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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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Slapped With $500 Mn Tax Bill
Thai tax officials slapped ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with a $500 million bill on Tuesday, resurrecting a dispute at the centre of the kingdom's decade-long political rift. The...
Israeli Ban On MP Visits To Flashpoint Holy Site Challenged
An Israeli lawmaker petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ban on visits by MPs and ministers to a flashpoint religious site in Jerusalem, his office said....
Sturgeon and May Fail To Break Impasse On Scottish Independence Vote
The leaders of Britain and Scotland met for talks Monday, but failed to resolve their differences over a new push for Scottish independence as the U. K. prepares to leave the European Union. U.K....
‘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...
Japan High Court Rules Nuclear Reactors Can Restart
A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy. Japan shut down...
CBOD, COPEC Want Govt Action Against ‘powerful’ Petroleum Cartel
Revelations that the state lost some $490 million last year to the activities of a petroleum cartel has gotten the nation talking and two key industry stakeholders have called for government action....
Putin To Meet Iran’s Rouhani In Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Tuesday to host Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for talks that will be closely watched for signs of their next moves in Syria. Rouhani's first official...
Blaming Mahama’s Young Appointees For 2016 Defeat “disturbing, Shocking”
The Tertiary Educational Institute Network (TEIN) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that it is “disturbed” and “shocked” by attempt by some leading members of...
‘Incitement’ Or History? Israeli-Palestinian Debate Rages
At Amin al-Husseini secondary school in the occupied West Bank, with an Israeli settlement visible in the distance, singing the Palestinian national anthem is a daily ritual of student life. For the...
CBOD, COPEC Want Government Action Against ‘powerful’ Petroleum Cartel
Revelations that the state lost some $490 million last year to the activities of a petroleum cartel has gotten the nation talking and two key industry stakeholders have called for government action....
US Vows To End ‘Israel-Bashing’ At United Nations
The US ambassador to the United Nations received a rapturous welcome Monday at Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum, where she vowed never to allow "Israel-bashing" at the world body. Nikki Haley...
Qatar Set To Invest GBP5bn In UK Over Next Five Years
Qatar will invest £5 billion in Britain within five years in a boost for the post-Brexit economy, Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani announced Monday. "Over the next...
Top Trump Aide Kushner To Face Russia Investigation Panel
Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner will appear before a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the US election, the White House said Monday. Kushner, 36, was Trump's...
Russia Protests Leader Alexei Navalny Jailed For 15 Days
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests on Sunday. Mr Navalny was one of hundreds of people who were detained across 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,...
Kremlin Condemns ‘provocation’
The Kremlin has responded to mass protests on Sunday by accusing the opposition of encouraging lawbreaking and provoking violence. Some young people were paid to attend, a presidential spokesman...
Russia Protests: EU Demands Release of Detainees
The European Union has demanded the release “without delay” of hundreds of people detained in protests across Russia on Sunday. The US state department said protesters should be able to...
CCMA Fails To Elect PM For 5th Time
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) in the Central Region on Thursday, March 23, 2017 for the fifth consecutive time failed to elect a new Presiding Member (PM) after three rounds of voting which...
Russia Opposition Leader Navalny Arrested
Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow. Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the...