People walk in front of a building damaged by, what locals say, was recent shelling by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk on August 20, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS. KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (REUTERS/AFP) - Heavy shelling hit residential neighbourhoods in ...

The Ebola virus death toll in West Africa continues to rise and currently stands at 1,350, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Of that total, 576 have died in Liberia, where the outbreak is most severe and efforts to contain the virus are deemed most ...

The death toll mounted in the conflict between Ukraine's armed forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east as the military said it continues to push back the rebels. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, one of the main separatist ...

The death toll mounted in the conflict between Ukraine's armed forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east as the military said it continues to push back the rebels. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, one of the main separatist ...

The death toll mounted in the conflict between Ukraine's armed forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east as the military said it continues to push back the rebels. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, one of the main separatist ...

Carving out some time from a busy schedule of painting world leaders, former US president George W Bush has taken the Ice Bucket challenge, helping to raise money for motor neurone disease. Mr Bush, sitting at an outdoor table, tells the camera he had ...

Restaurant owner Salah Abu Hasira used to imagine his Gaza Strip homeland as a tourism destination with suntanned bathers lounging on its beach and visitors retracing the steps of biblical champion Samson. Nine years after Israel withdrew settlers and ...

Security forces reportedly fire live rounds at residents protesting at being barricaded into their neighbourhood by barbed wire. 9:49pm UK, Wednesday 20 August 2014. A Liberian Army soldier, part of the Ebola Task Force, clashes with a local. A soldier ...

__ CLICK HERE FOR ARCHIVE OF DAILY SUMMARIES DAY ONE | DAY TWO  |  DAY THREE  |  DAY FOUR |  DAY FIVE __ The effort to maximize Ghana’s participation at the 2014 Fifa World Cup yielded only 26,373 cedis. This deduction came from the testimony provided the eagerly anticipated appearance of former Youth and Sports minister Elvis Afriyie Ankrah on Wednesday at the ...

Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah may have to consider replacing defender Daniel Opare in his squad to face Uganda in the 2015 AFCON qualifiers due to injury concerns.

Some of Kinshasa's residents have big aspirations for DR Congo - so much so that they have started renaming suburbs with the names of faraway capital cities whose style they admire.

A Public Health Specialist Physician, Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano has urged nurses and midwives to be courageous to face the daunting task of nursing at a time that their services would be most required by all

Surfline Communications Limited, has launched Ghana’s first 4G LTE network conveying onto the market the fastest and reliable internet services expected to transform business and individual lives in the telecommunication sector

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the West Africa Commission on Drugs, and Mr Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General and Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, on Wednesday met President John Dramani Mahama

A research finding from a study of girls’ sexual relations outcomes in Accra suggest that the Ghana’s Reproductive Policy adopted in 2000 may not be sufficient in addressing the reproductive health of young girls

By now, you've probably seen all sorts of celebrities take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, the social media stunt that has raised more than $20 million for ALS research. Adam Jones did it. So did LeBron James. Lady Gaga. Even Laura Bush dumped a bucket ...

Mr Justice Yaw Apau, Sole Commissioner of the Judgement Debt Commission on Wednesday said “it is high time government stops paying workers who go on strikes

Yesterday, the Islamic State released footage of the beheading of American journalist James Foley, who was captured in Syria two years ago. The group also says it may execute another American journalist depending on the next moves of President Obama.

FERGUSON, Missouri — The police haven't been able to stop it. Neither have the pastors, or the thousands of mostly peaceful protesters that have filled the city's streets for more than a week. Tear gas, gunshots and other forms of violence have become a ...

The Pentagon is considering sending about 300 more troops to Iraq to enhance security for State Department facilities in Baghdad, a U.S. official told POLITICO Wednesday, bringing the total number of uniformed Americans there to about 1,000. A decision is ...