The second American journalist whose life is being threatened by ISIS militants is Steven Joel Sotloff, who has written for Time magazine and other outlets and disappeared a year ago in Syria. A video obtained by NBC News purports to show an ISIS militant ...

President Barack Obama opted not to do the viral Ice Bucket Challenge but his predecessor was game for it. “To you all who challenged me, I do not think it's presidential for me to be splashed with ice water,” former president George W. Bush says in a video ...

Asante Kotoko experienced midfielder Jordan Opoku says he expects their rivals to put up a real challenge for the Ghana Premier League title.

Thousands of Pakistani protesters tried to blockade parliament yesterday after an anti-government cleric told them not to allow anyone in or out, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inside at the time, but the lawmakers left by a back entrance. The protesters have ...

At least 32 people have been killed in landslides that struck Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture, officials say. The landslides happened in a residential area near a mountain in the Hiroshima city outskirts. They were triggered after the equivalent of a month’s rain fell in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning, Japan’s weather agency said. Images ...

An Israeli air strike on a house in the central Gaza Strip killed two Palestinian boys aged 11 and 16 on Wednesday, medics said. According to emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, the attack happened close to Deir al-Balah in the centre of the ...

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has criticized government for deliberately delaying the payment of its three month pension arrears. The Association described as unfortunate, government’s failure to release monies for the payment of their 2nd tier occupational pension scheme. It further described the delay in making such payments “as a deliberate ploy on ...

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has criticized government for deliberately delaying the payment of its three month pension arrears. The Association described as unfortunate, government’s failure to release monies for the payment of their 2nd tier occupational pension scheme. It further described the delay in making such payments “as a deliberate ploy on ...

In what Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson called a “turning point” for Ferguson in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the city saw its calmest night of protests as no bullets or tear gas were used. Johnson added that the bottles thrown around ...

Imphal: Irom Chanu Sharmila, an anti-Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) activist who was on an indefinite hunger strike in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free on Wednesday after being released from the Jawahar Lal Nehru hospital here.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said, "We will not allow converting Azadi March into 'destruction march'. The Chief Minister said it is unbelievable that any patriotic Pakistani would urge traders, people not to pay tax, bills and asking overseas ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has sent its health minister and a team of experts to the remote northern Equateur province after several people died there from a disease with Ebola-like symptoms, a local official and a professor said on Wednesday.

Raybon-Evans Anyadi The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Adaklu constituency of the Volta Region, Raybon-Evans Anyadi, has been accused of defrauding a church – The Overcomers Ministries – at Agortome, a community near Ho, the regional Capital. The allegation was made by the Founder of the Church, Pastor Noah Normenyo, in […]

A humanitarian airlift to northern Iraq began on Wednesday, kicking off a 10-day operation to provide tents and other aid to half a million displaced people who are struggling for survival, United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said. A cargo plane from Jordan ...

A humanitarian airlift to northern Iraq began on Wednesday, kicking off a 10-day operation to provide tents and other aid to half a million displaced people who are struggling for survival, United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said. A cargo plane from Jordan ...

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) are proposing the election of  Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives on the tickets of political parties. This, they say will ensure the Chief Executives are the outcome of popular votes and thus be accountable to their constituents. This was among a number ...