Eight people died and at least two were missing after an overloaded boat capsized off Kenya's Lamu Island on Tuesday, police said. The small boat, carrying 30 passengers and cargo, was travelling...
At least 10 people were killed when Shabaab Islamists drove an explosives-laden minibus into local government offices in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, according to the security ministry....
Nearly 2,000 people are believed to have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean this year, the UN's refugee agency said Tuesday on World Refugee Day, as it reported fresh deaths. "This is among...
A five-old kindergarten boy met his untimely death in Ho, after heavy rains hit the Volta Regional Capital on Friday. The deceased Nicholas Attah in the company of his mates slipped off a log bridge...
Malaysia is using chemical dispersants to break up an oil slick off its coast after a tanker laden with marine diesel sank last week, a top official said Tuesday. The MT Putri Sea, registered in...
Lightning strikes have killed at least 22 people in Bangladesh in the last 48 hours, authorities said Tuesday, a week after monsoon rains triggered a series of deadly landslides in the country. The...
Soaring temperatures threaten efforts to bring a raging forest fire in Portugal under control, officials say. The week’s highest temperatures of around 38C (100F) are expected on Tuesday and...
Authorities in London, England announced on June 19 that 79 deaths have been officially recorded resulting from a fire which quickly swept through the Grenfell housing complex in North Kensington on...
The US Navy's top commander visited Japan Tuesday to meet with the grieving families of seven sailors killed in a weekend accident, as investigators continue their probe into the cause of the...
Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday. Its...
An Executive Committee member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Winfred Osei Parma, has said the GFA will not hesitate to abide by any God-given directives disclosed to Prophet Reindolph Oduro...
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei-Owusu, has described as narrow-minded, arguments against the mandatory towing fee for all vehicle owners. This is in spite of calls by the public for...
Nkoranza, near Santasi in the Ashanti Region, was the scene of a car crash involving four cars after a van belonging to the GN Bank, rammed into three others on Monday morning. Driving the GN Bank...
Disappointed by the work of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in dousing the inferno that engulfed a section of the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra two months ago, Events Manager of the...
The US Navy has identified seven sailors who were killed when their destroyer collided with a container ship in Japanese waters on Saturday. The sailors were found in flooded berths onboard the USS...
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been delivered, the government says. It described it as a “diversion of relief...
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been delivered, the government says. It described it as a “diversion of relief...
The outer side of the Kumasi Central Prison in the Ashanti Region has collapsed, Today confirm. The situation, according to some residents who spoke to Today in an interview via telephone on...
Portugal has declared three days of mourning for the 61 victims of one of the country’s deadliest forest fires. Four children are among the victims, many of whom were found dead inside their cars...
The implementation of the Mandatory Towing Levy by the National Road Safety Commission and DVLA in conjunction with the Road Safety Management Limited (RSML) will totally neutralizes the positive...
