The UN General Assembly on Tuesday appointed Ban Ki-moon as the UN secretary-general for a second five-year term starting Jan. 1, 2012.
The 192-member General Assembly made the appointment after adopting a resolution by acclamation at a p…
Jon Huntsman, who had worked for Barack Obama's administration until April as U.S. ambassador to China, announced Tuesday that he will run for president in 2012.
The former Utah governor made his bid official in a speech at Liberty State …
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Tuesday that "the role of the United Nations is to lead," and "as we look to the future, we recognize the imperative for decisive and concerted action."
The secretary-general made the remarks at …
Two top U.S. Senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan resolution to voice support for limited U.S. involvement in the military campaign in Libya.
Democratic Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Republica…
South Korea will hold a second round of mock elections next week for absentee voters in the 2012 parliamentary and presidential races, the first time overseas Koreans will be given suffrage in domestic elections, the country's election wat…
President Lee Myung-bak congratulated Ban Ki-moon on his re-election as U.N. secretary-general, saying Wednesday that he is proud of the former South Korean foreign minister for winning worldwide support for his leadership.
"This is th…
The United States on Tuesday moved to add more pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by imposing sanctions on more Libyan entities while lifting sanctions against a senior government official who broke with the leader.
In a series of …
The United States and Japan agreed on Tuesday to drop the 2014 deadline for relocating a controversial U.S. Marine air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa.
The agreement was reached at the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee…
U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta as the new defense secretary, succeeding Robert Gates, who is set to retire by the end of this month.
The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Preside…
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is scheduled to step down before mid-August, Kyodo News reported late Tuesday, citing a ruling party heavyweight.
Kan is set to resign after securing parliamentary passage of the second extra budget for f…
Mr Mark Woyongo, the Upper East Regional Minister, has said the 50th anniversary celebration of the Upper East Region was legitimate despite the split of the defunct Upper Region into Upper West and Upper East in 1983.
He said the th…
Mr Collins Dauda, the Minister of Transport, on Wednesday said within the first quarter of the year injures as a result of road accidents was 3, 166.
The figure for accidents was 2,989 with 540 deaths.
He said investigations co…
Dr Benjamin Kuubuor, the Minister for the Interior, on Wednesday said allegation that Ghana had been inundated with an influx of refugees and ex-combatants from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been exaggerated.
He said this was…
World Food Prize, an international organisation on Tuesday named former presidents John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil winners of the 2011 World Food Prize.
Both former leaders were honoured at a cere…
Mr Namburr Berrick, Coordinator for Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings’ Campaign Team for the NDC Flagbearership, on Tuesday alleged that Get Atta Mills Endorsed (GAME), the Campaign Team for President Mills’ had resorted to frustrating them thr…
Mr Amoah Darko Bediako, Assembly Member for Dromankese-Nyinakofiase, in the Nkoranza North District, has advised the people to avoid indiscriminate disposal of refuse to avoid the outbreak of epidemics.
He asked them to clear weeds …
Professor Edmund N. Delle, former National chairman of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), on Tuesday projected the institutionalization of “Intra-party aspiring flag bearers’ Dialogue Platform”, to ensure healthy competition among the con…
The following is an article on Vice President John Mahama published in the Washington Post.
The vice president, who was Ghana’s former minister of communications, said he thought about the posting all night and all he could think was…
Techiman Municipal Assembly has realized GHC 201,368.04 out of a projected internally generated fund of GHC 1,285,410 for the first quarter representing 62.66 percent.
Mr. Alex Kofi Kyeremeh, Municipal Chief Executive for Techiman, s…
The Young Nkrumahist Movement (YNM), a group that sympathises with the Convention People’s Party (CPP), based in the Upper East Region, at the weekend called on supporters and party delegates to ensure that only committed and loyal person…
The Upper East Regional branch of the United Cadre Front (UCF) has appealed to former President Jerry Rawlings to persuade Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, to rescind her decision to contest President Mills in July.
The Chairman of the…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) can win the 2012 elections if it does away with internal struggles and organise its structures, Mr Henry Fatchu, Upper East Regional Secretary of the party has said.
Mr Fatchu said this in react…
Mr Kwadwo Agyei-Dwomor, Nkoranza North District Chief Executive, has urged Assembly Members to forge ahead in unity and co-ordinate ideas towards the development of their communities.
Mr Agyei-Dwomor was addressing the opening of a t…
The Asante-Akim South District Assembly has held its first ordinary meeting, with a call on members to focus on the job of bringing development to the people.
Mr De-graft Fokuo, District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area,urged the A…
The National Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Founder of the party, former President Jerry John Rawlings to “continue to play his fatherly role and put the party’s interest above any other considerat…
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday defended the military operation in Libya, saying
President Barack Obama didn't break the War Powers Act in handling the conflict. He also said cutting off fund to the operation would be a
"mi…
Libyan rebels denied Sunday that they are engaged in negotiations with leader Muammar Gaddafi's
government and said the financial aid will be available in the coming days.
Russian envoy Mikhail Margelov said Saturday in Tunisia that the …
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed Sunday that the United States is in "preliminary"
contact with Taliban militants for peace talks in Afghanistan.
"There's been outreach on the -- on the part of a number of countries, includi…
India and Pakistan are set to review nuclear-related confidence-building measures at the Foreign Secretary-level talks, scheduled for June 23 and 24 in Islamabad, reported local daily The Hindu on Monday.
Though both sides do not expect m…
China and Ukraine have vowed to lift their strategic partnership, focusing on expanding their
cooperation in energy and agricultural sectors. The message comes after President Hu Jintao held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yan…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister has said that, government is consoled by the appreciation and commendations it receives from the rural communities on its performance, contrary to what urban dwellers say.
He was addressin…
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo has urged Unit Committee members in the region to make themselves abreast with government policies and programs.
Mr Aidoo said this in an address read for him by the Jomoro District …
Mrs Sarah Efuah Armah, Nsaba Ward Women organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed worry over the internal wrangles which had bedeviled presidential primaries campaign.
She said it is not politically healthy f…
Mr Emmanuel Kweku Tetteh, Agona West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has said that Unit Committees are the oil which powers the engine of democracy and stimulate the decentralization processes.
He said they also serve as the bedrock…
The Chief Justice has called for closer collaboration between the Judiciaries of West African countries to enable them to exchange ideas on the resolution of electoral disputes and deepen democracy within the sub-region.
Mrs Justice …
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has commended the President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, for his commitment to constitutional rule and for deepening the bonds of friendship between Ghana and Togo.
The C…
Dr Kwaku Agemang-Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister, has pledged the resolve of the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) to support Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in their development efforts.
This, he said, would enabl…
Poor state of infrastructure in the judicial system, especially at the lower courts, took a centre stage at a round table discussion to commemorate the 11th Annual constitutional week celebration in Kumasi on Thursday.
The state of th…
Spain is expelling Libyan diplomats from Madrid, saying Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime "has lost all legitimacy," the Spanish Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement Libyan Ambassador to Madrid Ajeli Abdussalam Ali…
Al-Qaida has posted a suggested hit list of U.S. citizens on jihadi Web sites, calling for assassinations, the FBI said.
The document, dated June 8, included the names of 40 people, with photographs of 26 of the suggested targets, CNN rep…
The Israeli military warned Thursday it won't let a flotilla of aid ships pass through its waters to the Gaza Strip.
A senior military officer, speaking on condition anonymity, told reporters that if the convoy tries to breach Israel's bl…
The Convention People’s Party at the weekend released a schedule of the party’s regional congresses and conferences for 2011.
A statement signed by Wing Commander Sogbojor (Rtd), Chairman of the 2011 CPP Congress Committee in Accra s…
Nine Koreans who crossed into South Korean waters wanted to defect and any decision about them will be based on their wishes, Seoul said Friday.
The South conveyed its message to North Korea through its Red Cross after Pyongyang demanded …
Papa Owusu Ankomah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi, on Friday urged the Leadership of Parliament to let the Executive handle the business of the House with a sense of urgency.
He said the issue about ministers of state appeari…
Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is taking over as leader of al-Qaida, will face challenges within the terror group, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gate said.
The ascension of Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor who carries a $25 million FBI bounty on his …
A two-day orientation course for 66 newly elected and appointed assembly members of the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District has ended with a call on members to unite devoid of political differences for the development of the District.
Mr …
Areas in Afghanistan in line to soon come under Afghan security include some districts in Helmand and Nimroz provinces, a U.S. commander said.
Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon through a video link from his Helmand province headquarte…
Daasebre Otuo Serebour II, Omanhene of Juaben, has appealed to politicians to focus on the fight to reduce poverty and make life comfortable for the people.
Bringing development to the people should be their overriding concern, he s…
Dr Kwaku Agyemang Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has appealed to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the region to strive to keep balance in the distribution of development projects to help to reduce tension and agit…
Mr. Joseph Foster Andoh, District Chief Executive for Twifo-Hemang-Lower-Denkyira, has appealed to Assembly Members to be abreast with standing orders of the local government and district assembly system.
This, he said, would enable t…
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