The stakes are high in Montepuez where the discovery of rubies has led to violence among miners that has turned the northern town into what some describe as Mozambique's own version of the Wild West....
Rare wild tigers have been discovered by scientists after the cats wandered past a set of camera traps set deep in the Thai jungle. The group of small tigers are one of two breeding populations of...
Conservationists on Tuesday hailed the discovery of a new breeding population of tigers in Thailand as a "miraculous" victory for a sub-species feared wiped out by poaching. Images of four mothers...
The Accra Chapter of the Air Force Wives Organisation (AWO), joined women around the world to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). The event was held at the AWO Secretariat at...
More than 5,000 people have used the express mobile service introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to make its services easily accessible to drivers and potential drivers....
Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims security forces carried out a campaign of killing and torture against Rohingya...
Sydney's Opera House and Harbour Bridge plunged into darkness Saturday to mark Earth Hour, as global landmarks began dimming their lights to draw attention to climate change. Millions of people from...
Myanmar on Saturday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have murdered, raped and tortured Rohingya Muslims, saying the probe would only...
The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, including torture, murder and rapes allegedly committed by troops. The...
Fourteen-year-old San Min Hteik had worked at the steel factory for less than a week when his hand got caught in a machine, a casualty of the economic boom driving more children into Myanmar's...
Ride-hailing firm Grab launched a trial service in Yangon on Tuesday, becoming the first international company to enter Myanmar and stealing a march on fierce rival Uber in the largely untapped...
A Myanmar woman is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial law that critics say is increasingly stifling free speech. Police arrested...
At least 96% of adults in Ghana within ages 35-44 years are affected by gum diseases, while another 40% of 12-year-olds suffer from decayed, missing teeth, stained teeth and bad breath. These...
Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that it has resumed with the recruitment of its officers which was put on hold for undisclosed reasons. In a release issued and signed by its Director of Public...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to criticism of his deadly drug war, while vowing again that all traffickers will be...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he could not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near his country's west coast because it was too powerful. The mayor of China's Sansha city...
Thousands of people protested in eastern Myanmar on Sunday against plans to name a bridge after Aung San Suu Kyi's father, the latest flashpoint between her administration and the country's restless...
The Ghana Armed Forces has announced that it has resumed with the recruitment of its officers which was put on hold for undisclosed reasons. In a release issued and signed by its Director of Public...
China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the tense situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state, diplomats said. Myanmar's military...
Four men accused of plotting the murder of a prominent Myanmar lawyer and adviser to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in a Yangon court on Friday. Ko Ni was shot in the back of the head in...
