Tony Blair To Meet Akufo-Addo Today
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is expected to meet President Akufo Addo this afternoon to discuss global issues. The former UK Premier is in Ghana on the invitation of the Institute of...
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Virat Kohli Racing To Be Fit For Indian Premier League
India's firebrand skipper Virat Kohli may miss the start of the lucrative Indian Premier League T20 tournament as he races against time to recover from a shoulder injury. Kohli, the captain of the...
‘Monster’ Storm Batters Australia
A powerful cyclone has pummelled the north-east Australian coast, causing major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes. Cyclone Debbie made landfall between Bowen and...
‘Monster’ Storm Makes Landfall In Australia
A powerful cyclone carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has reached the coast of Queensland, Australia. More than 25,000 people were urged to evacuate ahead of Cyclone Debbie. The category four...
Northeast Australia In Grip of ‘monster’ Cyclone Debbie
Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster" cyclone making landfall, with thousands evacuated amid fears of damage and tidal...
Man City Fined GBP35,000 Over Penalty Protests
Manchester City are third in the Premier League Manchester City have been fined £35,000 by the Football Association for their players' behaviour during the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on 19 March. The...
Israel President Refuses To Pardon Jailed Former PM
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday rejected a request for clemency by jailed ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption, his office said. Olmert,...
Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Bears Down On Australia
Thousands of people including tourists were being evacuated Monday as northern Australia braced for a powerful cyclone packing destructive winds with warnings of major structural damage and surging...
Latif Blessing Scores His First Goal For S.P Rangers In the USL
Latif Blessing scored his first goal for Swope Park Rangers in the USL on Saturday night as they beat OKC Energy FC 3-1. Blessing gave Rangers’ a 2-1 lead in the 62nd minute when Daniel Salloi...
Australia Braces For ‘very Destructive’ Cyclone
Australians are bracing for the worst cyclone in the country's northeast in several years, with residents evacuated and schools closed amid forecasts of destructive winds and rain. Cyclone Debbie has...
South China Sea Installations ‘primarily’ Civilian
China is not militarising the disputed South China Sea, the country's premier insisted in Australia on Friday, claiming defence equipment Beijing has installed on artificial islands is "primarily"...
Ex Disney Chief In Portsmouth Takeover Talks
The billionaire former chairman of US entertainment giant the Walt Disney Corporation is in talks to buy English fourth-tier club Portsmouth, the south coast side has confirmed. Following a report in...
Japanese Nationalist Claims Cash From Abe As Scandal Deepens
A controversial nationalist educator said under oath Thursday he had received a donation for his school from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe despite the premier's repeated denials in an...
China’s Li In Australia Trade Talks Amid Trump Fears
Australia urged China Thursday to press ahead with economic reforms as Premier Li Keqiang began a trade-focused visit amid growing fears of a US slide towards protectionism. China is Australia's...
Anti-Putin Activist Alexei Navalny Dyed Green In Bizarre Liquid Attack
Russian supporters of an opposition leader are sharing selfies on Twitter of their green faces, Australians share their experiences of racism as the country celebrates its diversity, and love...
Hezbollah Commander Killed By Own Men
Israel's military chief said on Tuesday that Hezbollah's military commander in Syria, reported dead last year, was killed by members of his own Lebanese Shiite group. Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot,...
Duminy Withdraws From IPL
South Africa's JP Duminy has withdrawn from the upcoming edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, the all-rounder and his franchise said Monday. The 32-year-old, who plays...
Domestic Borrowing Won’t Crowd Out Private Sector–Finance Ministry
Chief Director at the Ministry of Finance, Patrick Nomo, has indicated that government will source funds from the domestic market, but it will be done in a strategic manner that will not crowd out...
Atinga Penalty Gives Phobians All Three Points
Accra Hearts of Oak beat their arch rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko by a goal to nil in a feisty encounter in Accra on Sunday. Vincent Atinga’s second half penalty sealed the win for the Phobians who...
Iraq Premier Visits US As Forces Press Anti-IS Assault Lutte…
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi left for Washington on Sunday to meet President Donald Trump as his forces press an assault to recapture west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group. The...