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China’s Xi Hails Ties With Philippines As Duterte Cools On US
China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the "dialogue" between Beijing and Manila over their border dispute in...
Thai May Face 150-Year Jail Sentence For Royal Defamation
A Thai human rights lawyer could be sentenced to a maximum 150 years in prison after he was charged with a record ten...
Fresh Syria Talks Hit Hurdles As Safe Zones Mooted
Syrian rebels said Wednesday they were suspending participation in a latest round of peace talks aimed at pushing a...
GJA Marks World Press Freedom Day
As the world marks World Press Freedom Day, the Ghana Journalist Association is holding a public lecture as part of...
Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low
Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...
Promoting and Protecting Child Rights In Ghana
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted in 1989 By George Ofosu Oti The United Nations...
Finance Minister Assures Diaspora of Their Role In Ghana’s Development
The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, has told Ghanaian Diaspora that the President Akufo-Addo-led government is...
ISIS Suicide Car Bomber Attacks US Convoy In Afghanistan Killing Eight
Eight civilians were killed and another 28 people wounded, including three American soldiers, when an ISIS suicide...
UAE ‘optimistic’ After Libyan Ally Meets PM Sarraj
The United Arab Emirates voiced optimism a political settlement could be reached in Libya after it hosted rare talks on...
Sonnie Badu Honoured In New York
Ghanaian born London based gospel singer Sonnie Badu has been honoured in the U. S with the Key to City of Brooklyn,...
Fiji Urges Trump To Honour Paris Climate Deal
Fiji pleaded with US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Paris climate deal Wednesday, as the tiny Pacific nation...
Nine Malian Soldiers Killed In Central Mali Attack
Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of...
Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran
A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...
TUC Blames Past Governments For Workers’ Poor Economic Condition
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana, Dr Yaw Baah, has faulted successive governments for...
Netanyahu Slams ‘absurd’ UN Vote On Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed an "absurd" UNESCO resolution he said denies the Jews'...
US Exploring Options At UN To Pressure N. Korea
The United States is exploring options at the UN Security Council to ramp up pressure on North Korea after it...
US Envoy Pick Says Will Push China On North Korea
US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Beijing said Tuesday he would urge his friend Chinese leader Xi...
UN Top Human Rights Official Hails Sulley Muntari For Leaving Pitch In Racism Protest
Sulley Muntari left the pitch in protest after being booked for complaining about racism The United Nations' top human...
Britain Sending 400 Troops To Join UN’s S.Sudan Force
About 400 British soldiers will join the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan in the next weeks in one of Britain's...