Three police officers were injured late on Sunday as a suicide bomber blew himself out near a police station in the eastern province of Constantine, local media reported. The terrorist attack occurred in the locality of Bab el Kantara in downtown Constantine, TSA news website reported, specifying that a suicide bomber tried to blow himself […]
The over century-old annual Viareggio Carnival is being celebrated here with spectacular floats and masquerades, which are hilighted not only with traditional allegories, but also political satire against current world issues and incumbent politicians, including U.S. President Donald Trump. Altogether 13 floats, including nine giant first-class ones, and group and individual masquerades are attending the […]
TRIPOLI — A car bomb explosion hit a security check point in eastern Libyan city Benghazi on Sunday, killing two soldiers and injuring four others. The explosion severely injured Mahmoud Al-Warfalli, the special forces commander, according to media reports. (Libya-Attack) – – – – MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces on Sunday liberated al-Mamoun neighborhood in […]
Bill Paxton, the actor’s most memorable movie roles such as “Twister”, “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at 61 from surgery complications, according to a family statement on Sunday. Paxton started his careers in the 1970s playing minor roles, but won over audiences in the following two decades. He played notable characters in “The Terminator,” […]
The guild of African film directors and producers, a Paris based NGO, will reward a short-film with the special Thomas Sankara prize during the Pan-African festival known as FESPACO in Burkina Faso. The 3 million CFA francs prize (about 4,830 U.S. dollars) is a tribute to the deceased Thomas Sankara who ruled the revolutionary Burkina […]
KOKROKOO! JB Danquah, He was a Superstar and a Ghana-Black-Star! Kwame Nkrumah, He was a Superstar and a Ghana-Black-Star! Ako Adjei, He was a Star; Ofori-Atta, a Star; E Akufo-Addo, a Star; Obetsebi-Lamptey, a Star; George Grant, Robert Blay, Awoonor-Williams, KA Gbedemah; They were Stars and Ghana-Black-Stars! Kofi Abrefa Busia, He was a Star and […]
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who committed suicide on campus will be buried on Saturday March 4, 2017 at Petransa in the Ashanti region. Adwoa Agyarkwa Anyimadu- Antwi who was the daughter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asante Akim central constituency Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi hanged herself to death in her […]
In a scene that looks like it was ripped from a romantic comedy, a beluga whale has upstaged the bride during a wedding ceremony at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. The happy couple were in the middle of their wedding vows when the curious whale swam over to see what all the fuss was about. And […]
A new poll released on Sunday showed that most of the Israelis believe that the government’s policies in the Gaza Strip have undermined security. Israel and Egypt have imposed a blockade on Gaza following Hamas winning in the 2006 elections in the Strip. Under Israel’s restrictive policy, only a very limited number of people and […]
Israeli military officials said Sunday that Hamas has 15 cross-border warfare tunnels that can be used to attack Israel, local media reported. Hebrew-language Channel 2 cited unnamed high-ranked military officials saying that Hamas has retained its ability to carry out a tunnel attack through the tunnels, despite Israel’s campaign in Gaza in July-August 2014. Israel […]
U.S. stocks closed higher for the week amid earnings reports and treasury secretary’s remarks. For the week, all three major indices posted gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index going up 0.96 percent, 0.69 percent and 0.12 percent, respectively. The market was closed on Monday for the […]
The Chief Executive Officer of EIB Network Kwabena Anokye Adisi popularly called Bola Ray and the Empire Foundation have donated GH¢40,000 to the SOS Children’s Village in Tema ahead of his 40th birthday. Items worth thousands of Ghana cedis were also donated to the home. Bola Ray who will be celebrating his birthday on Wednesday March 1, 2017 […]
A new German report has shown that more than 3,500 attacks on refugees and refugee hostels were committed in 2016, local media Deutsche Welle reported on Sunday. According to the preliminary report by German interior ministry, the attacks on individual migrants were 2,545, while the attacks on housing were 988 and those on refugee organizations […]
The government of Togo has adopted a decree establishing the contribution of mining companies to local development in the country. According to a governmental release that reached Xinhua on Sunday, the decree was adopted on Saturday by the council of ministers chaired by the Head of State Faure Gnassingbe. “The decree sets the application procedures […]
The Prime Minister of the Palestinian consensus government, Rami Hamdallah, warned on Sunday that municipal elections might be held only in the West Bank, excluding the Gaza Strip. Hamdallah informed reporters that the Islamic Hamas movement ruling the Gaza Strip was given a week’s ultimatum notice to declare whether it will participate in the coming […]
Albania looks to receive a tranche of 77.6 million U.S. dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), local media reported on Sunday. The IMF Executive Board has completed the two final reviews of Albania’s economic program supported by an agreement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of the ninth and tenth reviews allows […]
Britain’s tallest man who stood at 7ft 7in has died aged 36. Basketball player-turned-actor Neil Fingleton suffered a lethal heart failure on Saturday.He most famously played the giant Mag the Mighty in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. He was born in County Durham, England before moving to the US aged 16 to attend […]
Britain is facing a level of terrorism threat not seen since the bombings by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the 1970s, the country’s new terrorism watchdog has warned. Max Hill, named earlier this week as Britain’s new independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, warned that so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorists are planning indiscriminate attacks on […]
The Finns Party, part of Finland’s current government coalition, has decided to dismiss Terhi Kiemunki, party chairman of the Tampere branch, mainly for her anti-Muslim agitation, local media reported Sunday. Riikka Slunga-Poutsalo, secretary of the Finns Party, told the Finnish national broadcaster Yle that the decision was made unanimously at the party’s meeting last Friday. […]
The following are news items in South Africa’s major news outlets on Sunday: — Government officials insist that President Jacob Zuma will not effect a Cabinet reshuffle this week, despite strong indications after the swearing in of former electricity utility Eskom CEO Brian Molefe as an MP on Wednesday. This week, City Press learnt that […]
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