U.S., South Korea Begin Large-Scale War Games Off Korean Coast
A large 4-day exercise involving U.S and South Korea forces is under way in the Sea of Japan. It comes in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan, four months ago. An international investigation blamed a North Korean torpedo attack for the incident.
The fight against Somali militant group al-Shabab must be stepped up, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has told an African Union (AU) summit in Kampala.
John Alan Kyerematen, an aspiring presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 Election, has said that there was no bad blood between him and what he called "his brother Nana Akufo-Addo" as they were made to believe and that they should not listen to the serial callers on radio to avoid having unnecessary heartaches.
Hamas welcomed a decision by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the circumstances of the calamitous IDF raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May.
Brown says global economy reliant upon growth in Africa
Gordon Brown has used his first major speech since leaving office to say the future growth of the world economy is reliant upon the development of Africa.