London (CNN) -- New hints of conspiracy in the death of Princess Diana have royal watchers buzzing once again, nearly 16 years after the woman who would now be a royal grandmother died in a Paris car crash.

Egypt's security forces have cleared a Cairo mosque after a long stand-off with Muslim Brotherhood supporters barricaded inside, state media says.

At least 31 people have died and around 170 are missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in the Philippines.

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD.

For the past weeks, the pages of the Daily Graphic has been used by Gamal Nkrumah, the son of the late President Dr Kwame Nkrumah, in veiled and desperate attempt to explain why his sister, Samia Nkrumah, lost the Jomoro Parliamentary Seat although  those articles stated that he was to write  on the issues of Pan-Africanism.

Cool but persistent winds blow as my friend, who has a wealth of knowledge of Africa, eases the small Toyota car out of a driveway in the Dutch town of Tilburg.

One cannot stay in northern Ghana without encountering the shea experience. If you are lucky to be there around May you would enjoy the sweet, soft plum-like fruit. You might have the option of having a snack fried in the healthy butter to enjoy.

Hawkers and squatters along the railway track have expanded their activities to encroach on the rail line.

What's love got to do with it? As my love, Tina Turner sings, "What's love got to do with it, what's love but a second-hand emotion". My fabulous friend, Lex, the Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, who served some years back in Cairo, invited me to visit Lebanon. I have been a frequent visitor to Lebanon, and I love the place.

The lights have gone out on political brinkmanship, a la Justice William Atuguba, at least for now. The panache with which he executed the contempt case that involved the NPP General Secretary, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, alias “Sir John” and a member the Young Patriots- a youth group associated with the NPP, Mr Hopeson Adorye, was masterfully crafted and delivered to the admiration of many in the country.

Anything can happen these days of pink things. Who would indeed have thought any other issue could take the nation’s eye off the pink sheet. For months an entire nation was so wrapped in pink things, anything that wasn’t pink did not matter. But there were other strange things. Loud voices on radio had made tactical retreats, advising themselves and praying to restore their voices, only after Justice William and the Supreme Panel have left the scene.

A 31-year-old man, Edem Akabuah, was on Thursday afternoon electrocuted by an underground cable while digging a trench for the laying of a cable.

The Odumase Krobo Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Asmah Akwasi- Asiedu, has issued bench warrants for the arrest of John Amatey and Musa Jafaru, who conspired with Shafiu Owusu who is being tried for unlawful damage, unlawful entry and stealing.

Studies on breastfeeding and intelligence generally show that breastfeeding has a positive effect on the child's IQ.For example,  a study done in Copenhagen, Denmark, of more than 3,000 young men and women found that infants breastfed for nine months grew up to be significantly more intelligent than infants breastfed for one month or less.Breast milk contains several substances that help the baby's brain and can increase the child's IQ over his bottle-fed peers.It contains docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid that is important for the brain. The levels of this fatty acid in breast milk depend on the mother's consumption of omega-3 rich foods, such as fish and flax. The DHA levels are also highest in babies who are breastfed the longest.Breast milk has cholesterol, which is needed to make nerve tissue in the growing brain.

The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo says that 82 children - some as young as eight - have been rescued from an armed group.

Egyptian security forces have entered a mosque in the capital, Cairo, to try to persuade Muslim Brotherhood supporters barricaded inside to leave.

Some communities in three districts in the Ashanti Region now depend mostly on sachet water for virtually all household chores, including washing and bathing.This is because river bodies in the area, which serve as their main source of drinking water and for other household activities, have been polluted by illegal miners.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, has, with immediate effect, banned the Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Nana Kofi Senya, from attending any official activity organised by the ministry.

Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kwabre West Constituency in the Ashanti Region have been asked to abstain from sex until the delivery of judgement on the presidential election petition on August 29.

A tipper truck driver, Nana Kwao, 36, who assaulted a former co-tenant, Dorcas Adade, at Bebianeha, a suburb of Agona Swedru, and branded her as a harlot has found himself at the wrong side of the law.