Bodies Pulled From Addis Ababa Dump
More bodies have been pulled from a vast rubbish dump in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa where nearly 50 people were killed in a landslide over the weekend. A massive rescue operation is on going at...
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British Boycott Supporter Refused Entry To Israel
A British activist who advocates boycotting Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territory has been denied entry to the country, authorities said Monday. Hugh Lanning, head of the London-based...
Tillerson To East Asia In Shadow of North Korea Threat
With North Korea's drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump's first foreign crisis, his top diplomat is heading to a nervous region. US Secretary of State Rex...
Empire 2.0? Commonwealth Eyes Post-Brexit Trade Boost
With Britain on the brink of triggering its EU exit talks, the country and its historic trading partners in the Commonwealth are sizing up an opportunity to boost business. Members in the 52-state...
Germany and Netherlands Harden Stance
Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European countries. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the...
Parade Sees Tributes To Israeli Soldier Convicted of Killing
Israeli settlers celebrating a Jewish holiday in the occupied West Bank Sunday paid tribute to a soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant, with some even dressing up as him. A parade in...
Tributes To Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter
Israeli settlers celebrating a Jewish holiday in the occupied West Bank Sunday paid tribute to a soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant, with some even dressing up as him. A parade in...
Bawumia Confident of Increased Trade With Mauritius
The President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is confident of increased trade and investments from Mauritius following the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the two countries. The...
Bangladesh To Fell Building Deemed
Bangladesh's highest court Sunday ordered the demolition of a lakeside building occupied by powerful garment groups, a move welcomed by activists who considered the structure an enduring symbol of...
Saudi King Arrives In Tokyo For Four-Day Visit
Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived in Tokyo Sunday, making the first visit to Japan by a monarch from the oil-rich nation in nearly five decades. The 81-year-old king, who was greeted by Japan's...
Africa Will Be Respected When We Stop Begging – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the world will respect Africa only when it detaches itself from aid and handouts from the west. According to him, Africa must emancipate itself...
Clashes Erupt As Dutch Expel Turkish Minister
Dutch riot police have clashed with protesters in Rotterdam, amid a diplomatic row that saw a Turkish minister escorted out of the country. Water cannon and police on horseback were used to disperse...
Australia PM, Musk Discuss Offer To Fix Power Woes
Australia's prime minister held talks with Elon Musk on Sunday after the US innovator offered to solve the energy crisis plaguing a southern region in a hundred days -- or install the technology...
Africa Will Be Respected When We Stop Begging
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the world will respect Africa only when it detaches itself from aid and handouts from the west. According to him, Africa must emancipate itself...
Ghana Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Mauritius
The Government of Ghana has signed a Double Taxation Avoidance agreement (DTA) with the government of Mauritius. The countries have also set up a Ghana-Mauritius Permanent Joint Commission on...
Ghana Can Learn From Mauritius and Rwanda – Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana believes that Mauritius and Rwanda present shining examples of strong economies worth emulating by Ghana. The vice president, who has been vociferous...
Hundreds Protest In Guinea Bissau As Political Crisis Deepens
Hundreds of protesters marched in the capital of Guinea Bissau on Saturday to demand the departure of President Jose Mario Vaz, the latest sign of growing anti-government sentiment following an...
Ghana Can Learn From Mauritius and Rwanda
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana believes that Mauritius and Rwanda present shining examples of strong economies worth emulating by Ghana. The vice president, who has been vociferous...
Bawumia Arrives In Mauritius
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has arrived in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, where he will be Special Guest for the 49th independence anniversary of the island nation. Dr Bawumia was...
Japan Recalls Tsunami, Nuclear Tragedy Six Years On
Japan paused Saturday to mark six years since a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster devastated its northeastern coast, as more than 100,000 people remain unable or unwilling to return...