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Possible Samurai Bond Look Good – Ken Ofori-Atta

Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Finance Minister has observed that prospects for Ghana issuing a possible Samurai bond in the...

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Imbibe Dimplomatic Skills In Children

Ghana’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Martha Ama Pobee has called for a...

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Did Kim Jong-Un Take A Train To Beijing?

There is widespread speculation that a senior North Korean official who made a surprise day-long visit to Beijing was...

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The 11 Cities Most Likely To Run Out of Drinking Water

Cape Town is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running...

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Tokyo 2020: Future of Boxing At the Olympics Under Threat Over Governance

Tokyo 2020: future of boxing at the Olympics under threat over governance The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has...

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LIXIL Group To Improve Access To Sanitation For 100 Million People By 2020

LIXIL Group Corporation, a global leader in the housing and building industry, has endorsed a joint declaration with...

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UNIC Lauds 17-Year-Old Winner of 2017 SDGs Photo Contest

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC Accra) has praised  17-year-old Ghanaian, Matthew Paa Kwesi Williams, for...

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S. Korea Starts Review of ‘comfort Women’ Deal With Japan

South Korea Monday began an official review of a controversial agreement with Japan over Second World War sex slaves,...

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US Returns Tiny Portion of Controversial Okinawa Base

Japan said Monday the United States had returned a sliver of land at a controversial US air base on the southern island...

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Bahraini 13-Year-Old Takes Plunge At World Swimming Championships

Like many her age, Bahraini teenager Ritaj Amin, 13, likes listening to American pop idol Charlie Puth on her phone,...

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N. Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Friday, the Pentagon said, just weeks after Pyongyang tested an...

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Pet Cafe Trend Cat-Ching On In Yangon

It may be raining cats and dogs in Myanmar, but in Yangon two coffee shops are offering animal-lovers a chance to...

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Sjostrom Wants More In Women’s 100m Freestyle Final

Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women's 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after...

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Japan’s Defence Minister To Resign Over Scandal

Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada will resign over an alleged coverup involving military documents, local media...

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LA ‘would Be Stupid’ Not To Host 2028 Olympics, Says Mayor

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti says the US city "would be stupid" not to agree to stage the 2028 Olympics, leaving...

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China Releases Four of Six Detained Japanese

Four Japanese detained in China in March for alleged "illegal activities" have safely returned home, officials said...

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Divorcee Destroys Ex’s $1m Violin Collection In Japan

Divorces are known to break a heart or two but in one case in Japan, an extra 54 violins were left in tatters. A woman...

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Woman Held In Japan Over Claim She Wrecked Ex’s 54…

A woman has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of destroying 54 violins and 70 bows worth around $950,000 that were...

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Japan Aims To Reduce Suicides By 30% In 10 Years

Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to...