UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is struggling to secure the minimum number of votes needed for the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan amid U.N. warnings of possible genocide in the world's newest state, said diplomats.

News-sharing community Reddit is taking action against what it calls its “most toxic” users. Hundreds of members of the site have been identified, Reddit’s chief executive Steve Huffman wrote. Specifically, attention is being directed at /r/The_Donald, a subreddit – section – of the site created and used by supporters of the US President-Elect. Mr Huffman, ... News-sharing community Reddit is taking action against what it calls its “most toxic” users. Hundreds of members

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo skipped the country's only presidential debate on Wednesday, leaving the stage to President John Mahama and four other opponents a week before the election.

Personnel from the various security establishments throughout the country, officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) and Journalists will today be casting their ballots under the special voting exercise. This is to enable them provide their services to various polling stations on December 7 which is the day for the general elections. The Electoral Commission (EC) […] The post Election 2016: Security, EC Officials Others Vote Today appeared first on Ultimate FM. Personnel from the various

Former President JJ Rawlings is worried over the rise in political temperature ahead of next week’s general elections...

Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land. Civil aviation chief Alfredo Bocanegra said an initial inspection at the site indicated the plane “did not have fuel at the moment of impact”. It appeared to corroborate a ... Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land. Civil aviation

SANTA CLARA, Havana, Dec 1 (Reuters) - One of history's best known double acts was temporarily reunited on Wednesday, when Fidel Castro's ashes arrived at a mausoleum housing the bones of his fellow revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, part of a ...

The UK farm and food industries are demanding tariff-free access to the single market post Brexit.   Farming unions and leading supermarkets have made the call to the Government in an open letter, published in the Times newspaper. The letter states: “For our sector maintaining tariff-free access to the EU single market is a vital […] The post Farming industry demands access to single market post-Brexit appeared first on Ultimate FM. The UK farm and food industries are demanding

The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to tighten sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the country’s fifth nuclear test. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C, front) speaks after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution in response to DPRK’s fifth nuclear test, at the […]

Kanye West is reportedly out of hospital – a week after being admitted with exhaustion.   TMZ reported on Wednesday the rapper is back home with his wife Kim Kardashian West and their children. West, 39, was taken to the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at the University of California a week ago after police responded to a […] The post Kanye West ‘back home with Kim’ after health scare appeared first on Ultimate FM. Kanye West is reportedly out of hospital –

The OPEC on Wednesday decided to cut its oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day, setting the ceiling of oil production at 32.5 million barrels per day (bpd). The reduction is effective from Jan. 1, 2017, and is the cartel’s first oil reduction since 2008. The reduction is being coordinated with the non-OPEC country […]

Under the Project, Penplusbytes and the NRGI have since 2009, trained more than 50 Ghanaian journalists in the knowledge and skills needed to effectively report about the extractive sector. . The result of this training has been an increase of stories from the oil and gas sector in the Ghanaian media over time. The workshop […]

The Electoral Commission (EC) will this morning open its designated polling stations to over 127 thousand special voters across the country as they cast their votes for their preferred parliamentary and presidential candidates in the 2016 elections.

Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land...

 Liverpool’s teen striker Ben Woodburn (left) scores his team’s second goal against Leeds United during their English League Cup quarterfinal at Anfield in Liverpool on Tuesday. Juergen Klopp says he will do his best to protect starlet Ben Woodburn from the media spotlight after he became the youngest scorer in Liverpool’s history in its English […]

 Gareth Southgate will lead England towards the 2018 World Cup and 2020 European Championship after being appointed permanent manager of the national team by the FA yesterday. The Football Association of England announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Gareth Southgate as England manager. Southgate has signed a four-year contract which includes England’s campaigns for […]

Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land. Civil aviation chief Alfredo Bocanegra said an initial inspection at the site indicated the plane “did not have fuel at the moment of impact”. It appeared to corroborate a […] The post Chapecoense air crash: Colombia investigates fuel link appeared first on Ultimate FM. Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane

Students at the Junior High Schools will begin studying critical thinking as a subject under a People’s National Convention (PNC) government led by its presidential candidate, Edward Mahama. Dr. Mahama who is seeking to be president on December 7 said this at the GBC/NCCE Presidential debates held in Accra today, Wednesday. Touching on what his ... Students at the Junior High Schools will begin studying critical thinking as a subject under a People’s National Convention (PNC) government

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust SSNIT has said that plans are advanced for the rehabilitation of the Salaga Market and Rawlings Park in Accra. The plan, according to the Director General of SSNIT, Ernest Thompson is to redevelop them into modern multi-purpose complexes. Currently, these two facilities are not in the best shape. ... The Social Security and National Insurance Trust SSNIT has said that plans are advanced for the rehabilitation of the Salaga Market and Rawlings Park

Five of the seven candidates seeking the mandate of Ghanaians to lead the country for the next four years, locked horns in a battle of ideas and policies Wednesday night to...