Section: Kenya
Libya seizes oil tankers and crew after shootout at sea
The Ruta oil tanker flying the Ukranian flag, is seen at the Tripoli seaport on April 29, 2017, after it was seized by the Libyan navy © AFP / MAHMUD TURKIATRIPOLI, Apr 30 – Libya has seized two foreign-flagged oil tankers and detained their crews for allegedly smuggling fuel after an hours-long gunbattle off the west coast, authorities said. Oil...
Ukraine opens terror probe after OSCE medic killed
An unidentified US medic was killed and two others wounded in a mine blast as they travelled on a patrol monitoring the Ukraine conflict in the rebel-held east on April 23, 2017 © AFP / ALEKSEY FILIPPOVKiev, Ukraine, Apr 24 – Ukraine opened a terror investigation Monday into a mine blast that killed an American medic from the Organization for...
American OSCE monitor killed in rebel east Ukraine
The announcement about the death saw Kiev and the insurgents quickly trade blame over who was at fault …read more Source: Daily...
Relentless Monaco dream on after reaching semis
Monaco, Thursday @PeopleSports11 A brilliant Monaco side that has taken Europe by storm will not relent in their bid for glory after beating Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League semi-finals, promised coach Leonardo Jardim. The team from the Mediterranean principality were too good for their German opponents in Wednesday’s...
Pope urges end to Syria ‘horror’ in Easter address
Easter Day is when Christians remember the resurrection of Jesus just days after he was crucified © AFP / Filippo MONTEFORTEVatican City, Vatican City State, Apr 16 – Pope Francis urged an end to “horror and death” in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome. The Easter mass, the highlight of the Christian calendar...
Uhuru REGRETS Launching Website Portal of Fake Achievements as Raila DIGS DEEPER Exposing Lies and More SCANDALS
PRESS STATEMENT BY RT. HON RAILA ODINGA: JUBILEE TALES STILL DON’T ADD UP: Yesterday, the Jubilee administration unveiled another layer on top of the State of the Nation address, the State House Summits and the Budget speech to try and convince doubting Kenyans that it has a record worthy of re-election. Jubilee launched a portal. We wish...
US strike wiped out fifth of Assad air force, Mattis says
The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter fires missiles at Syria from the Mediterranean Sea on April 7, 2017 © US NAVY/AFP/File / Ford WILLIAMSWashington, United States, Apr 11 – The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime’s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh...
Syria, Russia to top agenda as G7 ministers meet
Lucca, Monday The search for a unified approach to the Syria conflict after last week’s suspected chemical attack looks set to dominate talks between the G7 group of leading nations in Italy on Monday. Foreign ministers from US, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan meeting in Italian city of Lucca will focus on how to pressure...
Poverty in Russia rises to decade-high of 20 million
Some 19.8 million people — more than 13 percent of the population — were living with incomes below the minimum deemed acceptable last year, the figures from statistics agency Rosstat showed, an uptick from 19.5 in 2015 © AFP/File / Natalia KOLESNIKOVAMOSCOW, Apr 6 – The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year — a...
Business highlights – Biting drought may force government to shut down Masinga Dam
Animal feed companies forced to close shop as maize shortage hits distributors Shortage of raw material has forced 10% of animal feed manufacturers to close shop even as the prices of their products skyrocket on account of limited supply of maize The Association of Kenya Feeds Manufacturers (Akefema), which has a membership of over 90 milling...
