Parliament in Iraq has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, with backers of the move arguing that its availability contradicts Islam and is unconstitutional. Opponents argue that...
French President François Hollande said Friday he would meet disgruntled police officers who have been protesting in Paris and other cities to denounce what they say are insufficient resources to...
Indonesia could "wipe out" paedophilia with its new policy of chemical castration, President Joko Widodo has told the BBC. He said Indonesia respected human rights but there would be "no compromise"...
The Church of Pentecost, Alajo District in collaboration with Churches within the Alajo vicinity has held variety ‘Peace Games’ to promote peace before, during and after the December 7 elections....
Eight men were found guilty on Monday of waging what prosecutors called an "utterly abhorrent" campaign of sexual violence and intimidation against young girls in the Rotherham area of northern...
Police have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly raping a 25-year-old Kenyan woman over a period of three months. According to the police, the complainant is a student of a private university...
The project manager of Ghana Peace Award (GPA) Rev. Professor Emmanuel Narsh, has called on embassies in the country to stop issuing visas to politicians until the December 7 polls are conducted. He...
The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. Jaber al-Bakr, 22, hanged himself in a jail in Leipzig with...
A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has killed himself in his prison cell in Leipzig, Germany, officials say. Saxony's state justice ministry said Jaber al-Bakr...
As the evidence mounts that we are fast approaching the final point-of-no-return beyond which it will be impossible to take sufficient effective action to prevent climate catastrophe – see 'The...
As demonstrated by the recent wave of attacks, terrorists find ways to thwart counter-terrorism defenses. However, for leaders who seek it, there is a simple and cost-effective solution to create...
DRC: 'I can't tell my husband I was raped' Some mothers give positive names to the child born from rape Twenty-eight year old Carine* lives in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province in northeastern...
More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or university, according to a new study by the World Bank. Many of the young recruits who...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has ordered the deployment of more officers to Ajumako-Besease in Central Region after a political violence left several people injured. Clashes...
Domestic violence cases decreased from 18,356 in 2014 to 16,272 in 2015, Chief Superintendent of Police Laurencia Wilhemina Akorli, the Coordinating Director of the Domestic Violence and Victims...
Ghanaian Lawyer, Maurice Ampaw has added his voice to the debate on the recent news on a woman who bit off a Fire officer’s manhood during an interview on UTV’s ‘Waka a waka’. The fire...
The Chairman of the Peace Council has charged politicians to be decorous when they mount political platforms and avoid provocative comments that could spark off violence during campaigns. Most Rev....
As most of the world ignores or hypocritically celebrates the 147th birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the International Day of Nonviolence on 2 October, some of us will quietly acknowledge...
Ruth Williams, music reality show, Mentor One contestant, has disclosed that she was raped at age 18 by someone very close to her. The singer recounted that the horrific incident scared her so much...
The Foundation for Security Development in Africa, FOSDA, a Non-Governmental Organization, (NGO), says indicators that led to violence in some African countries are rife in Ghana. According to FOSDA,...
