JALALABAD, Afghanistan, June 18, (Xinhua) - At least 15 people were killed and 45 others wounded as an explosion rocked a provincial governor's office after a meeting between Afghan officials and Taliban members in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan's Eastern Nangarhar Province on Sunday, a source said."The initial information found a

JOHANNESBURG, June 18, (Xinhua) - The severe shortage of nurses in South Africa is a "ticking time bomb" that requires urgent attention, said Democratic Nursing Organization of South Africa (Denosa) in an interview with Xinhua.Sibongiseni Delihlazo, national communication manager of Denosa, cited poor working conditions, inadequate resourc

Accra, June 18 - (UPI/GNA) - Damage from militant attacks on a crude oil terminal on the Libyan coast was described by a national oil company on Monday as catastrophic.Libya's National Oil Corp. said it lost two of the five storage tanks at the Ras Lanuf port after militants stormed the facility last week. As a result, the NOC said its sto

Accra, June 18 (UPI/GNA) - Nine Hamas targets in Gaza were attacked by Israeli fighter planes early Monday after Hamas rockets, and incendiary kites and balloons, fell on Israel.The Israeli rocket attack struck military compounds and weapons productions facilities, the Israeli military reported. It came after three rockets were fired from

Accra, June 18 - (UPI/GNA) - At least three people died and more than 200 were injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Japanese city of Osaka during the morning rush hour Monday.The quake struck around 8:00 a.m. in the city with a population of nearly 2.7 million.

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, June 18, (Xinhua) - Taliban militants resumed attacks on Afghan security forces as the armed outfit's three-day ceasefire ended on Sunday night and the militants stormed several checkpoints in the northern Faryab province on Monday, provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurash said.According to the official, Taliban

SEOUL, June 18, (Xinhua) - The South Korean military planned to conduct defensive exercises near Dokdo islets, called Takeshima in Japan, over which Tokyo has claimed its sovereignty, Seoul's Defence Ministry said Monday.Defence Ministry spokesperson, Choi Hyun-soo, told a regular press briefing that the maritime drills are a regularly-hel

JERUSALEM, June 18, (Xinhua) - Israeli ministers voted on Sunday in favour of a bill to criminalize the filming and distribution of footages that put soldiers in the occupied West Bank in a negative light.The bill now will undergo four full rounds of votes in the parliament before it becomes a law.

Accra, June 18 - UPI/GNA - The U.S. energy markets was dealt a significant blow by Chinese tariffs because it has few other outlets as big as China for oil exports, analysts said Monday.China last week responded to U.S. trade decisions by saying it would strike back with duties on U.S. exports, including oil. Commentary published Sunday in

BEIJING, June 18, (Xinhua) - Hours after the U.S. administration fired the first shot on Friday, China announced additional tariffs on U.S. goods that are of the same scale and intensity and due to take effect on the same date.China's countermeasure is responsive, passive and reciprocal.

NADI, Fiji, June 18, (Xinhua) - The 30th Joint Commissions Meeting of the United Nation's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) started on Monday in Fiji's third largest city of Nadi, focusing on climate change, biodiversity and sustainable tourism development.Speaking during the opening ceremony, Fiji's Minister for Tourism, Faiyaz Koya, sai

Accra, June 18 - (UPI/GNA) - New natural gas production should come from Egypt by the end of the year, SDX Energy said after announcing a new gas discovery on Monday.The company said it found natural gas at a site in the South Disouq license dubbed SD-4X. Paul Welch, the president and CEO at SDX, said the new find would eventually be tied

Accra, June 18, UPI/GNA - The U.S. energy markets was dealt a significant blow by Chinese tariffs because it has few other outlets as big as China for oil exports, analysts said Monday.China last week responded to U.S. trade decisions by saying it would strike back with duties on U.S. exports, including oil. Commentary published Sunday in

Accra, June 18, GNA - A three member delegation is to travel to Switzerland to meet the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) officials over the recent attempt by the government to dissolve the Ghana Football Association (GFA), after the controversial Anas Expose, which highlighted on corrupt practices within the local football controlling body.

By Ayilimba Doreen Awonlie, GNA Accra, June 18, GNA - Mr Elvis Adjei-Baah, Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has said, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) would handle th

From Kester Kenn Klomegah, Moscow Bureau ChiefMoscow (Russia), June 13, GNA – Russian has announced that it would most likely host the first high-level Russia-African Union Forum next year, signalling its readiness to deepen its economic engagement with Africa.

By Stephen Asante, GNA     Kumasi, June 18, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the government was committed to passing the Le

By Simon Asare, GNA      Accra, June 18, GNA – Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has clarified the alleged co

Accra, June 18, GNA - GHL Bank has received $15million from the African Development Bank to boost access to home ownership for lower-middle to middle-income Ghanaians.The move will further entrench the GHL Bank’s market leadership for providing affordable housing in Ghana and help Ghanaians in these income brackets to actualise the

By Mildred Siabi-Mensah GNA     Takoradi, June 18, GNA – Mr Abdalla Ali-Nakyea, a Tax Consultant and Attorney has called on state institutions tasked w