Ayariga Throws Jabs At PNC Leader
Edward Mahama’s ambassador role has since been attracting series of criticisms to him. Latest on the list of the PNC leader’s critics is Hassan Ayarga, leader of the All People’s Congress...
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Chinese Gov’t To Give Ghana Navy Four Patrol Boats
The Chinese government is set to deliver 4 patrol boats to the Ghana Navy by the end of this month, July 2017. The Chinese have also pledged to provide military equipment to boost bilateral defense...
Two Suspected Rebels, Indian Soldier Killed In Kashmir
Two suspected rebels and an Indian soldier were killed Tuesday in disputed Kashmir along the de facto border with Pakistan, where the two sides traded fire for a second day. Army spokesman Colonel...
Lebanon Army To Act Against Militants Near Border
Lebanese security forces will launch an operation against militants near informal refugee camps in the country's east after coming under attack there, Lebanon's prime minister said on Tuesday. Saad...
Republican Attempts To Replace Obamacare Fail
Republican efforts to find a replacement for President Obama’s healthcare system have collapsed. Two Republican senators said they opposed their party’s proposed alternative, making it impossible...
Arrested Myanmar Journalists Slam Army Over Free Speech
Three Myanmar journalists who are facing jail for their reporting accused the army on Tuesday of trying to silence the media, as fears grow for free speech. Irrawaddy reporter Lawi Weng said the...
Radiohead Set For Israel Concert Despite Calls To Boycott
Radiohead is set to defy calls from prominent artists to cancel its concert on Wednesday in Israel over the occupation of Palestinian territory, the latest controversy related to a campaign to...
Rebel-Kurd Clashes Kill 11 In North Syria
Nearly a dozen Syrian rebels have been killed in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish forces in the country's north, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. Rebels were...
Former Malaysia Leader Challenges PM To Attend 1MDB Meet
Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad urged the prime minister on Tuesday to attend a town hall meeting focusing on a massive financial scandal, heaping fresh pressure on the scandal-hit premier....
South Sudan Declares State of Emergency
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in part of the country’s north-west. The statement, broadcast on state television, did not give a reason for the decree. The...
Chinese Gov’t To Give Ghana Navy Four Patrol Boats
The Chinese government is set to deliver 4 patrol boats to the Ghana Navy by the end of this month, July 2017. The Chinese have also pledged to provide military equipment to boost bilateral defense...
Iran Parliament Vows To Fight US ‘adventurism’
Iran's parliament voted Tuesday to urgently work towards increasing funds for the country's missile programme and Revolutionary Guards in response to Washington's "adventurism" in the region, media...
Nelson Mandela: The Man, The Legacy!
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” – Nelson Rolihlala Mandela The history of the African liberation...
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 4 At Kurdish Checkpoint In Syria
A suicide car bomb attack killed four people overnight at a Kurdish security checkpoint in northeast Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Tuesday. The attack comes as Kurdish...
Minister Accused Of Extortion
Some assembly members of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) believed to be sympathisers of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have accused the Central Regional Minister, Mr....
UKGCC Calls On CEO of LSE
As part of planned activities to strengthen the ties between British and Ghanaian businesses, a delegation of government officials through the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) called on the CEO...
Group Condemns Monetization At District Assembly Level
Pressure group, District and Village Advocacy Centre (DaVAC), has taken a swipe at the practice of monetization at the district assembly level. According to the group, the practice portends danger...
NPP Not In Control
A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, Mr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has stated that his party was not in...
California Extends Tough Climate Policy Measures To 2030
California legislators late Monday approved extending the state's tough measures to fight climate change to 2030, a major victory for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. The "cap-and-trade" measure --...
Erdogan To Visit Qatar and Saudi Amid Gulf Crisis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will this month visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are locked in a deep diplomatic crisis, his office announced Tuesday. Erdogan will also visit Kuwait, the...