politics
Japan Cabinet Approves Bill Allowing Emperor’s Abdication
The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...
Game Over? Taiwan’s Struggling Kuomintang
The Kuomintang party dominated Taiwan for decades with its wealth and an iron fist -- but now it is battling to keep a...
Japan Scrambles Jets After China Allegedly Flies Drone
Japan said Friday it scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese vessel sailing in disputed waters launched a drone, the...
China’s Xi Calls For S. Korea Ties To Get Back On Track
Chinese President Xi Jinping told a South Korean envoy on Friday he was willing to put relations back on a "normal...
Iran Votes In Verdict On Rouhani’s Economy, Diplomacy
Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up...
Joy News’ Dzifa Bampoh Defends Rant Over Akufo-Addo’s 110 Appointees
Joy FM’s Newsnite anchor, Dizfa Bampoh has defended her criticism of the president after appointing a record-breaking...
Polls Open With Iranians To Give Verdict On Rouhani
Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up...
Saudi Looks To Assert Regional Role With Trump Summit
Saudi Arabia is looking to assert its regional leadership against Iran by hosting a summit between visiting US...
GRA Must Get Tough On Tax Collection–Ofori-Atta Tells New Board
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has called for a “heavy-handed” approach to tax collection as government seeks to...
Iran Voters To Give Verdict On Economy, Diplomacy
Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of...
Two Charged For 2004 Murder of Gambian Journalist Hydara
Two fugitive former army officers have been indicted over the 2004 murder of prominent Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara,...
Trump Takes Perilous First Steps On World Stage
From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump leaves a swirl of domestic woes behind...
US-Led Coalition ‘strikes Pro-Assad Convoy’
US-led coalition aircraft have bombed a convoy of pro-Syrian government forces in a remote area near the border with...
Punish Persons Behind Release of Delta Force 8 – PPP
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is calling for stiff punishment for persons whose actions led to the release of...
Trump and the Hard Grind of Presidential Travel
Most US presidents make their first foreign trip an easy-peasy one-day hop to visit friendly neighbors in Canada or...
Brazil’s Beleaguered President Temer Refuses To Resign
Brazil is reeling from a dramatic new twist in its ongoing political crisis. Amid calls for his resignation from the...
‘Fire the Attorney General’ – Yamin Tells Nana Addo
Former General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Joseph Yamin is calling on the president His Excellency...
Akufo-Addo Governing With Coup Mentality – Bongo MP
NDC Member of Parliament for Bongo constituency, Edward Bawa, says the rate at which the President, Nana Addo Dankwa...
Government Must Dutifully Account On Natural Resource Revenues To Citizens
An Economist with the Natural Resource Governance Institute and Fellow at the Central European University, David...