Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says his team have one hand on the World Cup as he rounded angrily on his critics ahead of Friday's quarter-final against Colombia in Fortaleza. Scolari insisted during a tense news conference that the 2002 World Cup ...

Eugenie Bouchard has been hailed the tennis revelation of 2014 after reaching the semi-finals in Australia and France - and now the final of Wimbledon. By Eurosport UK 2 hours ago Eurosport. 0 shares. Wimbledon - 'New Sharapova' Bouchard ...

The health ministers of 11 African nations have agreed to a joint strategy to try to stem the deadly and "unprecedented" advance of Ebola.

SEOUL--China is trying to drag South Korea into its camp to challenge Japan on differences over historical perceptions, including the wartime "comfort women" issue. Although the two countries agreed here July 3 to work jointly to expose the reality that ...

Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to his kinsmen, Konkombas to stop fighting and invest in the education of their children. Daniel Bugri said education remained the solution to the underdevelopment of Konkomba communities particularly in the Northern Region. He made the appeal at a meeting with leaders of the ...

Ghana goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey is considering quitting international football after claiming he was unjustifiably benched at the 2014 World Cup.

A bridge which was being built collapsed in a World Cup host city, killing at least two people and trapping a commuter bus yesterday. Share. Go To. Comments. Two trucks and a car were also trapped. Nineteen people were also injured. The incident took ...

Hurricane Arthur has made landfall on the US east coast, packing 160km/h winds and drenching rains in an onslaught dampening America's July 4 celebrations. The US National Hurricane Center said the first hurricane of the Atlantic season carried potential ...

They sang chorus, Methodist hymns and danced to the surprise of onlookers when President John Evans Atta Mills, of blessed memory, turned the valve on an offshore platform to signify the commercial production of oil and gas in commercial quantities in the Jubilee field of Cape Three Points in the Western Region of Ghana.

President of the Actors' Guild of Nigeria (AGN), her Excellency Ibinabo Fiberesima was honoured by City People Entertainment awards.

A flyover has collapsed onto vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people. The concrete and steel bridge, which was under construction, fell onto traffic on a busy highway. The front of a commuter bus was crushed along with two apparently unoccupied construction lorries. A car was also reported ...

Agricultural Development Bank (adb) is one of two new listings expected on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) next year, according to Kofi Yamoah, Managing Director of the bourse. The bank, which is owned by the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has already started the process of going public after government gave a long-delayed approval to the plan. The Ministry of Finance holds 52 percent of the bank, with the rest held by the BoG through a trustee. The central bank has often been criticised

The failure to tackle the growing practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is a “national scandal” that has resulted in the preventable abuse of thousands of girls, a committee of MPs has said. In a hard-hitting report, the Commons Home Affairs ...

Brazil star Neymar believes James Rodriguez will be Colombia's key threat in their quarter-final clash on Friday, but has played down the hype surrounding the two players. The Selecao will need to defeat an impressive Colombia side in Fortaleza to keep ...

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has maintained its call on the government to subsidise the cost of utilities in the country, saying the current pricing formula for fuel, electricity and water punishes consumers. A review, it said, was necessary, especially when there was no improvement in the quality of services being provided by the utility ...

The Passport Office is delaying the issuance of new passports due to a shortage of the green booklet used to produce the document. A source with knowledge of the situation said Buck Press, the company that supplies the booklets, has held back new supplies because it has not been paid for previous deliveries. The situation has created a huge backlog of pending applications, according to the source, and created anxiety among applicants who have completed the application process but are uncertain about

Cruise lines have changed their itineraries and flights into New York and New Jersey have faced significant delays as Hurricane Arthur gathers strength. America's East Coast saw the mass cancellation of July 4 celebrations and changes in holiday plans as ...