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Asenso-Boakye commissions newly built police station for Bantama community
The MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has handed over a newly built police station to the community to help fight crime and keep the people of Bantama safe
Fears of shelling, radiation on a Ukraine maternity ward
Three days after Russian troops invaded her country, Maryna found out she was pregnant. - Sandbags to protect newborns - Around five children are born at the hospital every day to both local women and internally displaced people forced to flee from Russian-held areas of the country.
'We thought we would die': Vietnam fire survivors recount terror
Survivors of a karaoke bar blaze in Vietnam spoke Thursday of their terror as they tried to escape an inferno which killed over 30 people and has raised questions over fire safety standards in the Southeast Asian nation. Sixty people were inside the 30-room bar when the fire erupted on Tuesday evening.
Downpours and mudslides hamper China earthquake rescue mission
Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday, days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82.
CAF Confederation Cup: Five things to know
African debutants Future FC of Egypt and Royal AM of South Africa will be among 48 clubs challenging CAF Confederation Cup title-holders Renaissance Berkane of Morocco this season. Confederation Cup slots go to the clubs finishing third and fourth, but the CAF deadline for entries fell midway through the season so Future qualified as they were fourth at that stage.
The hungry bugs fighting Uganda's fertiliser crisis
As fertiliser prices shot up following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ugandan villager Peter Wakisi fretted for the future of his small farm and his young family.
Facing beleaguered Europe, Norway keen to protect energy windfall
Norway, a major producer and supplier of energy, is well placed to help alleviate Europe's energy crisis -- and reap the profits, a situation not all of its European partners welcome.
Eyeing tourism boom, Saudi scrambles to train hotel staff
Under the watchful eye of an instructor, Munira al-Rubaian spreads fresh bed linen in a mock hotel room in the Saudi capital, aiming to land a job in the desert kingdom's growing tourism sector. The niqab-wearing Rubaian signed up for Tourism Pioneers after her own efforts to find a job at a hotel went nowhere.
China earthquake death toll rises to 82
The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwest China rose to 82, state media reported Thursday, as rain and possible mudslides threatened the search for dozens of missing people. State broadcaster CCTV said that 46 people died in Ganzi prefecture near the epicentre, while 36 deaths were reported in neighbouring Ya'an city.
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