The defence for Oscar Pistorius compared the athlete's lifelong insecurities as a result of his double amputation to an abused woman who shoots her husband after enduring years of domestic violence. Continuing his closing arguments, defence counsel Barry ...

Mo Farah will compete in the Bupa Great North Run on September 7, race organisers have announced. The 31-year-old, who is gearing up for a 5,000 and 10,000 metres double at the European Championships in Zurich next week after pulling out of the Commonwealth Games following illness, will take on Stephen Kiprotich, the reigning world and Olympic marathon champion, on [...] The post Farah Set To Compete In Great North Run Sept. 7 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

West Africa's Ebola epidemic is an “extraordinary event” and now constitutes an international health risk, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The Geneva-based UN health agency said the possible consequences of a further international spread of ...

TEL AVIV — When the current resurgence of fighting eventually dies down again and both sides are brought back to the negotiating table, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel will have two paths before him to bring an end to the four-week-old conflict in Gaza.

Vanishing spray will be used in Sunday’s Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester City, the FA has revealed. The spray, used to keep the defensive wall back 10 yards at a free-kick, will feature in Premier League matches this season and will be used by referee Michael Oliver in the pre-season showpiece at Wembley. FA General Secretary Alex Horne [...] The post Vanishing Spray To Be Used In C’nity Shield Match appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Berekum Chelsea’s General Manager Oduro Sarfo says the club will no longer be signing ‘old’ players due to their bad influence on the younger ones.

NEW DELHI: No case of Ebola virus has been reported in India so far and the government is taking all measures to prevent its spread, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. "As of today, this moment, there is no Ebola case reported in India. There is ...

Israel has declared that it has resumed air strikes on Gaza after Hamas militants launched rockets on the former following the expiry of a three-day long truce. The Israeli army denounced the renewed attack as unacceptable, intolerable and short-sighted, ...

The Anglican Church has inaugurated a 12-member governing council in Accra yesterday to steer the affairs of the Anglican University College of Technology (ANGUTECH).

Lawyers are nearing the end of formal submissions before the case is handed over to Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa.

Thibaut Courtois is convinced he will start the season as Chelsea’s number one and end Petr Cech’s 10-year grip on the club’s goalkeeping gloves. Courtois, the Belgium international, returned to pre-season training with Chelsea last week and made his first appearance for the club in the first half of the 3-0 defeat by Werder Bremen on Sunday. Manager Jose Mourinho [...] The post Courtois Ready To Dislodge Cech From Top appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A 38-year-old man, who claimed to be a construction worker in Kuwait, has been arrested in Takoradi for allegedly trafficking young Ghanaian women to engage in prostitution. Oscar Kumi is said to have collected various sums of money from the unsuspecting ladies, under the pretext of assisting them to travel to Kuwait for employment. One of his victims who claimed [...] The post Man Nabbed For Luring Girls For Sex Work Abroad appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Accra -A local mobile network expert urged members of the creative arts industry to take make the most of the benefits of 'digital marketing' to showcase their works to the world and generate income.

Israel launched air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday in response to Palestinian rockets fired after Egyptian-mediated talks failed to extend a 72-hour truce in the month-long war. As rocket-warning sirens sounded in southern Israel, the military said Hamas had fired at least 18 rockets from Gaza and Israel’s “Iron Dome” interceptor system brought ...

Accra -RLG Communications has reported an overwhelming response to its smartphone, Uhuru Classic.

Government is insisting the Presidential Commission set up to investigate Ghana’s participation at the World cup will continue with its work despite a warning by world football governing body, Fifa. A letter from Fifa addressed to the Ghana Football Association yesterday stated that the wording of some of the terms of reference for the Commission ...

The news of the Atuabo gas has come as a huge relief to all Ghanaians, and undoubtedly, raised hopes that we are getting close to solving the country’s energy deficit. It is good news that the Atuabo Gas Plant has been finally completed, after the successful hydro testing of the pipelines from offshore to the facility, last Monday. According to [...] The post KUDOS, GHANA GAS COMPANY! appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional, which owns nearly 70 per cent of the airline, said it had submitted a proposal to the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to delist the company. Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3. Malaysia plans overhaul of ...