United States
Ama K. Abebrese To Host FACE List Awards In New York
Award-winning Ghanaian-British actress Ama Konadu Abebrese will be hosting this year’s FACE List Awards slated for...
An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is About To Break Off From Antarctica
A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging 'by a thread' from the West Antarctic ice shelf,...
US Soldier Killed In Afghanistan’s Helmand
A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province, US military...
Gritty Nishikori Downs Stakhovsky In Wimbledon Heat
Kei Nishikori dug deep to keep his Wimbledon challenge alive as the Japanese star ground out a 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 6-1, 7-6...
Rappers Azalea, Banks Put Aside Bitter Feud
Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks -- two leading women in hip-hop who were embroiled in a bitter, racially tinged row --...
Merkel Pledges Star Treatment For China’s Panda ‘envoys’
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday to make China's new "special envoys" feel welcome in Berlin, as she unveiled...
Ghana Striker Asamoah Gyan Signs For Turkey’s Kayserispor
He joins from the Chinese side Shanghai SIGP, who had loaned him to Al Ahli in the United Arab Emirates last season....
Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’
Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...
Holiday Weekened Leaves More Than 100 Gunfire Victims In Chicago
The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued...
New York Police Officer Shot and Killed In Vehicle
A New York officer was shot and killed Wednesday while sitting in a marked police vehicle in what authorities called an...
US Stocks Pressured By Weak Oil Shares
Petroleum-linked shares tumbled early Wednesday, on lower oil prices, pressuring US stocks, while some big technology...
US Envoy Haley Leading Anti-Palestinian ‘crusade’
A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of...
Music Streaming Keeps Booming In US In 2017
This file photo taken on June 29, 2017 shows a New York City bus with an advertisement for rapper Jay-Z's album "4:44"...
Ghana Striker Asamoah Gyan Signs For Turkey’s Kayserispor
He joins from the Chinese side Shanghai SIGP, who had loaned him to Al Ahli in the United Arab Emirates last season....
US Payments Firm Vantiv Agrees Tie-Up With Worldpay
US payment processing giant Vantiv has agreed to take over British peer Worldpay, the pair said Wednesday, to create a...
Activists Urge ICC To Probe Mexico’s ‘crimes Against Humanity’
Rights activists on Wednesday urged the International Criminal Court to probe years of killings and disappearances, as...
Jail Term Sought In Paris Graft Trial of High-Flying E. Guinea VP
French prosecutors said Wednesday they were seeking a three-year jail term and a 30 million euro ($34 million) fine for...
Modi, Netanyahu Seek To Deepen Ties On First Visit By An Indian PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday on the first ever visit by an Indian premier...
Trump Takes Aim At China Over North Korea
US President Donald Trump lashed out at China Wednesday, pointing to a surge in its trade with North Korea as evidence...