US Invests $50m In Niger Drone Base
The US is investing at least $50m in a military air base in Niger that will be capable of deploying drones. The US already has a presence in the capital Niamey, where it shares an airbase with...
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US Probes ‘chemical Attack’ In Iraq
Islamic State militants may have fired a chemical rocket at American troops based in Iraq, the US military says. A rocket that landed within several hundred yards of US troops at Qayara air base near...
Syrian Rebels ‘regrouping’ Under Ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Syrian rebel groups are exploiting the current ceasefire to regroup. He said the US, which backs some rebel groups, was more focused on retaining their...
US Says It Killed IS Information Minister
The Pentagon says a US air strike has killed one of so-called Islamic State's most senior leaders, Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, in Syria. Also known as "Dr Wa'il", he was minister of information...
Syria Cease-Fire Faces Deep Skepticism On All Sides
The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but there are troubling signs it may collapse like previous attempts to end the war,...
Future of Tao and Quantum Buddhism
From Rio to Rio with Kyoto, Copenhagen and Durban in between Paris right after and the recent China's G-20, the conclusion remains the same: There is fundamental disagreement on the realities of this...
Hillary Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been treated for pneumonia, her doctor says, after she was taken ill at a 9/11 ceremony. Dr Lisa Bardack said she was diagnosed with pneumonia...
Hillary Clinton ‘felt Unwell’ At 9/11 Ceremony
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she is "feeling great" hours after her early exit from a 9/11 ceremony raised health fears. Her campaign said earlier she had left the event...
US Says Russian Jet Flew 10ft From Plane Over Black Sea
The Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Black Sea. US officials described the intercept by the SU-27 jet on...
Putin A Better Leader Than Obama
Donald Trump has showered Vladimir Putin with praise as he and rival Hillary Clinton took pointed questions from military veterans. The Republican presidential nominee told the forum the Russian...
After Insult, U.S. and Clinton Call For Duterte To Show Respect
The U. S. State Department and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday stressed the need for ties with the Philippines to be based on mutual respect, after Manila's new leader...
Bin Laden Raid Bestseller’s Author To Pay $7m
A former US Navy Seal who wrote a bestseller about his role in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is to pay nearly $7m (£5m) to the government for violating non-disclosure agreements. Matt...
Complete Biography & Profile of Edem,
Denning Edem Hotor (born 1986) is a Ghanaian recording artist and entertainer who performs under the name Edem. Early life With both parents deceased, Edem was born in Dzodze in the Volta Region of...
IS Weakening but Still a Threat
US President Barack Obama says there have been gains against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria but warned the group still poses a threat.
As the jihadist group lost ground, he said, there...
Why Is Ghana Accepting US Guantanamo Prisoners from Cuba?
Ghana is importing security trouble from the international community by its decision to accept to house for two year, two former Guantanamo Bay detainees in the West African country, a former...
Outrage in Ghana over Guantanamo Detainees Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby
Two Yemeni prisoners held at the US base in Cuba have been released and sent to the West African nation for resettlement. Ghanaians fear a security risk despite government reassurances.
Mahmud Umar...
Two Guantanamo Bay Detainees Captured in Afghanistan 14 Years Ago Headed to Ghana for Resettlement
Two men who were captured in Afghanistan and held at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nearly 14 years without charge have been released and are headed to Ghana for resettlement, officials...
France Carries out Massive Airstrike; Drops 20 Bombs in Anti-ISIS Raid in Syria
France has carried out a massive airstrike on an Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. It struck dozen’s of targets including a command and control center, training camp and munitions...
US Confirms Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane Killed
The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane, Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in a US air strike earlier this week.
The...
President Obama: Too early to send Ebola drug to West Africa
US President Barack Obama said it is "premature" to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, as Liberia declared a state of emergency amid an outbreak that shows no...