next presidential...
Seven Killed In Indian Kashmir Gunbattles
Three soldiers and four suspected militants were killed in separate gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said, marking an uptick in violence in the restive region. The...
Queenmother Cries Over High Teenage Pregnancy
The Paramount Queenmother of the Mafi Traditional Area in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, Mama Sename III, has expressed concern over the increasing number of teenage pregnancy cases...
Asiedu Nketiah, NDC Goons Should Be Made To Taste Their Own Medicine
Folks, that was NDC in 2009 so it is hypocritical of them to be howling like wild dogs on the airwaves and the print media about how illegitimate what NPP is doing even to the extent of condemning...