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The signage for the GlaxoSmithKline building is pictured in Hounslow, west London. (Reuters)


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The building in Accra which was allegedly used as a sham embassy CREDIT: US STATE DEPARTMENT


Fake U.S. Embassy in Accra Stopped after 10 Years

Fake U.S. Embassy in Accra Stopped after 10 Years

Washington – A decade after pretending to be a U.S embassy, authorities in Ghana have busted the fake facility in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that issued illegally-obtained authentic visas. “It was not operated by the United States government,...
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Germany’s Miroslav Klose performs a flip as he celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Ghana at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)


Messi magic saves Argentina, Klose rescues Germany

Messi magic saves Argentina, Klose rescues Germany

Brasília, Reuters—Argentina captain Lionel Messi and record-equaling Miroslav Klose of Germany rode to the rescue of their teams with trademark goals on another day of rich entertainment at the World Cup on Saturday. Messi snatched a 1–0 win for Argentina against...
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Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan, left, battles with Egypt’s Mohamed Naguib and Ahmed Shedid, right, during their World Cup playoff soccer match in Kumasi, Ghana, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Ghana stunned Egypt 6-1 in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Tuesday, with Gyan’s fifth-minute goal kicking off a dominant performance that makes the Black Stars overwhelming favorites to be one of the five African teams in Brazil next year. (AP Photo)


Ghana wants FIFA meeting over Cairo security plans

Ghana wants FIFA meeting over Cairo security plans

Accra and London, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat—Ghana’s sports minister wants to meet with FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke over security for the World Cup playoff against Egypt in Cairo. Sports Minister Elvis Afriyie Ankrah wrote in a letter to Valcke on Monday that...