The United States said Thursday that it was pulling out of the UN's culture and education body, accusing it of "anti-Israel bias" in a move criticised by the head of the Paris-based organisation.
A coalition of rights groups on Monday asked Ghana's government of Ghana to "should ensure adequate funding for mental health services" in order to help eliminate "the widespread practice of shackling and other abuses against people with psychosocial disabilities".
Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran.
A South African monarch, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has expressed outrage at the scrapping of caning in schools claiming that using the rod on children would "make learners perform well".
Film producers in Ghana on Thursday staged a street protest over what they call the influx of Telenovelas in the West African nation as television stations switch to these foreign movies manly from Latin America.
Pope Francis sustained minor injuries on Sunday when he lost his balance and bumped his head against a vehicle barrier while riding in the popemobile during his visit to Cartagena, Colombia.