VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is urging world leaders to promote dialogue as a way of resolving the crisis in Ukraine. Speaking to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square during his traditional Sunday midday appearance, he said: "I am making a heartfelt ...

CAIRO: Egypt's new prime minister said Sunday that security was his cabinet's top priority, as security forces have faced near daily attacks since the July ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. In his first address to the nation, Ibrahim Mahlab, a former ...

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated about 10 committees to start preparations ahead of the party’s annual national delegates conference scheduled for April 12, 2014 in Tamale. The committees include that of food, transport, accommodation, security management and oversight as well as the grounds committee. Some members of the national election committee including ...

ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif government is expected to stop air strikes against the Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Sources told Geo News that the government is likely to announced its decision tonight. The decision comes a day after Taliban declared a ...

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MAIDUGURI, Mar 2 – At least 35 people were killed following two explosions in a crowded neighbourhood of Nigeria's restless northeastern city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists, police said Sunday. “We are still counting. So far we have ...

The Paramount Chief of the Essikado Traditional Area in the Western Region, Nana Kobina Nketsia V, has deplored the dominance of partisan politics in the Ghanaian media, and has urged media practitioners to ask themselves whose interest they serve. He said there were several social issues that the media must focus on but they preferred ...

The general overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Dr. Mensah Otabil has stated Ghana cannot solve the problems it tolerates and neither can it “excuse our inefficiencies light heartedly.” According to him, this is the time for Ghana and Africa to get serious because “we cannot joke our way to a better life.” ...

Slovakian club FC Nitra have unveiled Ghana defender John Mensah as their new signing a few months to the 2014 World Cup.

Ghana striker Jordan Ayew is delighted to have finally broken his barren run at Sochaux with just his first touch in the 2-0 win over Bordeaux on Saturday night.

Nigerians have spent $6.5bn on private jets - the BBC visits one in Lagos.

The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Dr Mensa Otabil has urged Ghanaians to be serious with national issues, so as to bring about socio-economic development. He said: “You have to stop allowing yourselves to make serious things appear funny. Because it looks like one of the ways to satisfy us ...

Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila endured yet another defeat on his injury return with Mamelodi Sundown.

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police say they will be closing the main highway to Jerusalem and the city's central roads for a massive rally of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Hundreds of thousands are expected to demonstrate Sunday evening against government plans to ...

The Jomoro District Police command is investigating how two persons, a woman and man were found dead in a bizarre situation at Ekpu and Tikobo No. one last week. The District Police Commander, Superintendent John Ferguson Dzineku, made this known in a media interview at Half Assini in the Western Region. According to him, the ...

In-form Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris has revealed his strong admiration for South American duo Sergio Aguero and Luis Suarez.

We're getting some new details on Apple CEO Tim Cook from a forthcoming book on Apple in the post Steve Jobs era. The book is called " Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs." It was written by former Wall Street Journal Apple reporter Yukari Iwatani ...