Portuguese Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on Israel and the Palestinians to work for a solution to their conflicts and stop fighting in the Gaza Strip.
It made the call one day after Israel began its ground operation in Gaza.
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More than 30 Muslims on Monday rallied at the Embassy of Israel in the Philippines to denounce Israeli troops' hostilities in the Palestinian-control Gaza Strip.
Protesters upheld banners and pictures saying "Israel guilty of war cri…
Malaysia called on the United Nations (UN) to convene a special general assembly to find a resolution to the Israeli atrocities against Palestine, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Monday.
The UN special general assembly c…
The President-Elect, Prof. John Evans Ata Mills on Saturday said he had accepted the challenge to be the President and gave the assurance that he would be the President for all Ghanaians.
"There will be no discrimination. Atta Mills …
Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Wa Municipality took to the streets on motorcycles, bicycles and in cars, with others on foot to jubilate over the Party's victory in the 2008 Presidential Election Runoff.
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The United States is making efforts to realize a ceasefire in Gaza that ought to be "durable and sustainable," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.
However, Rice said that she had no plan to travel to the Middle Eas…
President John Agyekum Kufuor is expected in Parliament on Monday to give account of his four-year stewardship as President of Ghana.
Mr Jones Kugblenu, Director of the Public Affairs of Parliament, told the GNA that the President wo…
Vote counting in the 2008 Presidential Election Runoff began at various polling stations immediately polling ended at 1700 hours in the 144 polling centres of Tain Constituency in Brong Ahafo Region.
A total of 54,718 registered voter…
Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama, People's National Convention (PNC) Presidential Candidate in Election 2008 on Friday called on the Judiciary to refrain from intervening in the political process prematurely.
He said the Judiciary should a…
The Reverend Dr Ebenezer Markwei, Head Pastor of Living Streams International, on Friday called on Ghanaians to demonstrate the highest level of tolerance while defending the country's integrity.
He said Ghanaians acknowledged the …
Voting in the Tain Constituency to conclude the 2008 Presidential Election Runoff has begun in earnest amidst heavy security presence and so far everything is going on smoothly.
According to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission…
Ethiopian troops, who have been propping up Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) for the past two years, are implementing their plan of withdrawal from the Horn of Africa nation, a government official confirmed on Friday.
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Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election Runoff officially came to an end at 1700 hours in the 144 polling centres of Tain Constituency in Brong Ahafo Region. A total of 54,718 registered voters were expected to cast their votes.
Th…
Professor John Evans Atta Mills of National Democratic Congress (NDC) was at exactly 1109 hours on Saturday January 3, 2008 declared the President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana.
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo A…
The following is the profile of Professor John Evans Atta Mills, President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana as provided by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).
Date of Birth: 21st July 1944
Place of Birth: Tarkwa, Western Region
Fam…
Ho, the Volta regional capital, literally went crazy with joy, with people pouring out on the streets minutes after the Electoral Commissioner (EC) declared Professor John Evans Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) winner i…
National Executives Committee (NEC) of New Patriotic Party (NPP) congregated at the party's headquarters for crucial meeting moments after the official declaration of Professor John Evans Atta Mills as President-Elect of the Republic of Gh…
The following is the profile of Mr John Dramani Mahama, Vice-President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana as provided by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).
Date of Birth: 29th November, 1958
Place of Birth: Bole Bamboi, Northern Re…
Reverend Seth Amankwah, Eastern Regional Superintendent of the Assemblies of God-Ghana, has appealed to Ghanaians to unite and not to allow politics to divide the country.
He said the nation had gone through successful democratic exp…
The Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, Spokesperson of the Forum of Religious Leaders, announced on Friday that
the two Presidential Candidates contesting the run-off elections have
expressed interest in dialogue.
He said …
The Movement for Youth, Peace and Development (MYPD), a non-governmental organisation, on Friday expressed concern about the use of the youth as instruments of violence by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC…
Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, presidential candidate of the Convention People's Party (CPP) in last month's election, has called on all Ghanaians to resolve to build a great country together.
"We must all work to unite our people," he said i…
President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged all to yield to the authority of the Electoral Commissioner when he declares the results of the 2008 Presidential Election Runoff, while any outstanding issues are settled later.
He said even t…
Nii Botchway, Secretary of the Sekondi Branch of the Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association, on Monday said the unavailability of equipment for detecting the location of fishes is encouraging the use of aggravated light for fishing in the cou…
Nana Akufo-Addo, Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday appealed to party supporters not to engage in violent acts but to remain calm "because it not yet over".
Speaking to scores of supporters who had bes…
Outgoing US President George W. Bush would host the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a farewell lunch at the White House, US National Security Council Spokesman Gordon Johndroe said on Friday.
During their meeting sch…
The future of the Middle East peace process, the stability of the region and the safety of ordinary people in the Gaza Strip have been seriously jeopardized by Hamas rocket attacks and the "excessiveness of Israel's response," a Senior Uni…
Jordan on Friday strongly condemned Israel's action to target mosques in the Gaza Strip, a senior official said.
Israel's behaviour constitutes flagrant violation of the sanctity of mosques and places of worship, which is protected b…
The United Nations does have contacts with Hamas and has warned the Hamas militants against firing rockets into southern Israel, a senior UN official said on Friday.
Robert Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace proc…
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
said on Thursday that it was "deeply disturbed by the NPP's attempt to stall the transition through legal action".
A statement signed to the GNA by Prof. Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Exe…
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, Founder and
Overseer of the Christian Action Faith Ministries International, on Thursday appealed to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) to accept the results of the pr…
Mr Kwasi Amoafo-Yeboah, Independent Candidate in December 7 Presidential Election, has called on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Presidential Candidate, to concede victory to Professor John Evans Atta Mills of Nat…
Syria and Turkey warned on Wednesday against the "dangerous repercussions" of the continued Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip to the security and stability in the region, the official SANA news agency reported.
Syrian President Ba…
A short exchange of fire between Israeli special forces and Hamas militants was reported east of the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on Wednesday night.
Witness and Palestinian sources said that the fighting had ended and there wa…
President John Agyekum Kufuor has appealed to supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to exercise restraint as the Electoral Commission (EC) and other relevant bodies were working to address t…
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Electoral Commissioner, would at 1100 hours on Saturday declare the winner of the 2008 Presidential Election Runoff following the successful conduct of the Tain constituency elections on Friday.
Dr Afari-Gyan o…
New Patriotic Party (NPP) youths on Wednesday took to the streets of Kumasi to protest against 'the incompetence of their Leaders' that had brought them to the verge of losing power to National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Speaking to th…
China and Vietnam have completed the work of land border demarcation and erecting land border markers along the entire length of their land borders, according to a joint statement on Wednesday.
The joint statement was issued during t…
An Accra Fast Track High Court presided over by Mr Justice Edward Amoako Asante has asked New Patriotic Party (NPP) to redirect its request to stop the final declaration of the Presidential Election Runoff results.
The New Patriotic …
Two hospitals in the Tamale Metropolis recorded six births made up of five boys and a girl on New Year Day.
The Tamale Teaching Hospital recorded four births, three boys and a girl while the Tamale West Hospital recorded two.
M…
An Accra Fast Track High Court presided over by Mr Justice Edward Amoako Asante has asked New Patriotic Party (NPP) to redirect its request to stop the final declaration of the Presidential Election Runoff results.
The New Patriotic …
A number of New Patriotic Party (NPP) youths on Wednesday afternoon besieged the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Accra to protest against the holding of the Presidential Election Runoff in the Tain Constituency on Friday.
They w…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Wednesday said peace talks with Israel were useless as long as they did not make progress.
He made the remarks during a pre-recorded video message broadcasted to show the Palestinian leader's s…
Israel on Wednesday cast off a French proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, insisting on continuing the ongoing offensive in the devastated enclave.
Israel "did not launch the Gaza offensive only to end it…
US President George W. Bush had separate telephone talks with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts on Wednesday, and the three sides agreed to take measures to decrease tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, the White House said.
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China-US relations have been making steady progress amid twists and turns since the start of 1979 when the two nations officially established diplomatic ties, thanks to concerted efforts by both sides.
The ever-improving relations be…
Jordan is ready to receive injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israel's intensive military offensives since Saturday, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Jordanian hospitals are fully ready to receive Gaza…
US President-elect Barack Obama and Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin seized the top two spots on CNN's list of top political news in 2008, which was released on Wednesday.
From a Junior Senator from Illinois to the ne…
The Guinean military junta's No. 2, Captain Mamadouba Toto Camara paid a brief visit to Bissau, the capital of neighbouring Guinea-Bissau, where he was received by President Joao Bernardo Vieira, information monitored in Dakar said on Wedn…
The year 2008 witnessed a significant rise of Poland's international position, which could be seen as a success of the Polish Government, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
"2008 was certainly the year of positive c…