FIFA have banned a South Korea player for two internationals and warned the country's FA after he displayed a political banner during the Olympics.

Hearts were due to 
comfort their fans slightly 
following yesterday’s Scottish Cup loss to Hibs by paying off the £450,000 tax bill which at one stage threatened to put the club out of business. The final 
instalment is due today, and club officials were set to process the money this morning.

Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho will part with Real Madrid after the end of the current season due to bad relations with clubÂ’s President Florentino Perez.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has claimed he once walked in on Brad Pitt having sex with his then-wife Robin Givens.

President John Mahama is calling on political party leaders and other stakeholders to lead by example as the country inches close to its sixth election in the fourth republic.

Dr. Stephen Opuni, the Executive Director of Food and Drugs Board, has disputed claims by the NP) that he and some functionaries of the NDC are plotting Election Day mayhem in NPP strongholds.

Rev. Dr. Fred Deegbe, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, believes that while the electoral process is still beset by problems, the upcoming polls will likely be more credible and peaceful than previous ones.

A UN agency, hosting a meeting of 193 government regulators in Dubai, tries to calm fears that they could threaten the freedom of the internet.

The Alliance for Green Revolution Africa (AGRA), together with CSIR-STEPRI has launched a research project aimed at addressing the impact of climate change on smallholder agricultural productivity in Ghana.

The Volta River Authority has assured there will be no power cuts from Wednesday, December 5, 2012 till election results are declared.

An ambitious initiative to restore 31 adobe missions near the Bolivian border is helping to revitalise the fading indigenous culture and open up the region to travellers.

The worldÂ’s first SMS (short message service) happened on the Vodafone GSM network 20 years ago on December 3, 1992, and Vodafone Ghana is marking the anniversary with two new SMS bundles for its valued customers.

Judges in Egypt refuse to oversee a 15 December vote on the country's new draft constitution, as the opposition calls mass protests for Tuesday.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed SaÂ’ad Abubakar over the weekend warned that NigeriaÂ’s development will continue to nose-dive unless its rulers tackle the security challenges currently confronting the nation with utmost seriousness and sincerity.

Once again, the need has arisen for the people of Salaga to choose a Member of Parliament (MP) for the next four years.

Once again, the focus of the international community is firmly fixed on the West African nation Ghana, as it prepares to go to the polls to elect its next President.

Nana Yaw Osei, the lawyer for NPP MP for Manhyia Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated, emphatically that in spite of the numerous plots to take away the life of his client, none of them would be reported to the police for investigations.

A 36-year old development manager is embarking on a nationwide tour on a bicycle to promote peace in FridayÂ’s elections.

The biggest financial institution in the Caribbean, Republic Bank has acquired nearly 10 Percent stake in HFC bank. The Trinidad based bank took up the interest, after HFC embarked on a private placement to raise some 50 million Ghana cedis to recapitalize.

Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor has suspended his international career for a second time in almost two years just a month to the start of the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa.