A university student in the US city of San Diego, Daniel Chong has received $4.1m (£2.7m) from the US government after he was abandoned for more than four days in a prison cell, his lawyer said.

Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy organisation Wikileaks, has said the conviction of US Army Private Bradley Manning on spying charges is a "dangerous precedent".

Bradley Manning, the US army private accused of leaking thousands of classified documents, has been found guilty of espionage but not guilty of aiding the enemy.

Zimbabweans head to the polls to elect a president amid claims that the party of incumbent Robert Mugabe has doctored the electoral roll.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said he will quit after 33 years in power if he loses Wednesday's election.

Taliban militants have freed more than 240 prisoners in an assault on a prison in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

Mr. Ato Dadzie, one of lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court for John Dramani Mahama, the President of Ghana whose election is under petition at the Supreme Court stated once that there has been no Smoking Gun revealed by the Petitioners.

We live in a world that to a large degree is hypocritical and shallow. If we truly desire to follow God, then one of the first things we should do is meditate on the most important scripture passages every day.

She was petite. She was cute. You could also say she was pretty. And she sang like an angel. Georgette Adjoavi Nafiatou Bellow was born on Monday, January 1st, 1945 in Tsévié, a village about 35 kilometres north of Lomé, the Togolese capital.

We wish to welcome you this morning and to present to you a briefing on GhanaÂ’s hosting of two significant events of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Abodwes3 Diary Fellow Accraists, I have been away in the United States attending the wedding ceremony of one of my daughters. It was successful.

If you are content with the best you have done, you will never become the best you can be –Unknown

Newly promoted Premier League side Bechem United Sporting Club has partnered Kumasi-based sports Consortium, Authentic Sports as its official partners come next season.

The Supreme Court has thrown out a review application by the Organiser of the Peoples National Convention Abu Ramadan.

The Supreme Court Judges hearing Ghana's election Petition has queried Tsatsu Tsikata for disrespecting the court order by filing his address late. Albeit, reluctantly the judges admitted the address, even though it was filed late.

The Ministry of Education has assured all university teachers they will receive their salary arrears by close of this week.

Consumers are expected to pay more for sachet water soon. This is after parliament recently passed a 10 percent environmental tax on plastics.

Gareth Bale's move to Real Madrid has taken a step closer after the Tottenham star told Andre Villas-Boas he wants to join the La Liga side, talkSPORT understands.

Dr. Kwesi Jonah, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Democratic Governance, (IDEG), has expressed concerns about the levels of control within government, saying “there is far too much control within the government.

The Gambian presidency has announced that President Yahya Jammeh, acting under the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic and in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission, has decided to remove Justice Wowo from his appointment.