politics
The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State...
Senegal Kicks Off Fractious Legislative Campaign
Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates...
Turkish Opposition Chief To Hold Mass Rally After ‘justice’ March
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party was on Sunday to address a mass rally in Istanbul at the culmination of an...
Israel Minister Denies ‘breakthrough’ In Hamas Prisoner Swap Talks
Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday denied reports of a "breakthrough" in talks with Hamas over returning...
Gov’t Will Help Legal Mining Companies Thrive
Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the government will do all it can to...
Trump Says Time To Work ‘constructively’ With Putin’s Russia
US President Donald Trump said Sunday it was time to work "constructively" with Russia, saying his counterpart Vladimir...
Nine Kenyans Beheaded By Somali Al-Shabaab Terrorists
Al-Shabaab extremists from neighbouring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya, officials...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Pakistan Frees 78 Indian Fishermen
Pakistan on Sunday released 78 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said. "The...
Libya Strongman In UAE For Talks On Military ‘cooperation’
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has met with UAE leaders for talks on military cooperation, state media said Sunday,...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe In Singapore For Medical Check
Zimbabwe's 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for a "routine medical check-up", state media reported...
Labour Unions To Petition Parliament, Threaten To Sue Ofori-Atta If…
Labour unions in Ghana are to petition parliament on what appears to be an illegality being committed by the Finance...
Ghanaian Named First Black Equerry By Queen Elizabeth
A Ghanaian-born officer from the British Household Cavalry, Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, has been appointed by Queen...
South Sudan Marks Another Year of Freedom Without Peace
South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the...
Ghana Police Service Will Be Made World Class
The Ghana Police Service is striving to actualise its vision of becoming a world-class police service, Mr David...
US, G20 Split Over Climate At Summit of World Leaders
Leaders from the world’s leading economies broke with U. S. President Donald Trump on climate policy at a G20 summit...
Trump Cuts Isolated Figure On World Stage
During a difficult visit to Europe Donald Trump appeared out of sync with traditional allies, struggling to show that...
Decades of Trying, But Health Reform Remains Elusive In US
The United States, entangled in conflict overseas and struggling economically, was at a fraught moment when the...