Queen Elizabeth picks Ghanaian as special aide
Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankwah, a Ghanaian-born officer who fought in the Afghanistan war, has been selected by Queen Elizabeth as her first black aide.
The 38-year-old Ghanaian, who moved to Britain in 1982 with his...
G20: Trump hails talks as ‘success’ despite divisions
US President Donald Trump has declared the G20 summit in Germany a "wonderful success", despite his country's isolated position on climate change.
In a joint statement, the leaders of 18 nations and the EU recognised...
G20: ‘Difficult’ talks ahead as protesters arrested
Leaders are entering the final day of talks at the G20 meeting in Hamburg as officials try to bridge the gap with the US on issues such as trade and climate change.
German Chancellor Angela...
Niger army kills 14 civilians mistaken for Boko Haram fighters
Niger's army has killed 14 civilians who were mistaken for militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the remote southeast, officials say.
The victims, all unarmed farmers, were in a restricted zone around the...
Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria
Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health Organization has said.
It warns that if someone contracts gonorrhoea, it is now much harder...
G20: Trump and Putin to meet face to face for first time
US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.
They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the...
Vatican cops ‘break up gay orgy at cardinal’s home’
Vatican police have broken up a gay orgy at the home of the secretary to one of Pope Francis's key advisers, it has been reported.
The flat belonged to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine...
Trump: Western civilisation is at stake
US President Donald Trump is to argue that the future of Western civilisation is at stake in a keynote speech in the Polish capital Warsaw.
Holding up Poland as an example of a country ready...
North Korea missile: US confirms long-range test
The US has confirmed that North Korea tested a long-range missile which some experts believe could reach Alaska.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a "new escalation of the threat" and warned that Washington...
‘Africa’s 15% share of global trade unacceptable’
Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Claver Gatete, has stated that though African trade has witnessed remarkable growth over the last two decades, its share of global trade remains at paltry 15 percent.
He...