Monday had been a particularly great day for me until news reached me that, Kwame Gyan, a colleague, brother and friend, has been suspended from work because he expressed his frustrations about the governance of our country on a social media platform. This development – akin to Idi Amin’s “There is freedom of speech, but ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that Washington remains committed to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons and also called on Israel and the Palestinians to ...

The recovery of eight classic cars swallowed by a huge sinkhole has begun at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. The first car was pulled out of the giant hole Monday by a crane at the Bowling Green museum. Cheers went up when the engine of the ...

With gripping testimony about a "blood-curdling" scream, the Oscar Pistorius murder trial started Monday in a South African court where the double-amputee Olympian stands accused of fatally shooting his model-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, 27, has ...

India has condemned Saturday's terrorist attack in China's Kunming in which 33 people were killed and 143 injured. “India strongly opposes terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” an official statement by the External Affairs Ministry said, adding: “We ...

New Zealand's richest man, Graeme Hart has seen his wealth swell by some $2 billion in the past year. Forbes magazine announced its ranking of the world's billionaires overnight. Hart's net worth is now an estimated US $7 billion (NZ $8.36 billion) after a ...

Oscars host Ellen Degeneres set a record for most retweets during the Oscars telecast. Who else were the social-media winners and losers at the Oscars? David Neuman, social-media manager at Prime Visibility, joins digits. Photo: Twitter.com/TheEllenShow ...

Ban Ki-moon urges Security Council to authorize a contingent of 10,000 peacekeepers to restore order in the war-torn nation. A map detailing "areas of particular concern" for Muslim citizens within the Central African. A map detailing “areas of particular ...

A neighbour of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has told a court in Pretoria that she was awoken by a woman’s “terrible screams” in the early hours of 14 February 2013. Mr Pistorius has pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He shot dead the ...

Apple announced CarPlay, the newest version of its voice enabled in-car technology will debut on select 2014 models later this year. Walter Piecyck, BTIG wireless research analyst, discusses the car-tech market on digits. Photo: Apple. Up Next ...

FILE - The sumptuous gardens of Castel Gandolfo, a summer getaway for centuries of popes, have opened to the public at the behest of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia). Rome - The sumptuous gardens of Castel Gandolfo, a summer getaway for ...

Washington — Washington is looking at a "broad range of options" for sanctions it could impose on Russia unless it defuses tensions in Ukraine, a senior US official said Monday. "This is a step we are very prepared to move forward on," State Department ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen stormed Pakistan's main court complex in Islamabad on Monday, cutting down fleeing lawyers before blowing themselves up in a rampage that killed 11 people. It was the worst terror attack in years in the capital, which has ...

In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black American to win an Oscar, for her performance as Mammy, the kindly house slave of Gone With The Wind, where slavery is seen from the point of view of white slave owners. Almost 75 years later, British ...

Midfielder Yahaya Mohammed says he is determined to give off his best for the remainder of his contract with his club Asante Kotoko.

Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has stated that the President’s announcement of free Senior High School (SHS) education in 2015 will start with students in public schools first. “Free means that from 2015 all day students in public senior high schools will not pay fees, government will absorb the fees,” he said. Throwing more light ...

Shrien Dewani, who is accused of organising the murder of his wife on their honeymoon, loses his latest appeal against extradition.

The Argentinian pontiff, who is the spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, mistakenly used the word Italian word “cazzo” – which means “f***,” instead of the word “caso,” meaning example. (Youtube grab). Tweet. Text size A A A. Staff writer, Al ...

Ellen DeGeneres fixed the Seth MacFarlane problem for the Oscar telecast Sunday night. Just one thing: Seth isn't the real problem. RELATED: ELLEN DEGENERES WAS A SAFE HOST. The Academy Awards aren't in danger of losing viewers because ...

Tuilagi and Yarde have recovered from the respective pectoral and hip injuries that have prevented them from participating in the championship to date. The three-quarter duo will arrive at England's training camp in Bagshot on Monday night, but neither ...