The issue of high maternal mortality has become a major development issue and, therefore, captured in the Millennium Development Goals four and five to ensure a reduction or eradicate it totally from the health delivery system.

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has called for an 'objective' investigation of the downing of flight MH17. Share. Go To. Comments. Pressure is mounting on Russia after the downing of the civilian plane, which is believed to have been shot down by ...

New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal: I'm here to win the Premier League! LOUIS VAN GAAL last night claimed he is the man to make Manchester United the best team in the world again. By Chris McKenna/ Published 18th July 2014. manchester ...

Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr will face Argentina's Marcos Maidana on a rematch scheduled on September 13 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The said match will put the 147-pound World Boxing Association and World Boxing ...

Malaysia Airlines ticket office. Shares in the carrier have fallen by 35% this year. Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters. Malaysia Airlines was still reeling from the impact of flight MH370's March disappearance when news of MH17's crash in Ukraine broke ...

GAZA CITY — Israeli forces backed by artillery barrages and airstrikes launched a major ground offensive into Gaza late Thursday, marking a dramatic escalation of the 10-day-old conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Spokesmen for the Israel ...

Ghanaian youngster Bernard Mensah has been promoted to the first team of Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes after signing a four-year contract extension.

Spectators at The Open have been told keep their mobile phones quiet and stop taking pictures after Tiger Woods complained about distractions. The Royal and Ancient (R&A) issued a statement after the first day with the former world No.1 having reportedly ...

Spectators at The Open have been told keep their mobile phones quiet and stop taking pictures after Tiger Woods complained about distractions. The Royal and Ancient (R&A) issued a statement after the first day with the former world No.1 having reportedly ...

Adrian Steirn and the 21 ICONS team have captured intimate portraits of some of South Africa's most celebrated. Here he reveals the story behind the photographs.

On Thursday, a Malaysia Airlines flight crashed in Ukraine and Israel began a ground invasion into the Gaza strip. The Dow Jones index fell 161.39 points, or 0.94%, to 16,976.81, closing back below the symbolic threshold of 17,000. The S&P 500 plunged 23.45 points or 1.18%, to 1,958.12, and the Nasdaq index dropped 62.52 points or 1.41% to 4,363.45. ‘Eggshells’ Malaysia ...

The chiefs and people of the Ada Traditional Area would, from July 31 to August 7, celebrate their annual festival, the Asafotufiami.

Microsoft is to stop developing Android-powered smartphones beyond those already available, the BBC understands. Nokia X models will now become part of the Lumia range and run the Windows Phone operating system, although existing Android handsets will continue to be supported. The move comes as Microsoft announced 18,000 job cuts across its workforce. The tech ...

A collection of unusual items signed by South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is to be auctioned later in Johannesburg. The lots include a chess set, of figures from either side of the apartheid battle, and salt and pepper shakers of Mr Mandela and FW de Klerk. The sale items is expected to raise around ...

The 'Pushgate' controversy involving England pace spearhead James Anderson and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja might have been going on in the background leading up to the second Test at Lord's, but on the field Anderson was focused and efficient ...

The 'Pushgate' controversy involving England pace spearhead James Anderson and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja might have been going on in the background leading up to the second Test at Lord's, but on the field Anderson was focused and efficient ...

Uefa has made it harder for players to be suspended for the Champions League and Europa League finals after changing the rules on yellow cards. Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso missed last season's victorious showpiece in Lisbon after picking up a third ...

Uefa has made it harder for players to be suspended for the Champions League and Europa League finals after changing the rules on yellow cards. Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso missed last season's victorious showpiece in Lisbon after picking up a third ...

Graphic Online of 29 June 2014 carried a news story about “Ghana still reeling from corruption-“ attributed to Hon. Mr. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs at the tabling of a motion for the adoption of the report of his Committee on the National Anti-Corruption ...

Accra -GHANA received a total of US$562,48 million in revenues from oil revenues in the first half of 2014, Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, said.