California legislators late Monday approved extending the state's tough measures to fight climate change to 2030, a major victory for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. The "cap-and-trade" measure --...
Hemmed in by Myanmar security forces and menaced by abductions and killings, Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred corner of Rakhine State say fear is one of the few constants in their lives. Last...
R&B star R. Kelly on Monday denied explosive allegations that he was holding women in virtual slavery with control over all aspects of their lives. The 50-year-old singer -- whose smooth voice has...
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the public electricity distribution company in Ghana, has scooped two awards in the Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA) held at Kempinski...
Adel, 15, hasn't seen his parents for the past nine months, but that was the price to pay to escape the brutal rule of Islamic State group jihadists in his northern Iraqi hometown. "I miss my family,...
Comedian and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a popular comedy group was slapped with criminal charges over allegations that they...
President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has tied the knot with his long time fiancée at a private ceremony in Accra. 19-year-old Mariam Nyantakyi becomes the second wife of the...
The Carolina Panthers sacked general manager Dave Gettleman on Monday in a surprise move just nine days before training camp for the new season gets under way. The Panthers slumped from being Super...
A Lithuanian man who allegedly swindled $100 million (87 million euros) from tech giants Google and Facebook must be extradited to the United States, a court ruled on Monday. "The court has ruled in...
A new report from Buzzfeed News details an alleged “cult” run by R&B singer R. Kelly. The extensive piece, written by Jim DeRogatis, quotes distressed parents who have expressed concern about...
Authorities in the US state of Minnesota on Monday were investigating the police-involved shooting of an Australian woman, who was killed under mysterious circumstances after placing an emergency...
R Kelly has been accused of holding young women against their will in an abusive “cult”, with several sets of parents coming forward to speak about the shocking claims. Three former members of...
Comic and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a popular comedy group was slapped with criminal charges over allegations that they...
Somalia rejoined the world wide web on Monday, more than three weeks after internet access was cut when a container ship damaged an undersea cable connecting the Horn of Africa nation to the world....
This week’s #MingleMusicMix by DJ Mingle is all about Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Wizkid. The mix features all of the party anthems of Wizzy that you love listening and dancing to. It is in honour...
HBO’s website was no match for the White Walkers on Sunday night. The cable network’s main website, HBO.com, was down during the seventh-season premiere of Game of Thrones. People who attempted...
Former Real Madrid, Arsenal and Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he is no longer on talking terms with his family. Adebayor in an emotional Facebook post back in 2015 publicly...
Busy’s popular new subscription and retention marketing campaign, Power of Four received two awards at the 2017 Ghana Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (GITTA). The campaign was...
New York’s Empire State Building will be lit up in yellow to mark a day that organisers hope will put a smile on millions of faces. It is one of several stunts planned for World Emoji Day, which...
Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in an election seen as strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grip on power....
