Up to ten thousand people were evacuated from their homes as fires continued to ravage South Africa's Western Cape region on Thursday, fanned by a ferocious winter storm. Knysna, a town of 77,000...
A 'godfather' of Thai politics is using cash and contacts to transform his once poor, forgotten rice-farming fiefdom into an unlikely sporting Camelot, complete with a football stadium and racetrack...
Highlife crooner Kwabena Kwabena, is set to launch a new biography book on June 23, 2017 at the Best Western Premier Hotel, Airport in Accra. The new book titled ‘Past Days Ahead’, which is his...
South Africa's main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, suspended on Wednesday its former leader Helen Zille over a controversial tweet in which she praised some aspects of colonialism. The feisty...
Indian company Adani has given final investment approval for the construction of a controversial coal mine in Australia. The decision marks the "official start" of the massive A$16.5bn (£9.5bn;...
Turkey and Germany on Monday failed to reach an agreement over visits by German politicians to a key airbase used for raids against the Islamic State group in Syria, with Ankara standing firm on its...
Cambodia's embattled opposition made significant gains in this weekend's local elections, early results showed Monday, a vote closely watched for signs of vulnerability in one of the world's longest...
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in corruption would emerge unscathed in his government's "war" on graft....
India's environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the position of other nations, after the US announced plans to pull out of the global...
The US exit from the Paris climate pact is a gift to China's ambitions to become world leader on everything from trade to global warming, despite its own mixed record. Beijing appeared well aware of...
China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday after the US pullout from the...
A sea of pro-government supporters rallied in the Cambodian capital in support of strongman PM Hun Sen on Friday, two days before local polls set to test the mettle of an opposition desperate to...
The US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord is a global setback, but China, India and Europe are willing to step up their efforts to honour the pact, Chinese state media said Friday. The official...
Israel's finance minister has met the Palestinian premier to discuss measures aimed at improving the Palestinian economy in an "extremely rare" meeting in Ramallah, officials said on Thursday. Israel...
China and Europe took the lead Thursday on forging on with the Paris climate accord, as fears grew US President Donald Trump would pull Washington out of the landmark deal. After a day of rumours...
China will "steadfastly" implement the Paris climate pact, Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday, urging others to do likewise as US President Donald Trump was due to announce whether he will keep...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the Kremlin's annual economic forum, as Moscow looks to burnish a fragile recovery despite tensions...
The European Union and China will throw their full weight behind the Paris climate accord at a summit on Friday, EU officials said, in a bid to fill the void if the US quits the pact. The summit in...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for West African States to speed up its integration process and to take advantage of the potentials of the regional market to spur...
British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Saudi officials on Tuesday, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense potential" as she looks to secure post-Brexit investment and trade. May...
