INTERNATIONAL

65-yr-old Nigerian woman nabbed with ingested heroin haul at Dar airport

A 65-year-old Nigerian woman has been arrested at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) on suspicion of attempting to smuggle out…

11 years ago

Russia-Ukrain- The war spearheads

Armed pro-Russian separatists ambushed a convoy of Ukrainian self-defence fighters today, two days before a presidential election. A number of Ukrainian…

11 years ago

UK Court convicts Ugandan over wife’s murder

A British court has found a Ugandan man David Gikawa, 39, guilty of murdering his wife Linah Keza, 29. He…

11 years ago

Thailand coup d’etat as military seizes power

Thailand's army chief has announced that the military is taking control of the government. In a televised statement, the army…

11 years ago

Mali: Tuareg rebels ‘defeat government army in Kidal’

Tuareg rebels in Mali say they have defeated government forces in heavy fighting for control of the key northern town…

11 years ago

How this man spent 45yrs on hospital bed

When Abdi Lanjui landed a job as a driver with the Mwanza Cotton Authority in 1963, he dreamt of the…

11 years ago

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak jailed for embezzlement

A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding him guilty of…

11 years ago

DRC’s interior Minister says that the FDLR is the most dangerous threat facing DRC

DRC’s Minister of interior Richard Muyej told media that the current most dangerous threat facing DRC is the FDLR militias. Many of…

11 years ago

Bomb scare at Makerere University Kampala

Police is investigating reports that a student was to be paid sh15m to plant bomb materials at Makerere University. A  notice…

11 years ago

More than 100 killed in Nigeria twin blasts

Twin car bombs that exploded at a crowded bus terminal and market in Nigeria's central city of Jos have killed at least…

11 years ago