Former Zambia Football Federation president Kalusha Bwalya has heaped praise on Ghana's team following their 4-0 victory over Cameroon at the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon on Sunday. A...
A weekend seminar in Beirut to promote LGBT rights has been cancelled after "threats" from religious figures, its organisers said on Monday. The Proud Lebanon group had planned to host journalists,...
Top US and EU officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss a controversial plan to outlaw carry-on laptops and other large electronics in planes flying from Europe to America. The scheme, proposed by...
Four Malian Red Cross employees have been kidnapped in the country's restive centre, the organisation said Monday, while a local official said negotiations were underway for their release. The Red...
New Jersey teenager Megan Flaherty knows how to make an entrance at her senior prom ― by pretending it’s her end. She really shocked the crowd when she stepped out of a coffin looking, dare we...
Pop superstar Katy Perry on Monday announced a new album and tour, promising a more mature and reflective side after taking time off. The 32-year-old singer said that "Witness," her first album since...
Just a week after Nicki Minaj spontaneously pledged to pay the tuition fees of more than a dozen students over Twitter, the rap star has announced she is setting up her own student loan charity....
Israel's new public broadcaster went live Monday after reforms to television and radio stations, seen as integral to the country's history, threatened snap polls and evoked tearful on-air tributes....
A 23-year-old student said to be a member of a syndicate that blackmails ladies and circulate their nude pictures on social media is in the grips of the Ahenkro police in Afigya Kwabre District of...
Romanian tennis great Ilie Nastase apologised for derogatory comments about former world number one Serena Williams, who is pregnant, and for a foul-mouthed Fed Cup tirade that saw him suspended by...
A week after just missing out on the world record Nigerian musician Femi Kuti can now claim the title of the person who has played a single note on a saxophone for the longest time. According to his...
A week after just missing out on the world record Nigerian musician Femi Kuti can now claim the title of the person who has played a single note on a saxophone for the longest time. According to his...
Foreigners will be barred from attending Singapore's annual gay-pride rally, its organisers said, as the city-state tightens rules against the involvement of non-Singaporeans in protests. Singapore's...
Argentina international Ezequiel Lavezzi has issued an apology through his Chinese club after publicity photos that showed him making a slant-eyed pose caused outrage on social media. Lavezzi, who...
After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have belatedly embraced social media -- a space long dominated by their reformist...
A 23-year-old man suspected to be member of a syndicate circulating nude pictures of women for blackmail is in police grips. Desmond Attipoe was arrested by some youth at a hotel at Kronum, near...
Why I had to terminate my baby's life - Stand-up comedian Lou Conran Last year, stand-up comedian Lou Conran had to end her pregnancy at 22 weeks - five-and-a-half months. She is now preparing a show...
Venezuelans living abroad are collecting box loads of items -- including safety helmets, gas masks and first-aid kits -- to support the crowds marching in their homeland against the socialist...
Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked for God’s blessings for his wife Lordina Mahama and all women as Ghana joins the rest of the world today, Sunday 14 May, to mark Mother’s Day. “I...
Ghana’s self-acclaimed Dancehall King, Shatta Wale has shown off his latest addition of a new Range Rover to his fleet of cars. Shatta Wale took to his Facebook page to share the joy of his new...