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Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' gets 4th death sentence

Sunday, 17 January 2010 08:38 Ghana Reporter

BAGHDAD – Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" was convicted Sunday of crimes against humanity and received his fourth death sentence, this time for involvement in one of the worst poison gas attacks ever against civilians.

Hacked sites could harm users

Wednesday, 06 January 2010 23:34 CNN

(CNN) -- For Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, it was a global virtual black eye.

Instead of seeing his photo on the new European Union site, launched t...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 January 2010 23:55 )

Coordinated blasts hit Baghdad; kill at least 103

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 09:00 AP

BAGHDAD – A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. At least 103 were killed and 197 wounded i...

Dubai mega-tower `last hurrah' to age of excess

Wednesday, 02 December 2009 13:22 AP

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – When work began in 2004 to build the world's tallest tower, Dubai's confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing...

Iran sentences 5 to death in post-selection turmoil

Tuesday, 17 November 2009 22:41 Ghana Reporter

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has sentenced five defendants to death in a mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the unrest that followed the disputed June president...

Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 14:04 Ghana Reporter

JARRATT, Va. – Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 ...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 November 2009 17:09 )

Man convicted of Egyptian woman's court killing

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 13:56 AP

DRESDEN, Germany – A Russian-born German man was found guilty Wednesday of murder and sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court,...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 November 2009 14:04 )

Fraud Office Investigating Vodafone Ghana Investment

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 18:00 CN

The UK's Serious Fraud Office has been in contact with Vodafone over its increasingly controversial investment in Ghana. It has been reported by local media that the SFO ...

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 November 2009 21:11 )

Clinton calls Israeli concessions "unprecedented"

Saturday, 31 October 2009 18:55 AP

JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a positi...

UN nuclear inspectors head to Iran to visit site

Saturday, 24 October 2009 20:58 Ghana Reporter

VIENNA – A team of U.N. inspectors went to Iran on Saturday to visit a recently revealed nuclear site, amid new efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 24 October 2009 21:06 )

In Copenhagen, Obama makes pitch for Olympics

Friday, 02 October 2009 02:49 AP

COPENHAGEN (AP)—In a quick dash of salesmanship, President Barack Obama is in the Danish capital, putting his personal powers of persuasion on the line to boost Chicago’s...

In a first, an AIDS vaccine shows some success

Thursday, 24 September 2009 22:36 AP

Scientists and government leaders have already started mapping out how to try to improve the world's first successful AIDS vaccine, which protected one in three people fr...

Failed developer moves on to Ghana

Sunday, 30 August 2009 11:12 NZ Press

A bankrupt Christchurch developer whose companies chalked up $30 million to $50m of debts in New Zealand is trying to set up a huge development in Ghana.

Another burst from Bolt nets another world record

Thursday, 20 August 2009 21:33 AP

BERLIN (AP)—Teeth clenched, Usain Bolt grimaced as he churned toward the finish line, hoping to coax a fraction more out of his 6-foot-5 frame.

Last Updated ( Friday, 21 August 2009 10:10 )

Sources: Wanted terror suspect Top killed

Saturday, 08 August 2009 13:34 CNN

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A suspected terrorist linked to several Indonesian bombings in the past decade was killed in a protracted firefight Saturday in the Central Ja...

Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 August 2009 13:38 )

Pregnant drug trafficker returns to Britain

Saturday, 08 August 2009 13:25 CNN

(CNN) -- A pregnant British woman, who was jailed in Laos on drug charges, arrived in London Friday after being handed over to British authorities to serve her sentence ...

Italy's immigrants despair at new laws

Monday, 27 July 2009 20:59 BBC

Proponents of Italy's new anti-immigration laws say they are a much-needed response to a serious problem, but critics say they recall the policies of the fascist dictator...

Charles Taylor denies cannibalism

Monday, 27 July 2009 20:44 BBC

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has denied eating human flesh or ordering militias to eat their enemies.

168 reportedly killed in Iran plane crash

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:16 AP

TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed a quarter-hour after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shatterin...

Bono says Ghana "rebranding" Africa

Friday, 10 July 2009 11:08 Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Barack Obama arrives in Ghana Friday for his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president, it will be the new face of America meeting "the n...

Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 13:28 CNN

MORONI, Comoros – Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian ...