Japan has deployed tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers after one of the strongest storms in years hit, killing at least 23 people. Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo on Saturday, moving north and bringing severe flooding. Seventeen people

Hundreds of foreigners affiliated with the Islamic State group (IS) have escaped from a camp in northern Syria amid a Turkish offensive, Kurdish officials say. They say detainees attacked gates at the Ain Issa displacement camp as fighting raged nearby. Turkey launched an assault last week aimed at driving Kurdish-led forces from the region. The … The post ?’Hundreds

At least 15 people have been killed and two seriously injured in an attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso. Gunmen entered the Grand Mosque in the village of Salmossi on Friday evening as those inside were praying. The attack prompted

Government has been called upon to resource and empower the Mental Health Authority, Ghana Health Service, and the Department of Social Welfare to effectively cater for mental health patients. This was contained in a press statement signed by Mr Peter Yaro, the Executive

Ghana last week joined the world to mark World Mental Health Day which was focussed on suicide prevention. The day which falls on October 10, every year was marked with a stakeholder’s durbar at Sumbrungu, in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region. The event was organised by Basic Needs Ghana, an advocacy mental … The post ?Sustaining role

An alleged armed robber was shot dead when he and his gang attacked a prisons officer at Oyarifa in Accra last Friday dawn. The deceased yet to be identified had since been sent to the Police Hospital mortuary. The Accra Regional Police Commander,Deputy Commission of Police (DCOP) FredrickAdu Anim, confirmed this to the Ghanaian Times … The post Alleged armed robber shot dead at Oyarifa

 A 39-year-old travel and tour consultant, who swindled a trader of his GH¢16,800.00 under the pretext of securing a Canadian visa for him, has been granted a GH¢25,000.00 bail by a Kumasi Circuit Court. Anthony Agyarko, the accused, pleaded guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretences and would re-appear before the court presided … The post Consultant granted bail over

A teenager and his girlfriend have been put in police custody at Dodowa for allegedly strangling and stabbing a 45-year-old Uber driver. The suspects, John Kyei Baffour, 19 and Beatrice Naa Korley, 22, hired Michael Normanyo’s KIA Picanto with registration number, GS 950-19 from Madina to Dodowa in the Greater Accra region at about 12:30 … The post Teenager,