A 125-member female police contingent will leave for the UN mission in Liberia Monday for performing VVIP and civil police duties in the war-torn African nation.
The women personnel, drawn from paramilitary CRPF, will help the local…
US President Barack Obama called several world leaders to discuss the current situation in
Egypt, emphasising the need for immediate beginning of an "orderly peaceful transition", the White House has said.
Obama spoke to Crown Prin…
US Vice President Joe Biden called his Egyptian counterpart Omar Suleiman to stress the need for "immediate steps" which demonstrate the Egyptian
government's commitment to reforms, the White House has said.
In his second call to S…
The Obama Administration has distanced itself from the remarks of its special envoy Frank Wisner that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should stay in
office to ensure smooth transition of power.
The Obama Administration, which has …
Forced to live in exile for more than two decades, the global Kashmiri Pandit diaspora has
sought carving out a homeland for them in the north east of the Jhelum river in Kashmir Valley of northern India with Union Territory status.
…
Amid mounting speculation that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may travel to Germany for
medical treatment, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition has offered the embattled Arab leader refuge if he asks for it.
If Germany can m…
The Brong Ahafo Regional Executives of the People’s National Convention(PNC) and Convention
People’s Party(CPP), have endorsed the position of the National Executive Committee of the CPP to unite the two parties and hold a joint congress.…
Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna is expected to attend a high-level meeting on peace, security and development at the UN Security Council on February 11 during which he would also push for India's quest for a permanent seat in …
The US is willing to take steps to improve relationship between India and China and wants to work closely with New Delhi on a wide range of issues in East Asia, a top Obama Administration official has said.
"We frankly support an impr…
In its effort to improve its ties with Pakistan, India played down the spurt in infiltration from the neighbouring country in 2008 -- the year in which Pak-based terrorists carried out the Mumbai terror attack, according to a secret US cab…
Another batch of Indians, who were caught in the violent unrest in Cairo over the demand for ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reached here by a special "ferry" flight of Air India Thursday.
The special flight AI-161, a Bo…
India is opposed to sanctions against Iran as it affected the common people the most, but supports the US policy that Tehran should not have nuclear weapons, according to a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
According to the c…
Debate in Parliament on clause 23 (1) (2) of the Petroleum Revenue Management bill 2010 stalled and subsequently deferred when a member tabled an amendment encapsulating the wishes of the Chiefs of the Western Region.
The Western Reg…
Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah Ashanti Regional Minister designate, on Thursday pledged to put into league a bi-partisan team to realise the development aspirations of the Ashanti region.
“My strategy is to put all stake holders; the New P…
Indians in Egypt numbering 3,600 are safe and the Indian embassy is in constant touch with them to
monitor their well-being in the wake of violent protests against President Hosni Mubarak's rule.
"The 3600-strong Indian community in …
India is not expecting any "concrete" or "final pronouncement" at the climate conclave in Durban later this year on four key issues, including one
pertaining to emission cuts.
India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, however, sa…
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has congratulated Jhalanath Khanal, his newly-elected
counterpart in Nepal, for being chosen as the next head of the government of the neighbouring country.
The Prime Minister called Khanal on …
With his government under attack over various scams, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday spoke out against corruption, saying that it strikes at the roots of good governance, dents the country's international image and "demeans…
Amid India's concern over some aspects of the transition process in Afghanistan, Indian Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and Afghan President Hamid Karzai held discussions here on Thursday on a range of bilateral and regional issues, includi…
Indian Government on Thursday faced yet another day of searching questions over the vigilance nod given to P J Thomas with the Supreme Court
holding that the CVC cannot be the final authority in giving clearance to an official facing corr…
Targeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP on Thursday said he has remained silent for three years on the 2G spectrum scam to "save his chair" and asked who is the "godfather" of A Raja as the former Telecom Minister alone is not …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has noted that the people of Somalia must be given an opportunity to lead the quest for peace in their country.
President Rawlings, who is the African Union (AU) High Representative for Somalia, s…
The Minister designate for Eastern Region, Dr Kwasi Apea–Kubi said the most challenging aspect of his job was to bring peace to the volatile region for the people to realise their aspirations.
The former Deputy Interior Minister was r…
A 36-year old lecturer at the Kumasi Polytechnic, Mr Edmond Oppong Peprah, has announced his decision to contest the Asante Akim South Parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2012.
He promised to bring on…
The Council for Afrika, a think-tank in the United Kingdom says for the past two years, members have called for a state of emergency in Africa, to stem the tide of rapid socio- economic deterioration.
A statement signed by Dr …
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) on Wednesday called for the definition of ‘national interest’ to set the tone for accelerated development and growth.
“There is the need to define the national interest, which must of necessity rece…
As mass movement for leadership change gained momentum in Egypt, India on Tuesday viewed it as
an articulation of the "aspirations of the Egyptian people for reform" and hoped the crisis will be resolved in a peaceful manner in the best i…
Fascinated by her maiden trip to Mumbai, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the
country's capital New Delhi last November, US First Lady Michelle Obama wants to make another trip to India; but this time along with her two dau…
The Committee for Joint Action (CJA) on Wednesday condemned any attempt to award Members of Parliament (MPs) salary increases of more than 150 per cent saying the reasons for the demand were unjustified.
“The CJA therefore proposes t…
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the People’s National Convention (PNC) under the chairmanship of Mr Basili Wasai on Wednesday asked the Party’s members and supporters to organise People’s forums at various party constituency offi…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday said as Head of State, he was not only in power for the party that elected him, but for all Ghanaians and called for total support for Government to realise its objective of building a better Ghana…
The ECOWAS Group attending the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has held a caucus meeting on Cote d'Ivoire to help fashion out a way for peace in the country after a disputed presidential election last year.
Detail…
The district and municipal assembly elections in the Brong Ahafo Region saw 49 out of 136 female aspirants winning their seats, whilst 712 out of the 1,830 male candidates also emerged victorious.
The unit committee elections had 420…
About 50 members of the United Cadres Front(UCF) in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region have renounced their membership of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
They, however, did not give any indication of w…
Participants at the Governance Issues Forum (GIF) Work Planning Retreat, has called for effective training of newly elected assembly members to enable them to deliver their mandate.
They also called for the designing of public buildi…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Monday affirmed the commitment of Ghana to strengthen her relations with sister African nations to propel the development of the Continent.
He reiterated that the things that united countries on the…
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Martin Amidu, has called on the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure that a strong relationship is forged between the leaders and Party Executives.
Speaking …
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has appealed to the media to be circumspect in their reportage on the funeral of Odehye Kyeremanten Afrani of the Akwamu Traditional Area.
He advised medi…
Members of the Wa East District Assembly have expressed disappointment at what they describe as the lackadaisical attitude of the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr. Ameen Salifu, towards the payment of their ex-gratia.
Some of the ag…
The newly-elected Assemblyman for Gomoa Oguaa electoral area in Gomoa East District, Mr Derrick Mbir, has appealed to his constituents to bury their differences and work in unison towards the development of the area.
Mr Mbir made the…
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea n the two authorities as soon as possible, the official news agency KCNA reported.
According to the KCNA, the Asia-Pacific Peace Committee of Korea said in a notice sent to the Unification Mini…
African leaders, on Sunday, made a fresh move in a bid to resolve the crisis in La Cote d’Ivoire, and respond to the latest political uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.
Dr Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, announce…
President John Evans Atta Mills, at the week-end, urged African leaders to move with a calculated speed, to remove the barriers that continued to slow the Continent’s progress.
He was emphatic that, the development of Africa was a wo…
Dr Tony Aidoo, Head of the Evaluation and Oversight Unit of the Office of the President, has been elected member of the
11-member African Union (AU) Advisory Board on Corruption.
He scored 73 per cent at the first voting, after a ma…
India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has arrived here to hold a series of
meetings with top officials of the Obama Administration, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Menon on Thursday reached here late eveni…
US President Barack Obama has named two Indian-Americans - Vivek Murthy and Islam Siddiqui -
for key posts in his Administration, the White House said.
Murthy has been appointed as member of the advisory group on Prevention, Heal…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday afternoon arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian and African Union (AU) capital, to attend the 16th Ordinary Session of the African Union.
The heads of state meeting, which comes off on Januar…
Mr George Asiamah, a 57-year-old Civil Engineer, has won all district assembly elections at Kwahu Praso Electoral Area in the Kwahu South District for the past 23 years.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview on why the pe…
President John Evans Atta Mills, left Accra today for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 16th Ordinary Session of the African Union.
The session takes place from the 25th to 31st January, 2011.
President Mills is expected to …
Parliament on Friday paid its last respect to Ms Theresa Tagoe, a former Member of Parliament.
The remains of the New Patriotic Party legislator from Ablekuma South who would be laid to rest tomorrow was brought to the House for memb…
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