Billionaire’s son jailed for failing to pay divorce money to ex-wife
A Texan property tycoon with a billionaire father has been sentenced to jail for failing to pay the first instalment of his Chelsea-based ex-wife’s...
Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police
Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint operation...
At least 33 killed as heavy rains batter western Germany [Photos]
At least 33 people have died and dozens are missing, according to regional officials, after heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of Germany,...
‘Pay or Die’: How DW TV’s AfricaLink reported exposé
Pay or Die: The Agony of Pregnant Women in Hospitals, put together by investigative journalist, Francisca Enchill of Corruption Watch, has received international attention.Investigations...
100 former Prime Ministers and Presidents demand G7 vaccinate poorer countries
230 world leaders, including 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers have issued an emotional plea calling on the G7 to pay for...
EU sues AstraZeneca after delays in vaccine deliveries
The European Union said Monday it had launched legal action against the British-Swedish drug company AstraZeneca after it repeatedly under-delivered on its shipments of Covid-19 vaccines...
Rwanda says France bears responsibility for enabling 1994 genocide
France was aware that a genocide was being prepared in Rwanda ahead of the 1994 killings and the French government bore a significant responsibility...
Prince Philip’s life as a Freemason remembered
The Freemasons have made an impassioned tribute to Prince Philip, one of their former members, following his death aged 99.The Duke of Edinburgh passed...
UK’s Prince Philip, 99, leaves hospital after four-week stay
Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, left a London hospital on Tuesday after a four-week stay for treatment for an infection...
‘Floating ship’ photographed off the coast of England [Photos]
Images of what appears to be a hovering ship have been captured as the result of a rare optical illusion off the coast of...
Church under fire as six-week-old baby dies during baptism
The Orthodox Church in Romania is facing growing pressure to change baptism rituals after a six-week-old baby died following a ceremony earlier this week.The...
Coronavirus: Doctor accused of killing patients to ‘free up beds’
A doctor has been accused of murdering two of his patients to free up beds in a Covid-19 hit hospital, prosecutors in Italy have...
Samsung heir gets prison term for bribery scandal
Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by a high court in South Korea.The bribery...
Coronavirus: Pope Francis and ex-Pope, Benedict get vaccines
Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday.The Argentine pontiff, 84, has...
Pope urges coronavirus vaccine access for all
Pope Francis has called on world leaders to ensure unfettered access to coronavirus vaccines for everyone.In a Christmas Day address delivered online for the...
GIPC, German Cooperation sign €762,300 financing agreement
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has signed a €762,300 financing agreement with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development to help...
UK to allow sexually active gay and bisexual men give blood, ending a controversial ban
The United Kingdom (UK) will allow some sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate blood, overturning a ban that originated during the HIV/AIDS...
Pope’s comments on same-sex civil unions taken out of context – Vatican
The Vatican has sought to clarify Pope Francis' comments in support of same-sex civil unions, saying they were taken out of context and do...
BBC Africa Eye uncovers global pyramid scam run from Europe to dupe Nigerians, others
A new investigation by BBC Africa Eye has uncovered an audacious global pyramid scam, run from Europe, that is using smartphones to cheat ordinary...
Pope Francis describes COVID-19 as a “lady” who must be obeyed
Pope Francis has described the COVID-19 pandemic as ‘lady’ who must be obeyed, for forcing him to keep his distance again during his weekly...
Ghanaians react after Pope Francis’ endorsement of civil union laws for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have “civil unions” but many Ghanaians have expressed disappointment in his...
Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium ordered by ING Bank to withdraw all its funds and close accounts
Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium capital, Brussels, has been ordered by its banker to withdraw all its money so that the bank will proceed to...
Emirates to resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare and Mauritius
Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe and Mauritius from October 1.The addition...
Agyapa Royalties deal increases risks of Anti-Money Laundering blacklisting by EU – Seth Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Emmanuel Terkper, has warned the government of the elevated risks the registration and establishment of its Special Purpose Vehicle Agyapa...
Zinc casket containing ex-mayor’s heart found after a century in Europe
An ornate fountain in Verviers, eastern Belgium, has given up an object it held for more than a century: the heart of the city's...
Hundreds of students boycott the start of the school year in Belarus
Hundreds of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday, answering a call from exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to...