The Pentagon will ask the White House next week to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan to break a deadlocked fight with the Taliban, a senior official said Thursday. After a steady downsizing...
Donald Trump has said he will visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia in his first foreign trip as US president. Mr Trump will travel overseas in late May before heading to Brussels for a Nato...
The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly voted in favor of broadening sanctions against North Korea, including efforts to cut the regime's sources of international financing....
More than 300 protesters marched in New York on Thursday against a scheduled visit by President Donald Trump as the House of Representatives passed a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. "Hey hey,...
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman will remain in solitary confinement in a New York City prison, a US judge ruled Thursday, although he will be allowed to send pre-screened messages to his...
Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% from their peak in mid-April to $45.52 a barrel...
Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday signed an agreement to set up four safe zones in Syria that the United Nations described as a promising step to wind down the brutal six-year war. The United...
The US House of Representatives has passed a healthcare bill, bringing President Trump's pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare a stride closer. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed with a vote...
A US judge granted limited relaxations Thursday to the stringent custody conditions of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and allowed him to write to his beauty queen wife. The 60-year-old,...
US President Donald Trump and Australia's Malcolm Turnbull will meet later Thursday to steady a long-standing alliance after relations soured at a time of growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific. The...
The United States gave an extremely cautious welcome on Thursday to Russia and Turkey's plan to create safe zones to quell the Syrian civil war. The State Department said Washington hopes the...
Human noise is polluting more than half of natural protected areas in the United States, to such an extent that it could interfere with animals' ability to hunt and survive, researchers said...
Donald Trump on Thursday announced his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican -- the spiritual centers of Islam, Judaism and Catholicism. Trump...
Chief Executive officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), Yofi Grant has lauded Ghana’s goodwill in the international community describing it as significant enough to appeal to a...
There were no major changes in the Fifa ranking for May as there were few competitive matches played across the world. The Top 50 nations remained the same with only Slovakia dropping one place from...
The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has bemoaned the unduly high cost of computer software in Ghana, saying the development is increasing the taste for pirated software. The Chamber in a press...
The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani has developed a bio-plastic, made out of corn starch and degrades within a reasonable timescale. The innovation is aimed at finding a...
Energy Minister together with the delegation for the conference Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has engaged numerous major oil companies to consider investing in Ghana’s oil and petroleum sector as...
San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker faces season-ending surgery after being carried off during his team's NBA playoff win over the Houston Rockets, multiple US media reports said Thursday. Parker...
Saudi Arabia should urgently review its definition of terrorism under a law used to prosecute non-violent journalists and human rights defenders, a United Nations special rapporteur said on Thursday....
