The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for an additional year.
The 15-member Council passed Resolution 1974, which expressed conce…
The United Nations is ready to help the Tunisian people achieve a "genuine participatory democracy," the U.N. secretary general said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference at the government palace in Tunis, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon…
Thousands of Libyans were reported to be displaced in the eastern parts of the country, trying desperately to run away from the recent heavy fighting, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said here on Tuesday.
UNHCR said that in…
Clashes between government forces and rebels erupted again in eastern Libya Tuesday, as Western warplanes continued to enforce a no-fly zone over the North African country.
Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera TV said clashes erupted Tuesday between Libya…
A number of World Leaders have condemned the Western aggression against Libya during which they rained bombs on the North African country killing at least 64 civilians and wounding 150 others to protect civilians.
China on Tuesday exp…
Forces loyal to embattled Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi have shelled Misrata, 150 kilometres from the capital Tripoli, Al-Jazeera TV reported Tuesday.
Libya's third largest city had been encircled for days by tanks and the stationing of s…
Apple Inc has filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc, accusing the online retailer of copyright infringement over Apple's APP STORE trademark, media reports said Tuesday.
The complaint, filed in a California federal court Friday, said Ama…
The U.S. military has confirmed that a U.S. fighter jet has crashed in Libya, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday on its website.
The aircraft was an F-15E Eagle, the report said citing a correspondent currently based i…
The Press Secretary of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday denied reports that the President was willing to step down by the end of this year.
"There was no change in the stance of President Saleh, especially after the presiden…
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday that the national security forces will take over the security responsibility from NATO-led force.
"Afghan National Security Forces will notably take full security responsibility of provinces…
Visiting U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates and his Russian counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov, agreed there had been "certain progress" in military cooperation between their countries, local media reported Tuesday.
"Since the end of the …
Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, NPP MP for Afigya Sekyere West, on Tuesday said the dangerous mistrust between the two major ethnic groups in Ghana must be tackled to ensure harmony and tranquillity in the country.
He said over the years, acri…
Pakistani security forces on Tuesday pounded terrorist hideouts in the restive Orakzai tribal region and clashed with Taliban fighters in the
northwestern Swat district, killing at least 12 terrorists.
In Orakzai tribal agency, the…
Congress and Youth Congress workers took out rallies at various places in the south Indian state of Kerala demanding that K Muraleedharan be given a seat in the district to contest in the coming assembly poll.
In Vadakkancheri, a gr…
The Home department in the south Indian state of Kerala has sought legal opinion on the application for emergency parole by Congress-B leader R Balakrishna Pillai.
Home Department sources said that the parole
application of Pillai wa…
Mr. Kobina Pra Annan, former Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has been asked to stop challenging President John Evans Atta Mills for removing him (former MCE) from office.
Mr. Joseph Adjei, spokesperson for a grou…
Mr. Thomas Owusu-Ansah,Brong-Ahafo Deputy Regional Secretary of the National Democratic
Congress (NDC), has urged the leadership of the Party at all levels to eschew petty squabbles and forge ahead in unity to win more followers.
Mr…
Mr Ebenezer Nartey, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for the Ablekuma Central, has called for unity, love and understanding among the constituency executives to recapture the seat from the National Democratic Congress (ND…
Professor Edmund Delle, former National Chairman of the Convention People's Party, (CPP) at the weekend called on Nkrumaists to be resolute and defend the principles and tenets of Nkrumahism in the face of daunting challenges.
He sa…
The only woman elected to the Ahafo-Ano South District Assembly, has pledged to work hard to bring
development to her community.
Madam Emelia Nsiah, Assembly member for Mpasaaso Number Two, said she would do everything to complete o…
The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North, Mr Emmanuel Aboagye Didieye was on Friday hauled to the
Privileges Committee of the House for his claim that suggested that 80 per cent of his colleagues are womanisers.
Mr Aboagye, N…
The aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Dome/Kwabenya, Mr Mike Nii Nortey Oquaye, a legal practitioner on Friday presented his nomination forms to the Constituency Chairman, Mr Moses Osei Forjour.
Mr Oquaye…
Okatakyie Agyeman Kudom IV, Omanhene of Nkoranza Traditional Area, has commended the Nkoranza
South District Chief Executive (DCE) Mr Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum for his hard work.
The paramount chief made the commendation whilst addres…
Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Dotobaa in Nkoranza South District bagged
GH¢1,350.00 at a fund-raising harvest at the week-end towards the construction of the party’s office.
The members, numbering about 800, c…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has welcomed the decision by Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al Gaddafi to declare an immediate ceasefire to prevent further civilian casualties.
He said the Libyan leader should use the ceasefire a…
The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Ludwig Hlodze, has given high marks to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim South and the District Chief Executive (DCE) for their good rapport.
Alth…
Military action by the US and its European allies against Libya would come "within hours" and
the effort to put the brakes on Gaddafi's offensive into the east could involve some key Arab nations.
Obama Administration has readied pla…
The Pentagon which has deployed thousands of its personnel and over a dozen ships for the relief and rescue operation in Japan Friday termed the crisis as one of the biggest natural and manmade disasters.
"We're currently engaged in w…
President Lee Myung-bak paid a visit to the Japanese embassy in Seoul Friday to convey a message of condolences for the victims of last week's massive earthquake and tsunami.
Lee signed a condolence book, reading, "All of our people of…
U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens wrote in a recent blog posting that she was "impressed" by South Korea's response to the unfolding crisis in Japan following last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
In Thursday's posti…
A top opposition leader on Friday urged President Lee Myung-bak to hold a summit with North Korean
leader Kim Jong-il this year with no conditions attached, calling it the "last chance" before Lee's term ends.
"President Lee should ma…
North Korea said Friday it will convene its rubber-stamp parliament next month, amid growing
speculation that its leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un may be well on his path to consolidating his power base.
The communist state's official Ko…
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario left Friday for Japan to personally look after the welfare of the Filipinos affected by last Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.…
Senior officials from the foreign ministries of the Lower Mekong countries--Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam--met here on Friday with the U.S. State Department officials to draft a joint action plan for the development in four key sect…
The UN Security Council, recalling requests from the Arab League and the African Union, narrowly approved on Thursday a no-fly zone over Libya, with countries explaining their positions on the new UN resolution.
Lebanon, one of the 10 non…
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said on Thursday that he hoped his country will strengthen ties with the United States through the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama.
"Brazil wants an equal relation. The current cir…
As the time to vote on a new Icesave legislation draws near, Icelanders are uncertain if the new
Icesave legislation will be passed through a referendum, according to a report reaching here from Reykjavik on Thursday.
A new survey conduc…
Military action against Libya will come "within hours" and France will participate in the move, French government spokesman Francois Baroin told local media Friday morning.
The statement came only hours after the UN Security Council adopt…
NATO countries are meeting on Friday to discuss ways to implement the UN resolution, which has
authorized the use of "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya, a diplomat said on Friday.
Ambassadors of NATO countries are sch…
The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and called for "all necessary measures," excluding troops on the ground, to protect civilians and the areas they inhabit from armed attacks in t…
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded on Friday rebels' positions in the Libyan
town of Misrata, 150 km from the capital Tripoli, Al- Jazeera TV reported.
Al-Arabiya TV confirmed the report, citing one of the rebels as …
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill previously passed by the House of
Representatives, sending it to President Barack Obama before the Congress adjourns for a week-long recess, avoiding an ugly government shutdown.
…
Libya's anti-government movement is faced with a possible final defeat, as government forces recaptured the third largest city of Misrata on Thursday and was ready for actions against the rebels' headquarter Benghazi.
UN Security Council…
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday appeared to raise doubts over the veracity of
diplomatic correspondence cited by the Wikileaks and insisted that he had "not authorised anybody" to purchase votes nor was he involved in
any…
Libyan forces were mobilizing for a major knockout against rebels to recapture rebel strongholds of Benghazi and Misrata as the world is mulling a no-fly zone over the unrest-torn North African country.
Libyan government forces have calle…
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded on Thursday an airport about 10 km south of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, pan-Arab Al-Jazeera TV reported.
The United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) on Wednesday condemned the increasing cases of deadly clashes in various towns of Cote d'Ivoire, especially in the economic capital Abidjan.
It appealed for an immediate cessation of h…
The loser in Niger's presidential election run-off, Seini Oumarou, on Wednesday conceded defeat and congratulated the winner, Mahamadou Issoufou.
"Having examined the provisional results released by the electoral commission, I would like …
Foreign Ministers from the eight member states of the Arctic Council will meet to discuss future challenges in the Arctic in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, on May 12.
Permanent participants representing the indigenous peoples of the Arctic, …
The president of the UN General Assembly and the current president of the UN Security Council met here on Tuesday to discuss global issues, Jean Victor Nkolo, spokesman for the assembly president, told reporters here on Wednesday.
General…
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