Ghana’s Honorary Consul-General in Houston indicted for under-declaring visa fees
The Auditor-General says Ghana’s Honorary Consul-General in Houston, USA failed to declare the full visa fees collected from applicants between 2018 and 2019.In its...
Akufo-Addo celebrates newly-elected UK Prime Minister
President Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Liz Truss.The President’s well wishes come a day after Liz Truss’...
Netflix: Saudi Arabia and GCC warn streaming giant over LGBTQ+ content
Gulf states have demanded that Netflix removes all content deemed to violate “Islamic and societal values and principles”, Saudi media report.Recent material, including that...
China approves inhaled Covid vaccine
China has become the first country to approve an inhaled Covid vaccine.Made by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a...
Russia has not lost anything over actions in Ukraine – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its military campaign in Ukraine.Speaking at an...
Works begin on footbridge that collapsed at launch
A charity group in the Democratic Republic of Congo says reconstruction works have begun on a footbridge that collapsed during inauguration – causing outrage...
Nigeria arrests woman with 15 trafficked children
Nigerian police have arrested a 44-year-old woman for alleged theft of 15 children in the southern Rivers state.The police say the children were abducted...
Outrage as footbridge collapses at launch
At first sight it looks as if the bridge was being held up by a ceremonial ribbon.One simple scissor snip at the opening ceremony...
Who is Britain’s new finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng?
Kwasi Kwarteng, a long-time ally and political soulmate of new prime minister Liz Truss, has been named as the UK’s next chancellor.He takes over...
Prostitute sues married client for impregnating her
A sex worker at Lusaka, Zambia's capital has filed a lawsuit against her married client who she accuses of being responsible for her two months...
Russian embassy staff killed in Afghanistan bombing
Two Russian embassy staff are among at least six people killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul, Russian and Taliban officials...
Trump granted special master in documents case
A judge has granted Donald Trump's demand for a "special master" to oversee the case into his handling of classified materials.Mr Trump is being...
LGBT activists sentenced to death
Two LGBT activists have been sentenced to death in Iran, rights groups say.A court in Urmia found Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar,...
North Korea supplying arms to Russia – Reports
Russia has been forced to buy military hardware from North Korea as sanctions squeeze Moscow's ability to supply its military, US media have reported.According...
Meet the man who gets paid for doing nothing
Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing.The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000...
She moved to the US with big dreams and met a boyfriend but then she vanished
Irene Gakwa’s last WhatsApp video call with her parents was filled with gentle ribbing. But beneath the banter were hints that something was off.When...
‘Vampire’ skeleton discovered in 17th-century graveyard
The skeletal remains of a female “vampire” were found in a 17th-century Polish graveyard — with a sickle across her neck to prevent her...
‘I go inside the minds of UK’s worst sex offenders locked up in maximum security jails’
Psychologist Dr Rebecca Myers has faced some of the UK’s most twisted and dangerous sex offenders – and has nightmares about their sickening crimes.She admits years of...
Tragic as 8-year-old twins are thrown out of window after being stabbed to death
Eight-year-old twins who were allegedly stabbed to death at their home in Ireland were then ‘thrown out the window’ during a heated confrontation with...
My friend died in my arms – Ghanaian recounts horror journey through Libya desert to Europe [Video]
A Ghanaian man, Shadrack Kevin Darko, who decided to journey through the Libyan Desert to seek greener pastures in Europe, has disclosed the horrors...
Trump calls Biden ‘enemy of the state’ over FBI raid
Donald Trump has called President Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" at his first rally since the FBI searched his Florida resort for...
Kenya’s Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s presidential victory
Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld results declaring William Ruto winner of last month's presidential elections.Ruto, 55, won with 50.49% of the votes against...
Michael Jackson’s ex-wife finally breaks silence on his death
Michael Jackson's ex-wife broke down in tears as she revealed she feels partly to blame for the singer's death. Debbie Rowe, 63, wept as she...
Lady, 26, dies after hair got caught in plane conveyor belt
An airport baggage handler died after she was scalped in a horrific workplace accident after her hair got caught in a conveyor belt.Jermani Thompson,...
Man arrested for threatening to crash plane into supermarket
A plane hijacker who had threatened to crash his aircraft into a supermarket below has been arrested by local sheriffs amid claims the pilot had...
Former Ambassador jailed over breach of law
The UK's former ambassador to Myanmar and her husband have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the country's military authorities.Vicky Bowman...
Mystery pneumonia: Argentina records 3 deaths
A third person has died this week in Argentina from an unexplained type of pneumonia that has affected nine people in total so far.All...
Police apologise to family 70 years after executing man for murder
The family of a father who was wrongly convicted of murder has been given a police apology 70 years after he was executed in...
Prophet accused of whipping worshippers detained
A self-styled Ugandan prophet has been charged with assault, common assault and trafficking in persons.Prophet Kintu Dennis of Hoima Empowerment Church International was seen...
Taliban cleric killed in mosque blast
A leading pro-Taliban cleric is among 18 people killed in a blast outside a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat.Mujib Rahman Ansari died...
14-year-old girl shot dead while recording TikTok video
A 14-year-old girl, identified as Aaliyah Salazaar, was shot in the head while recording TikTok videos with her friends in Monte Vista, Colorado, the...
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max release date and specs
Tech enthusiasts around the world, and those gazing forlornly at a broken screen, are eagerly anticipating the release of the new iPhone 14 range.Apple has officially...
Russian oil chief dies in ‘fall from hospital window’
The chairman of Russia's Lukoil oil giant, Ravil Maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, reports say.The company confirmed his...
Man stabs partner in head during four-hour attack over missing cigarette lighter
A man who stabbed his partner in the head during a four-hour long attack after an argument over a missing cigarette lighter has been jailed for more than...
Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president
Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her.Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her...
Police release CCTV footage of how a gunman killed 9-year-old girl
Two guns were used in the shooting which killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel as CCTV shows the shooter running from the scene.Merseyside Police released the CCTV of the...
Emirates suspends Nigeria flights
The Dubai-based airline Emirates will not be flying to and from Nigeria for the next 10 days.Its inability to repatriate money it was...
Six family members die trying to save sister who drowned taking selfie
A family outing turned to tragedy as six relatives drowned at a beauty spot on Sunday, say reports.The incident in India saw two sisters...
Man loses his 2 wives and 5 children; suspects food poisoning
A man, who identified himself as Mallam Umaru, has lost his two wives and five children after dining together in the Yabo Local Government...
Pakistan’s deadly floods have created a massive 100 km-wide inland lake [Photos]
Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan's record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a...