Bus Crash Kills 11 In Central Pakistan
A passenger bus hit a tree and overturned in central Pakistan Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others on board, officials said. The tragedy came days after a devastating oil tanker...
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Wreckage of Missing Indian Chopper Found
The wreckage of an Indian Air Force chopper which went missing a day ago near the country's border with China has been found, police said Wednesday. There were three people on board the Advanced...
Akufo-Addo-Led Gov’t Has No Commitment To Fight Corruption – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has launched a scathing attack on the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government, saying they have displayed no commitment to fighting corruption. “What we have been treated to in...
One Body Retrieved From Collapsed Mining Pit In Prestea
The body of one of the 14 persons trapped in a collapsed mining pit at Prestea Nsuta in the Western Region has been retrieved. The body was retrieved by the 15 member rescue team deployed into the...
Indonesian Plane Feared To Have Crashed In Eastern Papua
A small plane carrying five people is believed to have crashed in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, an official said Wednesday, with a search and rescue mission underway. Authorities lost contact...
Nsuta-Prestea Accident Compels Gov’t To Step Up Galamsey Fight; Military To Be Deployed
The Government is set to deploy the military to illegal mining areas as it begins a new chapter in the war against the menace. The move by the government follows the recent collapse of a mining pit...
Weija Property Owners Hot
INFORMATION available to Today indicates that fear has gripped residents and developers in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region who own structures around the Weija Hills. The...
The BOST Scandal and Its Implications [Article]
The BOST contaminated fuel saga is a major test case for the country’s resolve to fight corruption and the lack of accountability. It is also an evidence of our state as a people, a people whose...
Malaysia Hit By First Rabies Deaths In Almost 20 Years
Two Malaysian children have died after contracting rabies, the country's first such deaths in almost two decades, as authorities battle a rare outbreak of the disease, officials said Wednesday. A...
Why 17 Miners Died In Nsuta; The Inside Story By A Survivor
More than 17 illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have been confirmed dead in a mining pit at Nsuta, a gold mining community near Bondaye in the Prestea Huni Valley District...
‘Sack BOST MD Now!’
Pressure group, Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ), is putting pressure on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack the Managing Director (MD) of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST)...
Committee To Advice On Way Forward – Boakye Agyarko
The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has indicated that the eight member committee tasked to look into the alleged sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel to Movenpiina, would now offer advice...
Swine Fever Hits Ashanti Region, 400 Pigs Killed
An outbreak of African swine fever in three districts of the Ashanti Region has led to the killing of over 400 pigs between May and June this year, the Veterinary Services Department has revealed....
One Student Nurse Dies In Lake Bosomtwe Bus Accident
One person is reported dead and more than 20 others in critical condition after a bus they were traveling on somersaulted into a valley around Lake Bosomtwe on Monday. The victims, students of Afia...
No Wrongdoing In Sale of Contaminated Fuel- Boakye Agyarko
The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has refuted claims by the minority group in parliament that the BNI and National Security are covering up rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation...
BNI Covering Up BOST Over Sale of Contaminated Fuel – Minority
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is being accused of a cover up in its investigations into the controversial sale of some five million litres of contaminated fuel by the Bulk Oil Storage...
‘Minority’s Stance On BOST Saga Hypocritical’
Majority Caucus in Parliament has described the stance taken by the Minority Caucus on the contaminated fuel sale saga as ‘hypocritical.’ According to them, this was not the first time such...
Indian Chopper Goes Missing Near China Border
An Indian helicopter with three people on board has gone missing near the country's border with China after taking off on a flood rescue mission, an official said Tuesday. The aircraft lost contact...
Fire Kills Child In Syria Refugee Camp In Lebanon
A child died and several people were injured when a fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon Tuesday, rescue workers said, the second such blaze this week. The seven-year-old girl was...
Hunt For Survivors After Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping at least 17 miners underground. The abandoned mine in Prestea-Nsuta, which was...