International
The decision of the Special Court for Sierra Leone’s Appeal Chamber to uphold the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor sends a clear message to leaders across the world that no-one is immune from justice, Amnesty International said today
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INTERPOL team deployed to assist Kenyan investigation into Westgate shopping centre terror attack
An INTERPOL Incident Response Team (IRT) has been deployed at the request of Kenyan authorities to provide on-site assistance to the Westgate shopping centre terror attack investigatio
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Japan to establish 2,000MW thermal plant in Ghana
Japan is to establish a 2,000 megawatts thermal power plant in the country to help augment Ghana’s energy generation
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UN mobilizes $2.5 billion to achieve global anti-poverty goals
Additional commitments to boost Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achievement have been announced, bringing the total to $2.5 billion in new commitments ahead of the 2015 target date for the Goals
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Thousands appeal to UN for water for all
As global leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, over 18,000 Ghanaians have demanded safe sanitation and drinking water for all
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Trinidad and Tobago commemorates Republic Day
Trinidad and Tobago will commemorates its 37th Republic Day in Ghana on Thursday, according to a statement signed by the General Manager of Republic Bank Limited, Mrs Anna-Maria Garcia-Brooks, and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday
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Security Council condemns Attack in Nairobi
The United Nation (UN) Security Council on Monday condemned terrorist attack in Nairobi causing numerous deaths and injuries.
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ECOWAS prepares for 9th WTO Conference
Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have rounded up a preparatory meeting to move its agenda forward at the up-coming 9th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia
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US Charges Man From Mali With Diplomat’s Murder
The U.S. government has filed murder charges against a Malian national accused of killing a U.S defense official in Niger 13 years ago
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South Sudan Army Kills Almost 100 of Small Tribe
South Sudan's army has killed almost 100 members of a small tribe, executing some of them in cold blood, during seven months of fighting with rebels in the eastern Jonglei state, Human Rights Watch said on Friday
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Child deaths down by half since 1990
A new United Nations report released on Friday shows that in 2012, approximately 6.6 million children worldwide – 18 000 children per day – died before reaching their fifth birthday
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Newmont Selected to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Seventh Straight Year
Newmont Mining Corporation, the parent company of Newmont Ghana, has been named to the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for seventh consecutive year
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Zambia: Drop charges against men accused of same-sex conduct
Zambia must immediately drop the charges against two men accused of same-sex sexual conduct and release them from prison unconditionally, Amnesty International said ahead of a court hearing Thursday
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Mahama receives National Order of Benin
President Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin on behalf of the people and government of his country on Monday awarded President John Dramani Mahama "The Great Cross of the National Order of Benin
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Kenya Vice President Pleads Not Guilty At ICC
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has entered a plea of not guilty as his trial on charges of crimes against humanity opens at the Hague
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Australia opposition wins election
Australians are voting Saturday in national elections that are expected to return conservatives to power and end the Labor Party's six-year government leadership
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