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East African parliament calls for cessation of hostilities.
The Speaker of East African Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon Abdirahin Abdi has met and held discussions with the Speaker of the South Sudan Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gen. James Wani Igga in Dar es Salaam. At [...]
23 soldiers killed in Syrian clashes.
At least 30 people – including 23 soldiers – have died in heavy overnight clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of others were [...]
King’s adviser sacked over gender comments.
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sacked one of his advisers, an outspoken critic of the sexes mingling outside the home, something banned in the conservative kingdom. The state news agency SPA published the [...]
Hugo Chavez back after ‘successful’ cancer treatment.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed a course of radiotherapy for cancer. BBC reports that Mr. Chavez hugged ministers on the runway in Caracas and broke into song in [...]
Missing Tennessee girls found alive, suspect dead.
The fugitive suspected of killing a Tennessee mother and daughter and kidnapping two younger daughters died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, after police traced him to a town in Mississippi and found the [...]
Putin cancels meeting with Obama.
In Just days after reclaiming the Russian presidency, Vladimir Putin has canceled his planned visit to the United States, where he’d been scheduled to attend a major economic summit and meet with President Obama. The White [...]
Obama backs same-sex marriage.
President Obama became the first U.S. president to endorse same-sex marriage today, saying that it “should be legal.” “For me personally, it is important to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should [...]
Russian plane missing in Indonesia.
A Russian passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens in Indonesia, state-run RIA Novosti news service reported. There were 44 passengers on board the Sukhoi Superjet 100, Russia’s newest civilian airliner. Eight [...]
Syria blast near UN convoy going to Deraa
An explosion has hit a Syrian military truck escorting a convoy of UN observers near the city of Deraa; just seconds after UN staff had passed by. The head of the UN team, Maj Gen Robert [...]
Queen Elizabeth to reform executive pay.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today delivered a 15-minute speech to both Houses of Parliament. She arrived after 11am in a ceremonial horse-drawn coach amid fanfares before delivering her speech that called for Lords reforms [...]
Uganda receives sh248b World Bank loan for poverty reduction.
Ugandan economy is likely to take a high jump from a remarkable walkin
Government accused of neglecting nodding disease victims.
Nodding Disease - cause is malnutrition: Lately, while sharing with a
Police launches mobile command vehicles to beef up security.
Just like many other inquires and investigations that are yet to made
Lukwago warned.
mr luyiga welaga nnyo tolowoza nti gwosinga lukwago amateka...wakayiga
Uganda lacks entrepreneurship skills- Museveni.
I told the President, Museveni, earlier on but he shrugged off. Check