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How events unfolded after fatal shooting on film set

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the set of the Western film Rust in New Mexico in 2021, after a gun held by Hollywood actor,...

ECOWAS sends fact-finding mission to Togo ahead of elections

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of a Fact-Finding Mission to Togo ahead of the legislative and...

Women accused of booing Zimbabwe’s First Lady freed

Nine women who had been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly booing the first lady have had the charges dropped, local media report.They were withdrawn...

Manhunt as ‘dangerous’ suspects escape cell

Police in Namibia have launched a massive manhunt for 11 prisoners who escaped from a police cell in north-eastern Zambezi region, state media reported.The...

Afigya Kwabre North MP participates in Global Parliamentary Forum

Afigya Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP) Collins Adomako-Mensah is in Washington DC to attend the 2024 Global Parliamentary Forum (GPF).Co-organised by the...

Donald Trump’s hush money trial begins

Donald Trump makes history as he becomes the first former US president to face criminal trial as he appears in New York court.The Republican...

Bishop stabbed during sermon

A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in Sydney that was being streamed online, local media report.The incident reportedly...

Tanzania floods kill nearly 60 in two weeks

Nearly 60 people have died since the start of April in heavy rains and flooding that has hit several parts of Tanzania, the government...

Israel says it will respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’

Israel is weighing possible responses to Iran's attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert a wider war....

World’s oldest conjoined twins die at 62

The world’s oldest conjoined twins have died at the age of 62.Lori and George Schappell passed away at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Despite having...

Iran vs Israel: What to know about the massive attack

Iran launched a wave of missiles and drones toward Israel late Saturday as regional tensions continued to mount over the war in Gaza. President Biden condemned the attack...

Chibok girls feel let down 10 years after Nigeria kidnapping

We had to meet Lisu in secret as she says the local Nigerian authorities are trying to prevent her from talking to journalists.She was...

Sudan civil war: The children living between starvation and death in Darfur

The woman with sad eyes and a quiet voice is just one of the millions of people living in camps for those forced to...

Iran fires drones and ballistic missiles at Israel in revenge attack

Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel late Saturday in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East ever closer...

Israel says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks

Iran has launched aerial drones at Israel, appearing to mark a widely anticipated reprisal attack.Israeli TV said the salvo was expected to reach Israel...

Police arrest 1,346 suspected kidnappers, rapists in five weeks

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday, April 12, said they have arrested 1,3436 suspects for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, gun running,...

Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’

US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel "sooner than later", as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike...

Check out the top total solar eclipses scheduled for the next 10 years

With the April 8 total solar eclipse over, North America has exactly eight years, 11 months and 22 days to wait until its next one.Although...

Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying

Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia who acted as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal...

Italian fashion icon Roberto Cavalli passes away at 83

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his animal prints on leather and textiles, has died aged 83.The fashion house that bears his name...

US President Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’

US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel "sooner than later", as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike...

Top 10 African countries with the highest food inflation rates in 2024

A recent report by the United Nations has shed light on the persistent challenge of food inflation across various African nations in 2024.The...

Nun, 80, captured on CCTV dumping suitcase with dead friend’s bones

Chilean police are investigating after a nun, 80, left a suitcase containing the remains of a friend who had been dead for a year...

Ugandan female MPs ask for Parliament beauty salon

Ugandan female members of parliament have asked for an in-house salon to be opened at parliament to boost their participation.Recently the parliament got its...

OJ Simpson, controversial figure in high-profile murder case, dies at 76

OJ Simpson, the former American football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76.San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson...

Zuma’s private prosecution bid against Ramaphosa postponed

The Johannesburg High Court has postponed the hearing of a bid by South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma to privately prosecute current leader Cyril...

Nigeria recalls ‘toxic’ children’s cough syrup

Nigeria's drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup after tests showed it contained "an unacceptable high level" of...

Sudan army says will only hand over power to its supporters

Sudan’s military leader Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the army "will not hand over the authority of our state to any internal...

UNICEF ve­hi­cle takes gun­fire in lat­est Is­raeli at­tack on aid con­voys

A UNICEF aid convoy is hit by Israeli gunfire in the latest incident of humanitarian relief workers coming under attack in Gaza.Political chief,...

US limits ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water for first time

The US has imposed its first nationwide limits on several harmful chemicals found in tap water across the country.Research suggests millions of Americans...

British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museums return Asante royal objects

The United Kingdom’s British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) on Tuesday, April 9, returned to Ghana 32 negotiated royal objects.The...

South Korea to invest $7 billion in AI 

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday his country will invest 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) in artificial intelligence by 2027.According to him,...

Eid celebrations across the globe in pictures

Muslims around the world have begun celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic calendar.Eid al-Fitr - which means "festival of...

Billionaire faces death in $44bn bank fraud case

It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.Behind the stately...

Ghana Airports Company Limited interdicts staff involved in cocaine smuggling incident

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has taken action by interdicting all staff implicated in the recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International...

Ja Rule and wife Aisha Atkins kickstart Ghana journey with visit to Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum [Photos]

American rapper Ja Rule, accompanied by his wife Aisha Atkins, made a significant stop at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Accra,...

European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction

A group of older Swiss women has won a partial victory in their climate case in the European Court of Human Rights.The women, mostly...

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy

The Vatican has declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy to be grave violations of human dignity in a new document endorsed by Pope Francis.The...

Germany faces genocide case over Israel weapon sales

Nicaragua has asked the UN's highest court to halt German weapons sales to Israel at the start of a landmark case.Germany is accused of...

New Zealand government implements visa tightening in effort to address migration issues

New Zealand announced it has tightened its visa rules, introducing language and skill criteria and shortening work permit lengths in response to “unsustainable net...