‘Game of Thrones’ Begins Season Seven
"Game of Thrones" returned for its season seven premiere Sunday, ending a longer-than-usual wait for fans craving its unique weekly offer of sex, violence and dragons. HBO had delayed production,...
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Ageless Venus Eyes Historic Wimbledon Title
Venus Williams believes her big game experience will prove decisive as the American star bids to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in Saturday's Wimbledon final against Garbine Muguruza. At an...
Aisha Huang’s Case Adjourned Over ‘biased’ Interpreter
An Accra High Court has adjourned hearing of the case involving the Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining in Ghana, Aisha Huang and four others, because both parties rejected...
San Diego ‘likely’ In Range of N.Korea ICBM In 2 Years
North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is "likely" to be able to deliver a 500 kilogram warhead to San Diego within two years, a US monitoring group said Tuesday, after its launch sparked...
Global Stocks Mostly Rise, Shrugging Off Fractious G20 Meeeting
Global stocks mostly rose Monday, shrugging off misgivings over a contentious G20 meeting ahead of highly-anticipated testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and second quarter earnings...
Trump Son ‘met Kremlin-Linked Lawyer’ During Election Campaign
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work "constructively" with Russia despite confronting Vladimir Putin over alleged election meddling, as reports broke that his eldest son met a...
Trump Says Time To Work ‘constructively’ With Putin’s Russia
US President Donald Trump said Sunday it was time to work "constructively" with Russia, saying his counterpart Vladimir Putin had "vehemently denied" meddling in the 2016 election. "I strongly...
China Football Captain Banned In Latest Punishment Salvo
China's national captain Zheng Zhi and Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz were both banned for several games as the Chinese FA dished out another round of draconian punishments. Brazilian internationals...
Kohli Leads India To Series Win Over West Indies
Virat Kohli stroked a commanding, unbeaten 111 to lead India to a series-clinching eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the fifth and final one-day international at Sabina Park on Thursday....
Shami, Yadav Keep West Indies In Check
Opening bowlers Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav shared seven wickets to limit the West Indies to 205 for nine batting first against India in the fifth and final one-day international at Sabina Park on...
Troubled China Tech Giant LeEco Confirms Assets Frozen
Assets linked to Chinese tech giant LeEco have been frozen in a dispute with a creditor, a unit of the troubled company has confirmed, highlighting the firm's perilous financial state. Chinese...
Capello Hits Rock-Bottom In Chinese Super League
Fabio Capello's Jiangsu Suning slumped to the bottom of the Chinese Super League at the weekend after a defeat to a Shanghai SIPG side missing their banned star players and manager Andre Villas-Boas....
‘Schoolmaster’ Xi Leaves Hong Kong Smarting
A landmark visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hong Kong left little doubt that Beijing views the city as a destabilising hotbed of unacceptable political dissent that must prove its loyalty,...
Brazilian Port Where Slaves Arrived Close To UNESCO Status
The worn paving stones discovered under a thick layer of modern concrete in Rio de Janeiro don't look like much at first. But it was here that some million slaves from Africa took their first steps...
Hong Kong’s New Leader Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam's swearing-in as Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday marks the culmination of the lifelong civil servant's career as she inherits a divided city fearful of China's encroaching influence....
Hong Kong Cops Jailed For Beating Protester Released On Bail
Three Hong Kong police officers who were jailed for beating a protester during mass pro-democracy Umbrella Movement rallies in 2014 were released on bail Wednesday in an emotionally charged case. The...
Navy Holds Memorial Service For USS Fitzgerald Sailors Killed In Crash
The US Navy has paid tribute to seven sailors who were killed when the USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant ship off Japan. More than 2,000 sailors and their families...
CID Summons Four Companies For Flouting Laws
Four companies in Accra have been summoned to the cybercrime unit of the Ghana Police Criminal Investigation Department at the headquarters for flouting the Data Protection Act. This was an exercise...
MPs, Local Businesses Head To Russia On Trade Mission
Representatives of some Ghanaian businesses and members of the Parliamentary Select-Committee on Transport and Agriculture, would on June 26, 2017, embark on a trade mission to Moscow, Russia, to...
China’s Xi To Attend Hong Kong Handover Anniversary
President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong this week to celebrate 20 years since the former British colony's return to China, state media confirmed Sunday, a trip that will stoke resentment among...