Steinmeier Chosen By Lawmakers
Former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected president by a parliamentary assembly. The Social Democrat, 61, is one of Germany's most popular politicians. The post is...
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2 Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Human Parts
Two people are in the custody of the Suhum District Police Command on suspicion of possessing human parts. They were arrested at Densuso a suburb of the Suhum Municipality in the Eastern region upon...
Switzerland Votes To Relax Its Citizenship Rules
People in Switzerland have voted to relax the country's strict citizenship rules, making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become Swiss. Being born in Switzerland does not guarantee...
Two Arrested On Suspicion of Human Parts Possession
Two people are in the custody of the Suhum District Police Command on suspicion of possessing items suspected to be human parts. The two were arrested at Densuso a suburb of the Suhum Municipality in...
Turmoil Grows Over White House Correspondents’ Dinner
It is supposed to be a light-hearted gathering of journalists, celebrities and the president, where differences are put aside for good-natured jibes. But amid a bitter war of words between the Trump...
Paris Rally Over Alleged Police Rape Descends Into Riot
A peaceful rally in a Paris suburb has descended into violence amid anger over the case of a black youth worker who was allegedly raped with a police baton. Police on Saturday fired tear gas at...
Parliament Approves Afeku By Consensus
Parliament has approved the nomination of the Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture Catherine Afeku by consensus. This was after the nominee presented the appointments committee with a...
Tanzanian Arrested For ‘fake Translation’ of Tourist Comments
A tour guide at a Tanzanian game park has been arrested after falsely translating a tourist's comments about the country and its people. In a widely circulated video clip, the guide says in Swahili...
Supreme Court Rules On April 26
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice William Atuguba has set 26th April, 2017 to give its ruling on the suit challenging the legality of Ghana hosting two ex-Guantanamo...
Man, 60, Stabs Father Over Cocoa Farm
A 30-year old man who is popularly referred to as a Rasta man due to his dread locks has reportedly stabbed his father in the shoulder at Dadieso in the Western region. The suspect according to...
GJA Opens Nominations For National, Regional Elections
Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has fixed Friday, March 31, 2017 for elections to be held to elect national and regional officers of the Association. Nominations for the various positions...
GJA Sets March 31 To Elect New Executives; Lloyd Evans Enters Race
The national executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has set Friday March 31, 2017 as the date for elections for both new national and regional branch executives. A statement signed and...
Police, Military Take Over SADA Office In Tamale As NPP Groups Storm There
A team police and military personnel have taken over the offices of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority in the Northern regional capital where a group of people claiming to be New...
Explosive Al Jazeera Documentary
Since President Alassane Outtara was elected in 2011, international investment has been pouring in and violence has decreased in Cote D’Ivoire. But after being re-elected in a peaceful vote in...
Far-Right’s Le Pen Rails Against Globalisation
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has launched her presidential election manifesto with a twin attack on globalisation and radical Islam. The candidate of the National Front (FN) told supporters...
Gambia’s President Barrow Scraps Jammeh’s Four-Day Week
The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day...
Gambia’s President Barrow Scraps Jammeh’s Four-Day Week
The Gambia's new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day...
Mattis Warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ Response To Nuclear Use
The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mr Mattis spoke in South Korea, where he had...
Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire Detained On Return
A Zimbabwean pastor who criticised his government has been detained after flying back to the country. Evan Mawarire, who left the country last year in fear for his life, was arrested at Harare...
Israel Police Evict Settlers From Unauthorised Amona Outpost
There have been scuffles between Israeli protesters and police seeking to evacuate an unauthorised settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank. Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that Amona must be...