adminMore people die in Beijing rains
BEIJING — Information transparency has become another big test for the Beijing municipal government after it failed to respond to street talk over “withheld updates” on the death toll from the heaviest rain in 61 years.South Korea prosecutors charge president’s brother
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors said yesterday they have brought graft charges against the brother of President Lee Myung-Bak, following a series of corruption scandals involving the leader’s aides.Rawlings speaks on Mills death
ACCRA — Ghana’s ex-leader Jerry Rawlings has said late president John Atta Mills was suffering from cancer and could only work for a few hours per day before his death earlier this week.Editorial Comment: Cotton prices should follow market rates
While the decision by Government to set minimum cotton prices to break the deadlock between ginners and farmers will definitely spur growers into selling the crop they have been withholding, the decision appears to have ignored a lot of pricing fundamentals.Footballers to light Olympics
LONDON — Defending champions Argentina failed to qualify for the men’s Olympic football tournament, but there will be no lack of quality on display. Brazil and Spain are regarded by many asAfrica’s 10 medal hopes
LONDON — Athletes from 53 African countries have been arriving in London ahead of today’s opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games. So who among the continent’s sportsmen and women areIll-wind tour that blew no good
Farirai ChubvuUnited States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s extraordinary 13-day tour of Asia and the Middle East represented an incendiary mix of provocation and hypocrisy and signalled a new eruption of
Women leaders deserve support
Ruth Butaumocho Gender ForumFollowing my article last week on the election of South African’s Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to chair the African Union, there were mixed reactions from readers, with some questioning women’s ability in
US stalking Africa’s riches
Soul Gaika Kuni
When Barack Obama was elected the first black United States president, Africans welcomed him and expected a lot of hand extension from him, but ask every African today and you will be shocked how