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Four Killed As Kabul Protesters Clash With Police Over Truck Bomb

At least four Afghans were killed Friday when police fired live rounds to disperse stone-throwing protesters seeking to...

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US Backsliding On Paris Deal A Gift For China

The US exit from the Paris climate pact is a gift to China's ambitions to become world leader on everything from trade...

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US Climate Pact Pullout Could Add 0.3 Degrees of Warming

The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could "in a worst case scenario" add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global...

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Philippine Military Launches New Air Raids In Islamist Battle

Loud explosions rang out in the now mostly deserted city of Marawai on Friday as Philippine fighter jets launched fresh...

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Chad Blasts UN Report On Troop Abuses In C. Africa

Chad has strongly objected to a UN report accusing its soldiers of abuses in Central African Republic in an official...

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Ghana To Launch First Satellite Into Space

All Nation University’s giant steps towards putting Ghana in the ‘League of Nations’ exploring space technology...

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Timing May Thwart Trump’s Move To Quit Paris Climate Pact

The earliest possible date for America's official withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement is just a day...

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John Mahama Blasts Trump

Ghana's former President John Mahama has called the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the 2015...

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Billionaire Bloomberg Pledges $15 Million To UN For Climate Change

US billionaire Michael Bloomberg has offered $15 million to UN efforts to tackle climate change after President Donald...

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National Science and Maths Quiz Launched In Accra

The 2017 National Science and Mathematics quiz was on Thursday launched in Accra by Primetime, producers of the Quiz...

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Pacific Islands Accuse US of ‘abandoning’ Them To Climate Change

Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of "abandoning" vulnerable nations and...

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EU’s Juncker Opens China Summit Vowing To Uphold Paris Deal

China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European...

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Bill Cosby Latest In Litany of Famous Sexual Assault Cases

Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004,...

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US Travel Ban Goes To Supreme Court

The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The...

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Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord

There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...

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China Vows To Uphold Climate Pact After US Pullout

Beijing vowed Friday to uphold the Paris climate accord after the United States withdrew from the pact, saying it was a...

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Japan Men Take Out ‘groper Insurance’ Against Sex Pest Claims

In Japan, where train travel can often be a perilous ordeal for women, an insurance company is reporting a sudden run...

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Roger Waters Returns After 25 Years With Trump In Sights

On his first album in 25 years, Roger Waters has brought back the tense mood of isolation that characterized Pink...

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Mahama Fires Trump Over ‘misinformed’ Climate Change Decision

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at US President, Donald Trump over his decision to opt out of the...