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Five months ago, Psy's "Gangnam Style" premiered on YouTube. One month ago, it became the most-viewed clip in the site's history. And on Friday (December 21), it officially crossed the one-billion mark in total views — the first video to break that barrier — capping a whirlwind ride unlike any in recent memory. So it's sort of understandable that, when MTV News spoke to Psy about reaching 1 billion views, well, he was having a difficult time coming up with the appropriate adjectives to describe the accomplishment. Because, like we said, no one's done this before. "I can't compare it to anything else!" he laughed. "In 2012, I experienced so many things; it's been a tremendous year, but to accomplish this, it's really something that stands out. Because it all began with YouTube, and to have [the video] reach 1 billion views ... I don't think even I can break that record!" Source: MTV NEWS

Santi Cazorla   Santi Cazorla scored a hat trick Monday as Arsenal emphatically bounced back from its recent disappointments with a 5-2 win at last-place Reading in the Premier League.

John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama is the president elect of Republic of Ghana.

Juan Manuel Marquez(Left) and Manny Pacquiao(Right)   Juan Manuel Marquez delivered a devastating right hand to knock out Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round of their welterweight bout in Las Vegas. Mexican Marquez, 39, floored Pacquiao, who lay motionless on the canvas for some time, for a first win over the Filipino in their four-match rivalry. Pacquiao, 33, had won the previous two encounters, with one draw. It was a second successive defeat for Pacquiao after a controversial loss to Timothy Bradley in June. Pacquiao had already been down in the third round - the first time in 39 rounds between the two that the eight-weight world champion was knocked from his feet - as Marquez threw a right hook over the top. But Pacquiao recovered to ground Marquez in the fifth and the pair were exchanging heavy blows in the sixth. However, with one second of the round remaining, a bloodied Marquez threw a huge overhand right that had Pacquiao out cold before he hit the canvas u

2:24pm - Prez Mahama casts ballot in Bole Bamboi President John Dramani Mahama casts his ballot at the District Assembly Polling Station in Bole Bamboi Constituency of the Northern Region. amid cheers from hundreds of supporters chanting ' E dey bee k3 k3' , the mantra of the party on whose ticket he is contesting the elections. This is the sixth time I'm voting, says the president. This is the first time I'm voting at such a high level, President tells TV 3's Kenneth Osei Ampofo. President Mahama also calls for electorates to come out to vote since, according to him, he was the eleventh voter at the polling centre. President says he voted for himself. Source:TV3 GHANA

President John Mahama President John Mahama is calling for absolute peace before, during and after Friday’s election. In an nationwide address, barely 12 hours into Friday’s elections the president said the election is “only a contest between competing policies and must not set families and ethnic groups apart.” “Let us remember that Ghana is bigger and more important than any of us,” he stressed. He charged all voters to go into the elections tomorrow in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. “The youth must be law abiding and do nothing to disrupt the activities of the security services,” he advised. He said he has done every thing required of him as the president and Commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces and hoped the security personnel will be up to the task. He prayed for absolute peace in the elections. But some critics, especially from the opposition New Patriotic Party are accusing the president of abusing incumbency. Chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey told Myjoyonline

Nana Addo  Dankwa Akuffo Addo Upon his arrival at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park Thursday for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) final campaign rally, Nana Akufo-Addo, presidential candidate of the NPP was informed by one of his aides that former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), had endorsed his candidature for the presidency. In the course of his speech at the rally, Nana Akufo-Addo expressed his gratitude to leading figures of other political parties, namely Abu Ramadan, National Youth Organiser of the People’s National Convention (PNC), and Nana Agyenim-Boateng (aka Gyataba), National Chairman of United Front Party (UFP), for their expression of support at the rally, and added also that Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings according to his information had also endorsed his candidature. It transpires that that information was inaccurate and that Nana Konadu had not expressly endorsed his candidature. Nana Akufo-Addo apologises unr