Mobile phone footage has emerged which appears to show the moments after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot from the sky over Ukraine. Three men are heard in the video discussing the debris falling from the sky, with one man saying: "We just saw a ...

About 12 million people living in 98 districts in Ghana stand the risk of contracting lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). Four million others, from 63 districts are also at risk of being infected with onchocerciasis (river blindness), according to the Ministry of Health.

John Kerry emphasised the need to 'avoid further escalation and to restore the 2012 ceasefire as soon as possible'. Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters. Israeli troops and tanks are engaged in fierce fighting in Gaza following the launch of a military ground ...

England were frustrated on the opening day of the second Test at Lord's as a splendid century from Ajinkya Rahane steered India to 290-9 at stumps. They looked to have seized the initiative during the afternoon session, as four quick wickets left India reeling, ...

Zamalek striker Dominque Da Silva has handed three-match ban for physically assaulting Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey during their CAF Champions League match at TP Mazembe.

Tiger Woods showed glimpses of his former greatness during a crafted, opening 69 at The Open, but it wasn't a completely faultless round as one shot got away from him - and into the face of an unsuspecting marshall. Woods's tee shot on 17 sliced to the right ...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will no longer register new vehicles with no seatbelts for passengers. This takes effect from September 2014. According to Rudolph Beckley, Acting Chief Executive of the DVLA, the decision not to register commercial vehicles without seatbelts was in conformity with Section 119 of the Road Traffic Regulation Legislative ...

Manchester United and close rivals Liverpool look set to lock horns this summer for the services of Ghana and Olympic Marseille star Andre Ayew according to the Daily Mirror.

A native of Ghana, Abu Danladi can't wait to join UCLA's soccer team this fall. He was named the Gatorade national player of the year in soccer after playing the last three years for Dunn High in Los Olivos, Calif.

Until the arrest of 34-year-old Edward Kwabena Botri, residents of Mataheko in Accra had for the past three years mistaken him for a military officer. Not only did he parade as a military officer in the area, but he also threatened and harassed the residents and on a number of occasions assaulted some of them. ...

BRENDAN RODGERS claims the lure of London shot down his chances of signing Alexis Sanchez. By Jack Wilson/ Published 18th July 2014. AL OF A PLAYER: Alexis Sanchez chose Arsenal over Liverpool [GETTY]. The Chile winger, 25, completed a £35m ...

Four persons, including a two-year-old baby girl and her mother, died on the spot yesterday when a Mercedes Benz tipper truck, with registration number ER 2752 X, collided head-on with a KIA Pride taxi in which they were travelling.  The deceased, who were yet to be identified as of the time of going to press, ...

Egypt has condemned the Israeli "escalation" on the Gaza Strip after Tel Aviv launched its first massive ground offensive in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. Egypt also asked the two sides to agree on a plan to reach a truce and to accept its initiative for a ...

... • The Open 2014 leaderboard and tee-times • Singleton: I feel like I belong here • McIlroy fears Friday curse • Stenson faces fine for snapping club • The day in pictures from Royal Liverpool • Rory McIlroy leads the clubhouse by one shot at -6. Willl Rory be ...

Ghanaians are getting used to a new set of ministers appointed by President Mahama in his first reshuffle. Ghana is currently in a deep economic crisis which many people attribute to ministerial incompetence.

Fire engines arrive at the crash site near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine. Photo / AP. An angry Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday demanded an independent inquiry into the downing of a Malaysian jetliner and said Russia's response to what he ...