Weah’s Son Makes Waves For USA
The son of Liberia legend George Weah is helping the United States Under-17 team in their bid to qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India in October. A 17-year-old striker, Timothy Weah,...
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India To Take Part In Champions Trophy, Says Board
Defending champions India will take part in the Champions Trophy next month, the country's cricket board said on Sunday, ending weeks of speculation over the team's participation in the premier...
Five Killed In Latest Kashmir Violence
Suspected militants launched an attack in Indian Kashmir killing three civilians and a policeman, the latest violence to hit the restive valley, authorities said on Sunday. One of the militants was...
India’s New Property Law Seeks To Protect Home Buyers
In 2010, Neena Nagpal and her husband spent their life savings on a flat outside Delhi that was never built. Now, a new law seeks to protect thousands of home buyers like her from unscrupulous...
Vogue India Cover Lands Kendall Jenner In More Trouble
Barely a month after Kendall Jenner appeared in a Pepsi commercial that drew such a concerted backlash that it was withdrawn, she's again at the center of controversy. Vogue India has been blasted...
200 Schoolgirls In Hospital
The school girls were admitted to four hospitals after the gas leak, which hit during classes At least 200 schoolgirls have been hospitalised in the Indian capital Delhi after a gas leak from a...
Black Starlets Arrive In Gabon Ahead of 2017 CAF U17 Cup of Nations
Ghana's Under-17 team have arrived in Libreville ahead of the 2017 African Junior Championship. The Black Starlets wants to acclimatize before the tournament starts on 14 May. Ghana are in Group A...
RTI Law Will Benefit All Ghanaians – Oppong Nkrumah
A Deputy Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has reminded that Right to Information Bill, when passed, will benefit the general public and is not focused on press freedom. He noted that the...
RTI Law Will Benefit All Ghanaians
A Deputy Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has reminded that Right to Information Bill, when passed, will benefit the general public and is not focused on press freedom. He noted that...
India Gas Tanker Leak Sends 200 Students To Hospital
Nearly 200 school students were hospitalised Saturday after complaining of irritation in their eyes and throat following a gas leak in New Delhi, police said. Classes were underway when gas leaked...
Greenpeace Warns Giant Bangladeshi Coal Plant Could Cause Early Deaths
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the early deaths of 6,000 people over its lifetime, environmental organisation...
India Top Court Upholds 2012 Gang Rape Death Sentences
India's Supreme Court has upheld death sentences against four men who fatally gang raped a woman on board a bus in 2012, a crime that sparked widespread protests and drew international attention over...
Blank Space Replaces NY Times Article Criticising Pakistani Army
An International New York Times opinion piece criticising the powerful Pakistani army was censored by its local publisher Friday, replaced by a blank space in a country where it can be dangerous to...
What Do We Know About 2012 Gang Rape Case That Rocked India?
The four men convicted of a fatal 2012 gang rape of a Delhi student had their death sentences upheld in India's top court Friday, for an attack that shocked the world and led to tough new penalties...
‘Heaviest Woman’ Admitted To UAE Hospital For Treatment
Eman Abd El Aty, said to have weighed around 500kg (1,102lb), left an Indian hospital on Thursday after doctors said she lost more than 250kg. She flew business class to the United Arab Emirates....
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...
India’s Top Court Upholds 2012 Gang Rape Death Sentences
India's Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men convicted for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a Delhi student. Justice Dipak Misra said the 23-year-old woman had suffered a...
Bangladesh Coal Plant Could Cause 6,000 Early Deaths
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the early deaths of 6,000 people over its lifetime, Greenpeace said Friday....
Pressure Mounting On BCCI To Name India CT Squad
India is coming under increasing pressure to name a squad for the impending Champions Trophy, with Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid joining calls for the cricket board to quit stalling. The Board of...
India Launches Major Kashmir Anti-Militant Operation
Indian security forces are searching for militants in the restive region of Kashmir in what is being called a major operation. The move, which began on Thursday, follows a series of attacks on...