Social Issues
Texas Lawmakers To Weigh ‘bathroom Bill’ In Special Session
The Republican governor of Texas on Tuesday convened state lawmakers for a special summer session as he seeks to...
Minority Threatens Finance Minister With Contempt
The Minority in Parliament is threatening to slap contempt charges on Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta should he fail to...
Syria Refugees Still Stuck Between Morocco and Algeria
Dozens of Syrian refugees remained stranded in no-man's land between Morocco and Algeria on Tuesday, non-governmental...
Morocco Minister Defends Crackdown On Protest Movement
Morocco's interior minister on Tuesday in parliament defended a recent crackdown on a protest movement against...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Soar In 2016
US drug overdose deaths surged 19 percent to at least 59,000 last year as deadly manufactured drugs like fentanyl...
EU Reassures Turkey Over Its EUR3bn Migrants Package
The EU's 3-billion euro package to help migrants in Turkey will have been fully assigned to projects by the end of the...
UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin Dies At 68
The Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead. The cause of his...
14 Protesters Face Execution In Saudi
Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a "grossly unfair trial" linked to political protests,...
Indian Baby Dies After ‘rapists’ Throw Her From Rickshaw
A nine-month-old baby died when she was thrown out of a moving autorickshaw by men accused of gang-raping her mother,...
UN Under-Secretary General Passes Away At 68
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, has died. Dr Osotimehin,...
Captain Mahama Lynching
The late Captain Mahama was lynched on suspicion that he was an armed robber A total of 34 suspects have been charged...
NGO Constructs Health Centre For Sunyani West District
The Heart for Children Foundation Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has constructed Community-based Health...
Let’s Be Citizens & End the Culture of Violence
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba has called on Ghanaians to uphold the country's...
Prince Harry Rounds Off Singapore Visit With Polo
Britain's Prince Harry rounded off a two-day visit to Singapore with a charity polo match Monday. Some 300 well-heeled...
Seven Dead Migrants Found In Abandoned Libya Truck
Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital,...
Indian Police Target Broadcaster In Fraud Investigation
India's federal police were accused Monday of running a "witch-hunt" against a news broadcaster after launching raids...
Margaret Court Dragging Tennis To ‘dark Ages’
John McEnroe claimed Margaret Court was taking tennis back to "the dark ages" with her controversial and sustained...
Prince Harry Starts Visit In Singapore
Britain's Prince Harry began a goodwill visit to Asia on a subdued note Sunday following a deadly terror attack in...
Comedian Bill Maher Apologises For Racial Slur On Live TV
Comedian Bill Maher has apologised for using a racial slur on live television. The host of “Real Time with Bill...