In Greece yesterday, the Olympic flame was lit by beautifully clad “Greek Goddesses” in Athens; to mark the beginning of the customary journey that ushers in every Olympic session. The [Read more]
Francois Hollande defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a presidential runoff Sunday, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak [Read more]
Suddenly, ex-President Jerry Rawlings has had epiphany about the on-going Ghana/African enlightenment movement. Face-to-face with some lethal cultural inhibitions that have been demeaning Ghanaians’/Africans’ humanity, Rawlings, in the manner of [Read more]
Almost the entire senior hierarchy of Israel's military and security establishment is worried about a premature attack on Iran and apprehensive about the possible repercussions, a former chief of the [Read more]
PRESS RELEASE February 22, 2012/ — Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Adnan Amin, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency [Read more]
German President Christian Wulff resigned in disgrace today, finally bowing to pressure and a lack of trust on the back of months of revelations about blurred lines between personal, business [Read more]
Almost ten months into the 2012 general election, Ghana’s ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), appears to be in never-ending turmoil. The restless ex-President Jerry Rawlings, the alleged founder [Read more]
Keith Martin, of Harlesden, North-West London, has been bed-ridden for a decade and took the dubious accolade from Mexican Manuel Uribe who lost 60 stone to hit 31 stone after [Read more]
It happened and succeeded in Libya, but to a point; as the unintended outcomes of the NATO intervention still reverberates on the shores of the country. The jury is still [Read more]
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, February 10, 2012/ — The Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) (http://www.acp.int) H. E Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas presented a [Read more]
6th Africa Economic Forum 2012, Cape Town, South Africa: Shaping Africa’s Future JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 6, 2012/ — Global Pacific & Partners (http://www.glopac-partners.com) announce the Program for the [Read more]
Culled from UNHCR, Geneva This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Sybella Wilkes – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, [Read more]
Imagine what you would do if you opened a package containing what you thought would be a book on terrorism, only to find that it came with a free gift [Read more]
It is a premiere for Germany. Never before have artefacts from Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba in Mecca, been on display in the country. A new exhibit in Berlin’s famous Pergamum Museum traces history on the Arabian peninsula from the birth of civilization to the 20th century. [Read more]
Aid agencies and human right organisations say the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) is encouraging torture as retributive justice against pro Gaddaffi suspects who were held captive in wake of the revolution; majority are believed to be innocent victims of colour distinction (the Dark Colour). Abdulai Mansaray elaborates on the scenario. [Read more]
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