US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has rejected the claim that a decision to shelve a plan for missile defence in Europe was a concession to Russia.
Hundreds of people from across Africa, America, Europe, Asia, The Caribbean, Pacific and other parts of the world are trooping down to Ghana to celebrate the centenary birthday of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, which falls on Monday, September 21, 2009.
From the beginning Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, and Founder stated his vision and objectives succinctly at the Old Polo Grounds on March 6, 1957 that Ghana’s independence was meaningless unless it was linked with the total liberation of the African continent.
England has become the "divorce capital of Europe", according to a senior family lawyer. The system is paternalistic and unprincipled, says Lady Deech, Chair of the Bar Standards Board.
US President Barack Obama has extended the 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba for another year. In a statement, Mr Obama said that it was in the US national interest to extend the Trading With The Enemy Act, which covered the trade embargo.