Trump Begins Foreign Tour In Riyadh
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day trip will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the...
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Hundreds of Ghanaian US-Deportees Expected In Days
More charter planes will be arriving in Ghana in days with Ghanaians deported from the United States of America, according to the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson. Many are in US jails awaiting...
Trump Starts Foreign Tour In Saudi As Scandals Mount At Home
US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday for the start of an eight-day foreign tour, taking his first steps on the world stage as scandals mount at home. Trump can expect a warm...
Trump Lands In Riyadh On First Leg of Foreign Tour
US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Saturday for the start his first foreign tour since taking office. A red carpet was rolled out and staircase rolled up to Air...
Iran’s Rouhani On Course For Second Term
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is on course for a second term in office, preliminary results show. Out of 26 million votes counted so far, he has won 14.6 million - or more than half, officials...
Results Show Iran’s Rouhani Headed For Re-Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was on track for a convincing election victory with voters seeming to back his efforts to rebuild foreign ties, as initial results were announced on Saturday. With...
Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip
US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting Saturday in Saudi Arabia as political scandals mount at home. Trump can expect a warm...
Mood At White House Grim As Sense of Crisis Mounts
Less than four months ago, a keen set of young up-and-comers strode into the White House in their best high heels and power ties, bursting with optimism and pride in serving their country. Now, their...
US Military Chief Warns Against War With North Korea
US defence chief James Mattis delivered a sombre caution on North Korea saying any military attempts to resolve the crisis would be "tragic on an unbelievable scale". Mattis was speaking on Friday to...
Fired FBI Chief Comey To Testify Publicly In Congress
James Comey, the former FBI chief whose firing by President Donald Trump has triggered uproar, has agreed to testify publicly about Russian interference in the 2016 elections, lawmakers announced...
Dangote, Adenuga Richer Than Trump
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga, both Nigerians, are individually richer than American president and businessman Donald Trump. According to the 2017 Forbes rich list, Mr Dangote...
Firing FBI Chief ‘eased Pressure’
US President Donald Trump told Russian officials that firing FBI director James Comey eased "great pressure" on him, US media report. Citing a document summarising the meeting, the New York Times...
Yemen Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Saudi Capital
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile, fired by Yemeni rebels, southwest of the capital Riyadh late Friday ahead of US President Donald Trump's arrival. Air defence units "intercepted a...
I’m Not Part of Those Who Bonked Vicky Zugah – Chase
Ghanaian R&B singer, Chase Forever, has categorically denied ever having any sexual relations with actress Vicky Zugah. The ‘Fire’ crooner whose name was mentioned in one of the latest trending...
Pentagon Plans To ‘annihilate’ IS Fighters
President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to "annihilate" the Islamic State group in Syria in a bid to prevent escaped foreign fighters from returning home, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said...
Senior White House Aide ‘person of Interest’ In Russia Probe
The FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia has extended to a current senior White House official, the Washington Post reported Friday. The newspaper cited unnamed sources...
Estranged Husband of Clinton Aide Pleads Guilty To Sexting
Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former US Congressman, estranged husband of one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides and former candidate for New York mayor pleaded guilty on Friday to sexting a school...
TPP Members Aim To Revive Deal After US Pullout
Asia-Pacific nations will try to rescue a massive trade deal scuppered by the pullout of the United States, a source involved in discussions told AFP Friday, as delegates meet in Hanoi for key talks...
As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’
As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first "joint terrorist designation" -- blacklisting a Hezbollah leader. Hashem Safieddine...
Ghanaian Asylum Seeker Wins Case To Stay In Canada
A Ghanaian asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite while crossing into Manitoba from the U. S. on Christmas Eve has won his case to stay. "I'm so happy. I don't know what to say. Now I'm...