Kokutse Joins GJA Race
Mr. Francis Kokutse, the West Africa’s correspondent for the India-based Indo Asian News Service (IANS), has joined the race for the Vice-President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the...
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Demonstrators In New York Defend Media Amid Attacks By Trump
About 250 people demonstrated in support of the news media Sunday, amid stepped up attacks on the press by President Donald Trump. Although New York, a Democratic bastion, has been the scene of...
Trump To Skip Correspondents’ Dinner As Media Row Heats Up
President Donald Trump ratcheted up an increasingly hostile feud with the media, announcing he will skip a century-old annual correspondents' dinner a day after a fierce row erupted over press access...
Media Groups Condemn Exclusion
Media groups have reacted angrily after several, including the BBC, were barred from an informal briefing with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. The excluded New York Times said the move was...
White House Blocks CNN, Other News Organizations From Press Briefing
CNN and other news outlets were blocked Friday from an off-camera White House press briefing, raising alarm among media organizations and First Amendment watchdogs. The New York Times, the Los...
India Shocked After National Killed In US
India has expressed shock after the fatal shooting of an Indian national in the US, amid reports that the attack may have been racially motivated. Srinivas Kuchibhotla died shortly after Wednesday's...
White House Bans Certain News Media From Briefing
The White House has barred several major broadcasters and newspapers from attending an informal press briefing. The BBC, CNN, the New York Times and others were excluded from an audience with Press...
White House Accused of Picking Media Favorites
President Donald Trump's White House barred several major US media outlets from a daily press briefing Friday, raising accusations of favoritism. The White House excluded some outlets that have...
White House Blocks News Organizations From Press Briefing
CNN and other news outlets were blocked Friday from an off-camera White House press briefing, raising alarm among media organizations and First Amendment watchdogs. The New York Times, the Los...
Kokutse Joins GJA Race
West Africa correspondent for the Indian-based, Indo Asian News Service (IANS), Francis Kokutse, has decided to join the race for the Vice President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the...
Dutch MPs Vote To Approve Cannabis Cultivation For First Time
The Dutch lower house of parliament has narrowly voted to approve the cultivation of cannabis. The bill would exempt professional growers working within certain conditions from punishment. But it is...
Somalia Car Bomb: 34 People Killed
At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The car blew up in the city’s southern Madina district, officials say. The blast –...
Ruling Party Candidate Lenin Moreno In Lead
Partial official results in Ecuador's presidential election have put ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno in the lead - but he may face a run-off. Left-wing incumbent Rafael Correa is standing down...
Trump’s National Security Candidates Promised Autonomy
President Donald Trump's next pick for national security adviser will have autonomy over staffing and key decisions, the White House said on Sunday as it scrambles to fill the post following the...
Trump Holds Interviews For Security Adviser To Replace Flynn
US President Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the position of national security adviser. He has selected four candidates: adviser Keith Kellogg; former UN ambassador John Bolton; Lt Gen H...
Tech Tools Gain Traction Amid Trump War On Leaks
As President Donald Trump warns of a crackdown on US government leaks to media, interest is growing in technology tools that allow sources to share information anonymously. One such tool called...
Hitler’s Phone To Be Auctioned In US
A telephone used by Adolf Hitler during World War Two is to be auctioned in the US this weekend. The red phone, which has the Nazi leader's name engraved on it, was found in his Berlin bunker in...
Trump’s Frustration Boils Over
After a turbulent four weeks as president of the United States, Donald Trump's frustration finally burst out. The stately walls of the East Room trembled Thursday as the 45th president unleashed a...
Robert Harward Turns Down Trump’s National Security Adviser Offer
US President Donald Trump’s choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer. Retired Vice-Admiral Robert Harward was widely tipped for the post after Mr Trump fired Michael Flynn...
Robert Harward Turns Down Trump’s National Security Adviser Offer
US President Donald Trump's choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer. Retired Vice-Admiral Robert Harward was widely tipped for the post after Mr Trump fired Michael Flynn...