There will be calls for Luiz Felipe Scolari's head after Brazil slumped to their biggest defeat at home to Germany in the semifinal of the World Cup. Photo: Reuters. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari took responsibility for Germany's 7-1 ...

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced plans to step up screening centres at the various entry points of the country. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Immigration Service, Francis Palm Deti, arrangements have been put in place at major entry points to screen foreigners visiting the country. He said this is a ...

Villagers in southern Israel watch Israeli bombing raids in Gaza from hilltops near the border. Last updated: 09 Jul 2014 08:27. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. Israelis living near the border with Gaza say fear of rockets fired from the ...

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his wife Iriana after casting their vote in Jakarta on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters/Darren Whiteside. Jakarta: Joko Widodo and his political patron Megawati Sukarnoputri have claimed victory in the ...

Dubai The United Nations High Commmissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced plans to naturalise 100,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, according to Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas, who says he obtainted the report. In comments published in ...

Dubai The United Nations High Commmissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced plans to naturalise 100,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, according to Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas, who says he obtainted the report. In comments published in ...

Black Stars’ unsung hero, Rabiu Mohammed has praised Michael Essien for moulding him into a different player during the team’s participation in their year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Media hope that the annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will help "disperse suspicion" between the two countries as US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Beijing for the talks. Starting on Wednesday, the two-day key ministerial meeting is ...

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari apologized to fans for failing to lead the host to the World Cup final, saying the ”catastrophic” defeat to Germany on Tuesday marked the ”worst day” of his professional life. ”I have to apologize for the negative result, for not being able to reach the final as we all wanted,” ...

Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng has described fellow countryman Sulley Muntari as “the best player he has ever met” despite the recent alleged misconduct of the AC Milan star.

The Yiyamba primary school in Gushiegu district of the Northern Region is still shut down. With a student population of about 175, the only three teachers posted to the community fled the area following renewed clashes between two Konkomba clans about two months ago. The school was still shut down as at Thursday July 3, ...

A suspect has been arrested after a dog trained to detect electronic circuitry found a memory stick containing images of child sexual abuse hidden in a tin box inside a metal cabinet. Rhode Island police received Thoreau from Connecticut police after the dog completed 22 weeks of training, which involved detecting gadgets for food. The ...

Islamist al-Shabab militants have attacked the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and entered the heavily fortified compound. An al-Shabab spokesman said fighting was ongoing, but a government official told the BBC the attack was over and the militants had all been killed. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not at the palace at the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Leaders of the BRICS nations will launch their long-awaited development bank at a summit next week and decide whether the headquarters should be in Shanghai or New Delhi, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

With its timeless traders and medicine men, the red city's Jemaa el Fna square seems caught in a Twilight Zone.

With two slots already taken, four Division One teams will begin the competition for the last Premier League place this weekend. Berekum Arsenals, B.A. United, Real Tamale United, who are all former premiership sides will be joined by Wa African United in the promotion contest to the top-flight league after qualifying from their divisions in ...

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The Senior Staff Association of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital say they are very pleased with government’s order for the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital to step down because he was a non-performer. The Ministry of Health in a statement ordered Reverend Albert Botchway to step down and revert to his position on the ...

Education authorities in the Yendi Municipality have disclosed that the area has a deficit of 800 professional teachers. Yendi Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service, Issah Seidu grieved over professional teachers who are natives of the area’s refusal or rejection postings to deprived communities. He told Citi News that the few teachers posted to ...