London: Former British Conservative prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced that he will be joining The Sunday Times as a columnist. Sunak, who continues to serve as the member of parliament (MP) for Richmond and Northallerton in the north of England, has expressed his enthusiasm for engaging with readers through a weekly column in the … Read more
Bansk¡ bystrica: A court on Tuesday sentenced the man who attacked Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico nearly a year and a half ago to 21 years in prison for terrorism. The verdict is not yet legally binding and can be appealed. According to Ghana News Agency, the 72-year-old Juraj Cintula expressed his intention to appeal … Read more
New york: Disgraced US music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs plans to appeal his conviction and prison sentence for sex crimes, his lawyers said in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday. The 55-year-old rapper was sentenced in early October to four years and two months in prison, after a jury earlier found him guilty … Read more
Madeira: The French Navy stopped a speedboat carrying 2.4 metric tons of cocaine off the Portuguese Atlantic island of Madeira, using force to bring it to a halt, prosecutors in Brest reported on Tuesday. According to Ghana News Agency, the value of the drugs is estimated at more than £128 million ($149 million). The operation … Read more
Barcelona: A 24-year-old Chinese woman is currently being detained in Paris on suspicion of stealing 6 kilograms of gold nuggets valued at £1.5 million ($1.75 million) from the Museum of Natural History in Paris. The arrest was announced by state prosecutor Laure Beccuau, who disclosed that the woman was apprehended in Barcelona by Spanish authorities … Read more
Oakland: Former NFL running back, Doug Martin, died while in police custody after a break-in, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) said on Monday. The 36-year-old died on Saturday during a police operation, the OPD stated in a Facebook post. According to Ghana News Agency, prior to his death, Martin was involved in a break-in at … Read more
Accra: A person was killed and at least nine more were badly injured after a tornado hit an area north of Paris on Monday evening. The Val-d’Oise prefecture reported early on Tuesday that the violent weather event in Ermont, in the northern suburbs of Paris, resulted in one fatality. Additionally, four people are in critical … Read more