Ghana comes top in press freedom in Africa

Reporters without borders, a team of global media monitors, have ranked Ghana first in press freedom on the African content and 27th in the world. The vice president of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr. Affail Monney announced…

Strong earthquake hits central Japan

A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital. There were no reports of casualties, with only light damage to…

China rejects climate change criticism

Quoting an ancient Chinese proverb, "my conscience is clear despite the slander of others," China's Premier Wen Jiabao fired back Sunday against allegations he had snubbed President Barack Obama during climate-change negotiations at the end…