The GuardianCyclone Mahasen: storm eases as it reaches Bangladesh coastThe GuardianCyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds that flattened mud and straw huts. More than a million people had been evacuated as the cyclone approached but fears ...Rohingya boats sink off west BurmaBBC News10 dead as Cyclone Mahasen slams into BangladeshNew Straits TimesThousands evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh and heads for ...euronewsWall Street Journal -Globe and Mail -Sky Newsall 406 news articles »

MiamiHerald.comDrake Leads 2013 BET Awards - RTTNewsRTT NewsDrake leads this year's BET Awards with 12 nominations, including five separate nods for Video of the Year. Drizzy is nominated for his singles "HYFR" and "Started From the Bottom" in the Video of the Year category, and he will compete against his ...Tamar Braxton cradles her growing baby bump as Chris Brown sports a new ...Daily MailThe 2013 BET's 'Video Of The Year' Nominees Are In! Which Stylish MC Should ...The Atlanta PostDrake Nominated For 12 BET AwardsStarpulse.comVibe -stupidDOPE.com -spyghana.comall 61 news articles »

A lawsuit arguing that daughters should be allowed to succeed their fathers as chiefs in Lesotho is rejected by the Constitutional Court.

Alhaji Limuna Mohammed–Muniru, Upper East Regional Minster, on Thursday reiterated government’s commitment to passing the Affirmative Action Bill into law. He said the final draft of the document had been validated by stakeholders in order to ensure collective ownership of …

Stakeholders in the mining sector have attended a day’s training workshop on the Transfer Pricing Regulation, 2012, organised by the Ghana Chamber of Mines in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority. The Regulation passed by Parliament last year, determines the …

BBC NewsParis primary school shooting: Man kills himselfBBC NewsA man in his 50s has shot himself in front of a dozen children at a primary school close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, French officials say. He is said to have entered the school in the 7th arrondissement with a sawn-off shotgun. The man then turned the weapon ...Man fatally shoots himself in front of children at Paris nurseryThe IndependentMy Summerish European Experience : London to ParisThe Public News Huball 36 news articles »

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has appealed for more Canadian support towards efforts aimed at protecting the nation’s environment from degradation. He noted that there was threat to the country’s natural environment and said desertification …

Nigeria's army imposes a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the north-eastern state of Adamawa to curb attacks by militant Islamists - two days after after a state of emergency was declared.

Berekum Chelsea coach Hans Vander Pluim has refused to criticize individual players for their recent poor showing against Hearts of Oak.

The Ghana FA says the decision to temporarily ban three clubs from playing at their home venues is not a punishment but an action meant to protect life and property.

MiamiHerald.comDrake Gets 12 BET Award Nominations, Including Five In One CategoryHuffington Post CanadaDrake could conceivably be both a simultaneous winner and loser at this year's BET Awards. After all, he's nominated 12 times in various categories and five times for video of the year. The official site for the awards show has the Canadian hip-hop artist ...Drake leads BET Awards nods - The Windsor StarWindsor StarSA musos nominated for BET Awards - Screen AfricaScreen AfricaKenya: 2Face Idibia, Radio and Weasal in Race for BET AwardsAllAfrica.comRTT News -Examiner.com -The Versedall 61 news articles »

Capital FM KenyaRuto says 4-nation Africa visit is to boost tiesCapital FM KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – Deputy President William Ruto left the country on Thursday on his first official tour in honour of invitations from the governments of Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Nigeria and Algeria. His office said the invitations were extended to ...President Uhuru Kenyatta assures private sector of government supportThe Standard Digital NewsCabinet Secretaries Take Oath of OfficeAllAfrica.comKenyatta, Ruto To Unveil 22 PSsCitizen Newsall 38 news articles »

Accra, May 16, GNA – CANALSAT, a subscription digital TV service with over 125 channels and radio stations in French, has been launched in Ghana to provide Ghanaians with top quality entertainment.

RTGreek teachers back down and call off 24-hour strikeReuters UKATHENS | Thu May 16, 2013 4:35pm BST. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek high-school teachers called off a planned 24-hour walkout for Friday, yielding to government threats of arrest and dismissal if they failed to show up for work. In a sign of growing strike ...Greek air traffic controllers strikeNews24UPDATE 1-Greek workers walk out to protest ban on teachers' strikeReutersGreece: Teachers Strike Ban Prompts Walk Out - Sky NewsSky NewsABC News -Kathimeriniall 85 news articles »

Accra, May 16, GNA - A unique smartphone that does not only makes calls but performs and analyzes a whole range of medical tests and sends a report of the results to the user and his physician has been launched by an Israeli company, LifeWatch Technologies.

Accra, May 16, GNA – Stakeholders in the mining sector have attended a day’s training workshop on the Transfer Pricing Regulation, 2012, organised by the Ghana Chamber of Mines in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority.

Femuasua (Ash), May 16, GNA – Dr Hans Adu-Dapaah, Director of the Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council of the Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has called for more support for the Institute, to enable it to research and develop more varieties of maize and legumes.

Germany pick Sidney Sam, a dual-nationality player also wanted by Nigeria.

Accra, May 16, GNA - Cabinet is holding a special meeting on Thursday to review the performance of government in the first quarter of the year, Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister for Information and Media Relations, has said.