Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India wants to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan through dialogue for the sake of "peace and prosperity of our people".
He also rejected the notion of American tilt, saying th…
Holding that India and China will be the future epicentres of global economic activities, Indian HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said both countries have the potential to "lead the world" if they work towards enhanced technological a…
When Air Force One with Barack
Obama on board lands in Mumbai in less than a fortnight from now, he would be the first American President to start his India sojourn from the country's financial capital, giving a powerful signal that the f…
Setting a positive tone ahead of his meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said there is "enormous" possibility of India and China working together as the world has enough space to accommodate t…
Russia doesn't want NATO combat forces deployed in the eight former Warsaw Pact countries, a draft cooperation deal with NATO indicates.
The deal, which has not been made public, was handed over to NATO's secretary general by Russian Fore…
Mr. Koku Anyidoho, Director of Communications at the Presidency, on Wednesday announced that President Mills' administration was drawing up strategies to improve on rail transport and ease congestions on major roads in the country.
"…
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says he's worried about the direction of Russia's democracy under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Gorbachev told The New York Times in an interview published Wednesday that Putin and his ally Presiden…
Violence erupted in the Arab town of Um al-Fahm as Jewish right wingers protested in the northern Israeli town.
The court permitted the right wing protesters to march against the Islamic Movement and its head, Sheik Ra'ad Salah. Police an…
Military officers from the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea started talks Wednesday on the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, an official at the UNC said, their seventh meeting since the sinking sharply raised t…
Republicans remain poised to win control of the U.S. House next week, but Democrats have made modest inroads with independents, a Gallup poll indicates.
Results released Tuesday indicate Republicans still average a 48 percent to 44 percen…
Primate Seth K. Adofo, Spiritual Head of the Brotherhood Church, has called on political leaders to work together to safeguard the nation's stability and social cohesion.
They should reject vindictiveness, parochial and self-serving agen…
Members of the Lower Manya District Assembly has expressed concern about the failure of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area to attend assembly meetings.
They said over the past four years the MP, Mr Michael Nyaunu, had failed to a…
Regional Women Organisers of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday, expressed displeasure about persons who are creating unnecessary confusion within the party.
They said these faceless people are distracting the…
Mr. Okatakyie Amankwa Afrifa, Western Regional Assistant Secretary of the New Patriotc Party (NPP), has called on Ghanaians to vote for a leader during the 2012 general elections and not a manager.
He said Ghana needs a dynamic leade…
The Ashanti Regional branch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed to stand with President John Evans Atta Mills every step of the way and warned that any attempt to undermine his leadership would wreck the party's poli…
Mr Sarfo Kantanka, Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), in-charge of Operations, on Wednesday, said a legislature on the creation of new electoral areas is before Parliament.
He announced this at a one-day Regional Media…
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, Chairman of the Kwabre West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has appealed to members to ensure unity of purpose and intensify the campaign to make the party more attractive to voters.
He said the task …
Mr John Tia Akologo, the Minister of Information, on Tuesday assured landlords in the Upper East Region that the government would compensate them for any land it might acquire for development projects.
He told them not to entertain a…
Mr Joe Gidisu, Minister of Roads and Highways, on Monday, cut the sod for the commencement of work on the re-surfacing of two kilometers of roads at Yeji.
He gave the assurance that, the NDC government would ensure the fulfillment of…
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Tuesday, reminded its teeming supporters that, the unity and stability of the party and government are cardinal principles for retaining power in Election 2012.
"Therefore, the NDC sh…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, leaves Accra Wednesday for Abuja, Nigeria, to address a business Investment Forum of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).
The former President, after the confab, would travel to …
Mr Caesar Kale, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has tasked Women Organisers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to form a Dispute Resolution Taskforce to resolve internal squabbles in the party.
This he said would help pu…
The Mfantseman East and West Constituencies Chairmen of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kwae Nkrumah and Mr Stephen Edward Moore have appealed for calm in the party.
Speaking to the press at Ekumfi Eyisam in the Mfantseman…
Mrs Joyce Bamford-Adddo, Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday referred the editor of the Africawatch Magazine to the Privileges Committee of the House for contempt of Parliament.
The Editor, Mr Steve Mallory recently published the outco…
Normal life was Monday disrupted in parts of Kashmir Valley due to a strike called by hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference.
Shops, business establishments and private offices remained closed on account of the strike called by s…
Mrs Joana Appiah-Dwomoh, former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, has asked constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to step up their political education campaign to win more voters in the 2012 elections.
She…
South Korean police will go on high alert ahead of the upcoming G-20 summit in Seoul to sternly deal with violent protests, including one planned near the summit venue by a group of hard-line special forces veterans who are calling for ref…
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), on Monday stressed that the review of statutes governing local government elections were aimed at making governance at the grassroots more functional.
He said the revie…
Kashmir issue is unlikely to fixture during talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama in New Delhi next month as US considers this an "internal" matter of India, Indian sources have said.
But, the…
Regional Chairmen of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have set October 26 as the date to engage the National Executives to jointly strategise to deal with challenges confronting the party.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agenc…
ndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday concluded his 3-day visit to Japan during which the two sides decided to hasten negotiations on a civil nuclear deal and agreed on a range of other issues to take their strategic partnership t…
India hopes to put in place a robust strategic framework with the US after the maiden visit of President Barack Obama to the country next month.
Sources said that India's objective from this visit is to "consolidate the progress ach…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his heir-apparent son met with a high-level Chinese military delegation visiting Pyongyang to mark the 60 anniversary of China's participation in the Korean War, state media reported Tuesday.
It was …
Regional Chairmen of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has set October 26, to engage the National Executives to jointly strategies to deal with evolving challenges confronting the party.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency …
Government will continue to pursue its social democratic agenda to enhance the living standard of the people, Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah has said.
He, therefore, warned public o…
The inauguration of the Korle-Klottey Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which was scheduled for Saturday, October 23, at Adabraka in Accra, has been postponed.
Mr Maxwell Mingle, Constituency Organizer of the par…
The Gushegu District Assembly in the Northern Region has spent more than GH� 250,000 to construct four school blocks and health facilities to serve deprived communities in the District.
The Assembly under the Ghana Education Trust …
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pleaded with members of the party to avoid acts that are likely to create image problems and erode public confidence in the body.
Mr Yaw Owusu Obimpeh…
The Asunafo South District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Fleance Danso, has reiterated his commitment to enhance security in the District.
He said the assembly had received numerous reports of rampant armed robbery cases and violent crim…
A high-ranking Chinese military delegation arrived in North Korea Saturday on "an official goodwill visit," the North's media said.
The Chinese delegation, led by Col. Gen. Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commiss…
North Korea justified its possession of "nuclear deterrent" Saturday, claiming that the United
States has schemed to use nuclear weapons against it for more than half a century.
Citing what it called recently declassified U.S. docume…
Voting for the first phase of local body elections covering seven of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala began on
Saturday.
Reports from across the state said the voting is brisk in rural areas while it is yet t…
The influential American Sikh community here has expressed its disappointment over reports
that US President Barack Obama has dropped Golden Temple from his schedule during his November visit to India.
While no official announcemen…
India's increasing proximity to the US was preventing it from pursuing an independent
foreign policy, India's CPM leader Prakash Karat has claimed, as he expressed concern over the rise of neo-liberal capitalism that has resulted in gross…
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday arrived here on the first leg of his three-nation
visit, during which he would hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan on a range of issues, including civil nuclear energy coopera…
The Old Guards Association of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed grave concern about the creeping in of ethnic sentiments in the Ghanaian politics.
They described attempts by members of the opposition to…
Top security officials in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir met here to discuss the security situation in the state ahead of US president Barack Obama's visit to India next month, official sources said on Sunday.
The me…
The Mfantseman West Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Stephen Edward Moore has stated that the better Ghana, President John Evans Atta Mills promised Ghanaians, is a process which cannot be bound by time.
…
The majority of respondents in a survey on the review of the 1992 Constitution, have endorsed the granting of voting rights in national elections to Ghanaians living or working abroad.
They indicated that such an amendment would enhance …
Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has indicated that as a Social Democratic Party, the NDC Government is placing emphasis on women's participation in Local Governance.
He said to t…
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