Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to negotiate a new "fair" deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and...
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US, EU Urge End To Renewed Fighting In Sudan’s Darfur
The United States and key world powers on Thursday urged Khartoum and a rebel group to end a renewed bout of fighting that has erupted in Sudan's war-torn Darfur after months of relative calm. The...
Sri Lanka Pressed Over Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the Buddhist-majority island following repeated arson attacks targeting shops, mosques and a...
Kwesi Appiah Joins Wimbledon
Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah has joined English League One side AFC Wimbledon on a permanent deal. The striker had a successful loan spell with the club in 2014, scoring three goals in seven matches...
Kwesi Appiah Joins AFC Wimbledon
Black Stars striker Kwesi Appiah has clinched a permanent deal with English League One side AFC Wimbledon. Appiah moves to Wimbledon from Crystal Palace, where he has endured mixed fortunes since...
Norway ‘regrets’ Saudi Activist Deportation From Qatar
Norway says it "regrets" Qatar's expulsion of a Saudi Arabian human rights activist on his way to claim refugee status in the Nordic nation. Mohammed al-Otaibi, 49, fled to neighbouring Qatar in...
Saudi Activist ‘deported’ From Qatar
Qatar has deported a Saudi human rights activist who was on his way to Norway where he hoped to seek asylum, a watchdog said on Monday. Mohammed al-Otaibi, 49, fled to neighbouring Qatar in March...
Feng Seizes One-Shot Lead At LPGA Volvik
China's Feng Shanshan fired six birdies in a six-under par 66 on Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead going into the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Feng's 15-under...
Philippines Peace Talks With Communist Rebels Break Down
Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents broke down on Saturday after a dispute over the rebels' ordering their fighters to step up attacks. But communist negotiators...
South Korean Rookie Park Sung-Hyun Seizes Two-Stroke LPGA Lead
South Korean rookie Park Sung-Hyun fired a seven-under par 65 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead midway through the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Park fired six of her eight...
Hsu, Lewis Share Early Lead At LPGA Volvik Championship
What a difference a year makes for Taiwan's Hsu Wei-Ling, who fired a 65 on Thursday to grab a share of the lead with Stacy Lewis after the opening round of the Volvik Championship. Hsu's seven-under...
Amazon Opens First Brick and Mortar New York Bookshop
Online retail giant Amazon on Thursday opened its first brick and mortar bookstore in New York, selling a limited range of its highest-rated books and letting customers browse products as in times...
From the Death Penalty To Gay Marriage
Same-sex marriage, which Taiwan could become the first Asian nation to authorise, is currently legal in around 20 countries around the world, 13 of which are in pioneering Europe. Such unions are,...
Ghanaian Footballers Who Chose European Nations
Quashie was born in the London Borough of Southwark to a Ghanaian father and an English mother. He was married for ten years to Joanna, with whom he had a daughter and a son, who died shortly after...
US and UK Far From Top 10 In Global Health Rankings
The US and UK lagged far behind other leading nations in a new global healthcare report. Although both nations are seen as world leaders, they each scored disappointingly low marks in regards to...
Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much anticipated ranking of healthcare quality in 195 countries, released Friday. Among...
British-Norwegian Ex-Soldier Freed From Congo Jail
A British-Norwegian dual citizen who was serving a life sentence for murder and espionage in a Congolose prison was released and returned to Norway on Wednesday, authorities said. Joshua French, 35,...
North Korea ‘would Hold Talks’ With Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet Kim Jong-un if conditions were right North Korea has said it will hold talks with the US "if the conditions were right", South Korean...
Akufo-Addo Shortlist His Cousin and Two NPP Linked Judges
President Akufo-Addo has true to prediction, ignored the most senior jurist on the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice William Atuguba, by short listing three others, including his cousin; Justice Sophia...
Justice Anin Yeboah Appointed FIFA Disciplinary Committee Chairman
Ghana’s Supreme Court judge, Justice Anin Yeboah, has been appointed by international football governing body, FIFA, to chair its Disciplinary Committee. He secured an overwhelming vote, 98 per...