Besieged Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been assured by the country's military there will be no coup, but in return he must “share space with the army,” according to a government source who was privy to recent talks between the two sides. As tens ...

Nawaz Sharif said the doors to dialogue would be kept open but he would not resign from his post, sources said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided not to succumb to pressure exerted by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami ...

A Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory on Wednesday (Aug 20) as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead. PHOTOS. Ukrainian forces take their position not far from ...

The armed wing of Hamas warned foreign airlines against flying into Tel Aviv on Wednesday and declared truce talks in Cairo over as a six-week war with Israel spirals into further bloodshed. A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza Border on ...

Demonstrators take part in a peaceful protest in Ferguson, Mo., on Tuesday. Police lowered their profile and refrained from using tear gas, to encourage a more orderly night of protests 10 days after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Michael ...

The Ghana FA is close to naming Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac as the new technical adviser for the Black Stars, according to sources.

It seems the maximalist positions of Imran Khan and Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri are not yielding any results, and the body language of both these leaders now reflects nervousness. Irrespective of the fact that they command a zealous crowd, they tend to keep their ...

The 24-year old Argentine defender has penned a five-year deal with the Red Devils for a fee of around €20million. As part of the deal, United winger Nani will join former club Sporting on a one-year loan deal with the Old Trafford outfit paying his wages in full ...

UEFA have opened an investigation into new Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio after he made alleged racist comments. The 71-year-old was appointed earlier this month despite an infamous "banana eaters" comment made about Italy's amateur leagues in ...

Power sector managers need to explain to Ghanaians why they went in for turbines meant to be run in submarines to be used in the 132-megawatt Takoradi 3 (T3) power plant, Mohammed Amin Adam of the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said. The US$256million thermal plant has been out of use just months after it was completed in November 2012, a situation owners of the land on which the plant is built blame on the fact that their gods have not been pacified. Dr. Amin Adam argues, however, that

As US-Israel relations plummet, there is a growing feeling in both capitals that Netanyahu goes out of his way to damage the relationship. Obama Netanyahu. Obama and Netanyahu Photo: REUTERS. As Israel and Hamas work out a cease-fire on the ...

ERBIL, Iraq—U.S. airstrikes have driven some ground commanders of the Sunni radical group Islamic State from northern Iraq across the border into Syria, Iraqi officials say. The retreat into eastern Syria, where Islamic State has built up an operational base ...

President John Dramani Mahama has promised investors a decent return if they partner with government to build and operate infrastructure, while pledging to work with lawmakers to ensure the passage of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) law by the end of the year. Addressing delegates at the opening of a four-day Global PPP Conference in Accra, the President, through a speech read by Rashid Pelpuo, the Minister responsible for PPPs, said government will provide the necessary regulatory framework

ebola MONROVIA: Liberia is battling to halt the spread of the Ebola disease in its crowded, run-down oceanside capital Monrovia, recording the most new deaths as fatalities from the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus rose above 1,200. The epidemic ...

ebola MONROVIA: Liberia is battling to halt the spread of the Ebola disease in its crowded, run-down oceanside capital Monrovia, recording the most new deaths as fatalities from the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus rose above 1,200. The epidemic ...

Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak continued their pre-season campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat against Tema Youth at the Tema Park on Wednesday afternoon.

Ghana drop goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey and Michael Essien from squad for upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Marcos Rojo has penned a five-year deal at Manchester United after completing his move to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon. Louis van Gaal's side are understood to have paid €20 million for the Argentina international, with Nani joining the Portuguese ...

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named five players who missed the recent World Cup and dropped four key players who were in the tournament in Brazil from his squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

It's been the social media hit of the summer — some of the world's biggest celebrities dousing themselves with buckets of ice water to raise money for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Just about everybody who is ...