A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Java, causing buildings to sway in the capital, Jakarta, officials have said. The epicentre was located 185km (115 miles) west of the city, in the Sunda Strait, at a depth of 53.7 km (33....

Depression can damage a cancer patient’s chances of survival, a review of research suggests. The University of British Columbia team said the finding emphasised the need to screen cancer patients carefully for signs of psychological distress.

Sixty-four people missing after a disaster at a Russia’s largest hydro-electric dam are most likely dead, the dam’s owner has said.The number of confirmed deaths at the facility in Siberia is 12 so far, but fears have been growing for...

After years of rapid improvement, which took it to place 29, China now had to tackle shortcomings in areas such as financial markets, technological readiness and education as it could no longer rely on cheap labor alone to generate growth.

The science is still out, but evidence so far indicates people should limit how much we use a cell phone, BlackBerry or iPhone due to a possible cancer risk, a Senate subcommittee heard Monday.

Ghana’s Jubilee oil field has recoverable reserves of 800 million barrels, Energy Minister Jospeh Oteng-Adjei told a conference in Accra on Tuesday. Jubilee was discovered in 2007 by a partership of the Ghanaian government and international...

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION has been described as the key to unlock the challenges that have hindered the economic development of the country for a very long time. According to Asare Akuffo, Managing Director of HFC Bank, the universities and polytechnics...

Drake will hit the road for his first North American solo trek, dubbed “The Away From Home Tour,” an eco-friendly undertaking done in conjunction with Reverb – a non-profit organization that promotes environmental-friendly techniques. The 25-city...

From Monday, February 15, 2010, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) would review interest rates downwards. This would come as a good omen to businesses, especially those operating in the manufacturing sector. During a recent...

A CONFEERENCE on biometric voter registration and electronic voting (e-voting) has commenced in Accra with a call on the Electoral Commission (EC) not to dismiss the concept without subjecting its viability to a ‘deeper and wider public...