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19-year-old housewife arrested for poisoning her husband 40 days after wedding

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested by the Nigerian police or allegedly attempting to poison her husband, just 40 days after their wedding. The suspect,...

Ablakwa names committee to shape Mahama’s AU chairmanship agenda

Foreign Affairs Minister and North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that a high-level committee of experts has been working on an African...

Chad’s president pardons main rival and opposition leader in jail

Chad's presidency said in a statement that President Mahamat Idriss Déby has ​pardoned his main rival and opposition leader ‌Success Masra, who has been...

Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff

Zambia's electoral commission has suspended the counting of votes from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections over alleged attacks on polling staff. The authority said...

Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse, stolen from a library in São Paulo, have been recovered by police in Brazil. The works, with an...

Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company

Hollywood actress and singer Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who backed Wondermind Global, a mental health business she founded with her...

Blank passports, visa stickers found in office of former Ghana Embassy IT officer accused of concealing digital records

Auditors who conducted a forensic audit at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, DC, uncovered blank biometric passport booklets, active passport materials and visa stickers in...

Palestinian families ordered to leave homes during Israeli settler eviction operation

About a dozen Palestinian households in a village in the occupied West Bank were told to leave their properties during an Israeli military operation...

Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US

It's been 16 years since three people were executed on the same day in the US, but later on Thursday, three men convicted of...

Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin's first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as "absolutely unacceptable". Russian state media reported...

Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC

At the Moscow offices of newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the corridors are silent. There is an overwhelming sense of emptiness. "There is no newspaper anymore," former chief...

Once-in-a-generation solar eclipse wows millions in UK and Europe

The UK and Europe have enjoyed their most dramatic solar eclipse for nearly 30 years, with millions thought to have witnessed the once-in-a-generation event. Those...

Serial UK sex attacker jailed for life for double murder, rape after police failings

A British serial sex attacker was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail ​on Wednesday, after he was convicted of two...

Iranian photojournalist faces 15 years in prison over images, reporting

Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly...

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

The U.S. and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying...

At least 15 die as boat sinks in Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

At least 15 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of people sank on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, with rescue operations continuing, officials...

10 Nigeria police officers, 17 suspected bandits killed in clash in Kebbi state

Ten Nigerian ​police officers were killed ‌and two wounded in a clash with a gang of ​suspected bandits in northwestern ​Kebbi state, police said...

Syria sentences former president to death

A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity...

Ghana, Korea deepen tourism and cultural cooperation

Ghana and the Republic of Korea are strengthening cooperation in tourism, culture and the creative arts under a five-year partnership backed by approximately US$4.5...

Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief

The head of military intelligence for eastern Libya's Libyan National Army ​was killed on Monday when an ‌explosive device detonated in his car outside...

EVIDENCE: How Ghana’s Washington Embassy staff shared money extorted from visa and passport applicants

A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has revealed an elaborate scheme adopted by the Ghana Embassy staff in Washington, D.C., to share the money...

7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks western Colombia [Photos]

These are photos from the recent earthquake that struck Colombia. The images belong to the Al Jazeera English channel. According to France 24, rescuers in...

‘We are chasing the virus’ – WHO warns of worsening Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began at least three months before it was officially declared - meaning the health...

‘Body in suitcase’ found in Australia turns out to be lifelike doll

Australian police called in to investigate a body found in a suitcase have concluded that the "victim" was in fact a lifelike doll. The suitcase...

Trump unveils trade actions to compete with China on solar and chips

The White House on Thursday imposed a series of ​price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used...

I’m not intimidated by Rihanna’s success – Partner, A$AP Rocky

American rapper A$AP Rocky has clarified that he is not intimidated by his billionaire partner, singer Rihanna’s success.  He explained that he is also rich...

Ghana High Commission to proceed with oath-taking for UK scholarship beneficiaries

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has confirmed that the Ghana High Commission will proceed with a planned verification and...

Oil rises on uncertainty over reopening of Hormuz

Oil prices rose on Monday on uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz anytime soon, as ​Iran said a deal with Oman...

Serial sex offender found guilty of double murder and rape

A serial sex offender who was being monitored by the Metropolitan Police has been found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third...

Senegal court jails three TikTok influencers for insulting president

A Senegalese court has sentenced three TikTok influencers to prison terms and fined two of them after finding them guilty of insulting President Bassirou...

Vice President lauds outgoing Brazilian Ambassador’s contribution to Ghana-Brazil partnership

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has commended the outgoing Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Ghana, Mariana Gonçalves Madeira, for her...

I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says

On Friday morning, as the final classes of the week were under way, panicked students began streaming out of a prestigious school just outside...

Seven killed after Thai teen shooter opens fire at home and school

At least sevenpeople have been killed and more than 30 injured after a 14-year-old boy opened fire at his home and school on the...

Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb ‘birth tourism’

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who...

Grave digger arrested for exhuming corpse to steal casket

Police in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, have arrested a cemetery manager and a suspected grave digger for allegedly exhuming a freshly buried corpse and...

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery aims to raise $5 billion with October listing, source says 

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery is set for Africa's biggest ever market listing as it seeks to raise about $5 billion through an initial ​public...

Ghana backs Jamaica’s slavery reparations petition as Mahama pledges AU push for diaspora right of return

Ghana has expressed support for Jamaica’s planned petition to King Charles III seeking legal guidance on the country’s slavery reparations claim against Britain. President John...

Mahama eyes AfCFTA expansion to Caribbean nations

President John Dramani Mahama says he will champion the inclusion of Caribbean countries in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) when he assumes...

Oil ticks up after selloff as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain

Oil prices rebounded 1% on Tuesday from a plunge in the previous session, fuelled by concerns that ‌Middle East supply remains at risk as...

Mahama, Jamaican Prime Minister hold bilateral talks to deepen Ghana–Jamaica ties

President John Dramani Mahama has held bilateral talks with Jamaican Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness as part of his four-day state visit to the...