Yemen Cholera Death Toll Reaches 184
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 184 people in recent weeks with another 11,000 suspected cases across the country, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday. The...
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Clashes Erupt As Palestinians Mark ‘Nakba’
Palestinians marching to remember those displaced at the time of the 1948 founding of Israel clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, leaving several wounded. Annual marches...
Three British Gurkhas Return To Everest, Make Summit
Three British Gurkha soldiers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, two years after being caught in an avalanche on the mountain sparked by the earthquake that devastated swathes of Nepal....
Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Six Farmers In Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, civilian militia members and locals told AFP on Monday. Gunmen on...
Yemen Rebels Declare State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak
Rebel authorities in Yemen's capital have sounded the alarm over a spreading cholera outbreak that has killed dozens in the war-torn country, calling for urgent international assistance. Yemen is...
Zen Petroleum Donates To Hospitals and Fire Service
A stationary gas tank and a loaded gas truck both exploded in the early hours of Tuesday May 9, leaving 152 persons sustaining varying degrees of injuries. The injured include 6 firefighters from...
UN Wants More Than $1bn To Help With South Sudan
Neighbouring countries are struggling to cope with the refugees crossing over from South Sudan UN aid agencies are today appealing for $1.4bn (£1bn) to help refugees who have fled South Sudan to...
Sahara Group Supports Disaster Victims In Ghana
The celebrated legend of African neighbourliness has been reinforced by Sahara Group after the leading African energy conglomerate extended a hand of support to victims of fire disasters in Ghana....
South Sudanese Refugees Need $1.4 Bn This Year
The United Nations said Monday that $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) was needed this year alone to help the nearly two million people who have fled war and famine in South Sudan. The UNHCR refugee...
Emergency In Sanaa As Cholera Kills Scores
A state of emergency has been declared in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after an outbreak of cholera killed scores of people. Hospitals in the city, which is controlled by Houthi rebels, are crowded...
Soon To Be Couple Involved In Motor Accident, Man Dead, Woman In Critical Condition
A soon to be couple have been involved in a fatal motorcycle accident leading to the death A soon to be couple have been involved in a fatal motorcycle accident leading to the death of the man...
Lyft, Waymo To Cooperate On Self-Driving Cars
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, has reached an agreement with ridesharer Lyft to test self-driving car technology, the companies said. Waymo and Lyft are joining forces...
Yemen Declares State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak
Authorities in Sanaa, which is controlled by Shiite rebels, have declared a state of emergency in the Yemeni capital, where a deadly outbreak of cholera has spread rapidly. The Huthi-run health...
Lantei, Nsumia Residents Decry Life Threatening Roads
A 6.5 km uncompleted road at Lantei and Nsumia in the Eastern Region, is putting the lives of residents there in danger. Some of the residents told Citi News that, drivers, especially commercial...
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc To Communities In Nanumba North
A rainstorm hit Chamba and its environs in the Nanumba north district of the Northern Region causing damage to several homes and other properties including school buildings. The rainstorm, which...
Nine Killed In Gory Accident At Berekum
The deceased were returning from a funeral in Sunyani Nine persons have been killed in road accident at Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region. The Police Motor Transport and Traffic Department says the...
115 Dead As Yemen Cholera Outbreak Spreads
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday. "We...
115 Dead As Yemen Cholera Outbreak Spreads
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday. "We...
Tatali-Sangule Ravaged By Rainstorm
A heavy rainstorm has hit Tatali-Sangule district in the northern region causing damage to several properties. The rainstorm, which started Friday evening, damaged over 40 houses and other properties...
Quake Kills Two, Injures Hundreds In Iran
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Iran's border with Turkmenistan killed two people, injured hundreds and caused widespread damage, state media reported Sunday, citing the country's seismological...