Amewu Stops Shanxii From Mining
A worker at the mining company was buried alive while drilling after a pit caved in The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has ordered Shanxii Mining Ghana Limited to stop...
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Indonesia Seeks $2 Bn Over Australia Oil Spill
Indonesia said Friday it has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against an energy company over an oil spill off Australia that it claims caused environmental damage in the archipelago's waters. The civil...
India Proposes No-Fly List of Disruptive Passengers
India on Friday announced plans to create a national no-fly list of unruly passengers, weeks after a controversial politician attacked a flight steward. The civil aviation ministry proposed banning...
EPA Wages War On Unhygienic Food Vendors
Environmental health officers in the Kumasi metropolis have vowed to clamp down on food vendors who operate under insanitary conditions. The officers have also begun sensitising residents to abide by...
Delta Under Fire For Kicking Family Off ‘overbooked’ Flight
US airline Delta is facing a public-relations problem after a family claimed they were kicked off a flight for refusing to give up a child's seat. "This is a federal offence and then you and your...
Charity Warns S.Sudan ‘man-Made’ Famine Could Kill 6 Million
The famine ravaging South Sudan and its neighbours could claim six million lives, a charity warned Friday, as the international community struggles to raise the $4.4 billion needed to avert a...
UN Force Condemns ‘callous’ Attack On South Sudan Base
The UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan said Thursday it had repelled a "callous" attack by armed assailants on a base in the north of the country. The attackers struck late Wednesday on a temporary...
Everest Braces For Record Number of Summit Attempts
Nepal has issued a record number of permits to climbers wanting to summit Mount Everest this spring, an official said Thursday, prompting fears of overcrowding on the world's highest peak. A record...
[Video] Incensed Bukom Banku & Ayittey Powers Visit Paralysed Boxer Friend At Korle Bu After Hit-and-Run By Police Vehicle
Ghanaian boxers Bukom Banku and Ayittey Powers stormed the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in furious moods following an accident involving a boxer friend. Boxer Isaac...
Circle Interchange Potholes Get Attention After Citi News Report
Officials of the Department of Urban Roads, have started fixing the deep potholes that have developed on a part of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange following a Citi News report. A report by Citi...
Dust Storm Blows Across North China, Flights Cancelled
A major dust storm engulfed northern China and Beijing on Thursday, prompting authorities to cancel dozens of flights and urge children and the elderly to stay indoors. Buildings were shrouded by the...
Deaths, Multiple Victims In US Car Auction Crash
A crash at a crowded US car auction caused deaths and multiple injuries Wednesday in Billerica in the northeastern state of Massachusetts, police said. The incident took place at Lynnway Auto...
Blast Traps At Least 26 Miners In Iran
An explosion at a mine in northern Iran on Wednesday left at least 26 workers trapped in a mile-long tunnel filled with gas that hampered rescue efforts, media reports said. The coal mine in Golestan...
Hodeida Port Closure Would Be ‘disaster’ For Yemen
A closure of the Hodeida port would "bring disaster to Yemen," which is already on the brink of famine, the new head of the UN's World Food Programme warned Wednesday. There are rising fears that a...
Armed Robbers Attack Bus At Tugu
Armed Robbers attacked a 19 Seater bus at Tugu near Tamale in the Northern region. The robbers succeeded in taking away large sums of money from the passengers, and also mobile phones and other...
Woman Dies In ‘Galamsey’ Pit
A 35-year-old woman, Patricia Morrison, met her untimely death when a taxi she was driving veered off the road and landed in an abandoned ‘galamsey’ pit at Abease, near Cyanide in the...
At Least 70 Miners Trapped After Iran Blast
At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media said. The mine in Golestan province collapsed when trapped methane gas exploded as workers tried...
Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low
Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest food security crisis, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Wednesday....
Fire Service Warns Public Against Activities of Fake Personnel In Kumasi
The Ghana National Fire Service is warning the public against the activities of individuals posing as personnel of the national service rendering unauthorized services for money. Officials observe...
Hundreds Displaced,150 Houses Torn Down By Rainstorm In Zebilla
A rainstorm that swept through the Bawku West district in the Upper East Region last Sunday left over 150 houses destroyed and more than 300 residents displaced. Among the wrecked structures were...