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Somalia UN office attacked and 15 killed by Islamist militants

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:34:40 -0400

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...

Cook says England can win Champions Trophy without a doubt

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:10:03 -0400

England captain Alastair Cook has said that he is confident that his team can win the ICC Champions Trophy 'without a doubt', after their seven-wicket victory against South Africa brought them into the finals of the eight-nation tournament. Ecstatic at leading England to their second ICC 50-over final in the past 20 years, Cook said that a successful climax on Sunday at Edgbaston would be a ...

De Villiers admits chokers Proteas felt the heat during CT loss to England

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:00:05 -0400

South African captain AB de Villiers has admitted that his team had 'felt the heat' after which it floundered after the loss of quick wickets in the morning of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against England, who cruised into the final with a seven-wicket win at The Oval. Underlining South Africa's reputation as 'chokers, Alastair Cook's men outplayed the Proteas after electing to bowl on an ...

Disappointed Kirsten says Proteas deserves choker tag after CT crash-out

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:30:04 -0400

Outgoing South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten has admitted that his team deserved the tag of 'chokers' after South Africa crashed to a seven-wicket defeat by England in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, it is the first time that a South African coach had publicly accepted what is widely believed in the rest of the cricket world that the ...

US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:50:01 -0400

White House Wednesday strongly condemned the "despicable" attack on the UN office in Somalia. "Today's attack highlights the repugnant terrorist tactics al- Shabaab continues to use to stand in the way of efforts to ease the suffering of the Somali people," reported Xinhua citing White House National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden in a statement. he statement came after suicide ...

Beetles Housefly Larvae Show Great Potential for Animal Feed Sector

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:12 -0400

PARIS French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally produced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name. Ynsect is not alone in looking to invertebrates to meet a jump in demand for meat and fish, and so for feed, in coming decades. Black soldier flies, common housefly larvae, silkworms and yellow ...

US Congressional Human-Rights Panel Condemns Sudan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:07 -0400

CAPITOL HILL Members of a U.S. Congressional human-rights panel are calling on Sudan to stop alleged state-sponsored violence and abuses against civilians. The government is fighting rebel movements in the western Darfur region and two southern states, and stands accused of a long string of rights violations, including alleged "scorched earth" tactics against villages in Blue Nile State. At a ...

American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400

LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...

Africa Must First Tackle Poverty Says Ex-Malawi President

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:02 -0400

Malawi's former president says democracy and independence alone are not the ultimate answer to addressing the growing poverty levels in Africa. But Bakili Muluzi also says the democratic strides Malawi has achieved will remain meaningless if citizens continue to live in abject poverty. "Independence alone is not enough. Democracy alone is not enough People don't eat democracy,rdquo; ...

Proteas media backs England to convert Ashes distraction into motivation for CT semi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

The South African media has said that England will try to convert the distraction of a looming Ashes series into motivation for Wednesday's first ICC Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval against South Africa. According to Sport24, although the Champions Trophy is a distant second in importance to the clash with fierce rival Australia and defending the Ashes, England is hoping to see a place ...

Kate Upton flaunts boobs in sizzling new ads

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:04 -0400

Kate Upton showed of her perfect twin assets during a new photoshoot in Namibia which she did for the Italian label Redemption Choppers' summer 2013 campaign. In one of the images, the 21-year-old American model looked stunning with her hands above her head, revealing her famous boobs in a plunging top, the Sun reported. Another black-and-white ad features the busty blonde beauty in a ...

Analysts Assess Impact of Military Attack on Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:08 -0400

The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes. The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an ...

Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

China Sentences Uighurs to Jail on Religious Extremism Charges

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:57:07 -0400

Chinese courts in the predominantly Muslim, northwest region of Xinjiang have sentenced 19 ethnic Uighurs to prison for inciting religious extremism and other related ...

Kenya Kisumu Residents Slam the Proposal for 22 Prados

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:10 -0400

KISUMU residents have rejected the County's budget proposal to purchase 22 Prados at Sh132 million and 14 Land Rovers at Sh98 million. Speaking to The Star yesterday in Kisumu, they cited a number of issues in the statement for the fiscal year 2013-2014 that need to be questioned by the public and the County Assembly. The Director of Community Initiative Action Group Kenya Chris Owala and ...

Somalia Five Foreigners Including Three South Africans Confirmed Dead in the Mogadishu Attacks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:10 -0400

Mogadishu- - Almost 10 armed men belonging to the Alshabab militia attacked UN headquarters in Mogadishu today. the gunmen battled with the UN guards for almost 30 minutes before federal government troops and AMISOM troops came to their rescue. A local who was arround when the incident occured told Shabelle radio station in Mogadishu that a suicider detonated a bomb at the gates of the UN ...

Kenya Kamau Adan Tour Western

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:10 -0400

Cabinet Secretaries Michael Kamau (Infrastructure) and Adan Muhammed (Industrialisation) yesterday made an extensive tour of Eldoret and parts of Western Kenya to asses infrastructure development and other projects aimed at improving trade in the region. They particularly focused on the ongoing construction of the Northern Corridor which leads from the Mombasa Port to Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret ...

Somalia Somaliland Turns Away Airplane Cleared By Somali Govt

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:10 -0400

The Somaliland regional Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air Transport Tuesday (June 18th) denied a small private charter plane to land at Hargeisa International Airport because it had been cleared by the Somali federal government. "The plane, which was an SS34, tried to land in Hargeisa International Airport in the early morning, but when the tower discovered that it had permission from ...

Kenya Fusion Invites Investors in Sh1.2 Billion Project in Nairobi

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:10 -0400

Fusion Investment Management has committed debt and equity in a $15 million (Sh1.26 billion) office block in Nairobi's Upper Hill, it said in a note. It said a portion of the project dubbed Project Panorama - which follows the successful syndication of another dubbed Project Snowdrop that was fully funded in 10 days in April - will be available to professional co-investors, local and ...

Kenya Gunmen Kill Two Women Police Reservist in Wajir

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:10 -0400

Gunmen in Wajir County killed a Kenyan police reservist Tuesday night (June 18th) who was investigating a shooting incident that left two civilians dead and two injured on Monday. The police reservist was among a group of security officers investigating an incident in which gunmen from neighbouring Mandera County raided Burmayo village, killing two women and injuring two other people, Wajir East ...

Tanzania Farmers Enabled to Access Agriculture Information Easily

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:09 -0400

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives in a joint venture with Zantel Tanzania and Sibesonke Limited has launched mobile phone services to reach the 33 million Tanzanian farmers with relevant advanced farming information. The services dubbed ZKilimo is an SMS-based application that utilises mobile phone capability and ubiquity to provide farmers in the country access to comprehensive ...

Kenya Treasury Calms Down Nerves On VAT Bill

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:09 -0400

Nairobi - The National Treasury has downplayed fears that the re-introduced VAT Bill is aimed at raising the costs of basic goods and specifically food items. Speaking to journalists at a forum in Nairobi, Economic Secretary Geoffrey Mwau said the Bill will likely focus on taxing the luxurious goods that may not necessarily affect the a majority of Kenyans. Mwau has maintained that there will ...

Kenya Kenya to Host Africas Employers Body

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:09 -0400

Nairobi - Nairobi will now be the headquarters of the continent's employers body Business Africa; formerly the Pan-African Employers' Confederation (PEC) after it was selected during the General Council meeting of Business Africa held in Geneva Switzerland. The Executive Director of the Federation of Kenya Employers Jacqueline Mugo was also elected as the Secretary General of Business ...

Kenya First Lady Adopts a Baby Elephant

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:09 -0400

Nairobi - Conservationist have lauded government action in the face of rampant poaching but said a sustained and coordinated approach is require to crush the increasingly sophisticated criminal cartels that threaten the country. "At the current rate of poaching, it is estimated that Kenya's elephants will be gone from the wild within 10 years," said Dr Paula Kahumbu, CEO of ...

Kenya New Law to Protect Injured Workers

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:09 -0400

Nairobi - Employees who work under risky conditions will soon have a reason to smile following the establishment of a law that will ensure they get duly compensated for injuries sustained at their places of work. Cabinet Secretary in charge of Labour and Social Services Kazungu Kambi said on Wednesday that a lot of manpower went to waste because of work related accidents that are not ...

Ethiopia World Bank - Ethiopia Can Achieve Middle-Income Status By 2020

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:08 -0400

The World Bank Ethiopia Office released a report on Tuesday (June 18th ) detailing the country's current economic situation and forecasting future prospects. According to the report, the World Bank acknowledged that Ethiopia had the capability to achieve its target of becoming a middle income country by 2020. The report said that in spite of all the challenges, if Ethiopia continued its ...

DR Congos Silent Ordeal

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:18:51 -0400

According to the diocesan report, this was the third such massacre in a month. Both reports implicate the FDLR militia group-Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda, ideological descendants of the Interahamwe militias responsible for the 1994 genocide in neighboring Rwanda. The FDLR is one of several domestic, foreign or foreign-backed armed groups threatening to tear the country apart. The ...

High-ranking South African police officer found slain

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:16:51 -0400

The only items missing from the body of a top South African police officer found slain in a field were his cellphones, investigators said Wednesday. Major-General Tirhani Maswanganyi disappeared Monday while he was driving to Johannesburg, where he lived during the work week, Brigadier Neville Malila, a spokesman for the Gauteng police reported. A search began when his car was found parked along ...

Durban port leads way for African trade

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:16:45 -0400

Transporting goods by sea remains the most common way to trade globally, but in Africa cargo spends an abnormally long time in ports before it is moved inland, presenting a serious obstacle to the successful integration of sub-Saharan economies in worldwide trade networks. The port of Durban, however, has managed to buck the trend. A World Bank study, titled Why does cargo spend weeks in ...

Namibia Botswana connect to 5.12 terabit cable

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:12:10 -0400

Last week, the powerful WACS submarine fibre optic cable was landed in Swakopmund, Namibia. Now, the work has started to make WACS provide high-speed telecom services to consumers in Namibia and ...

Plant to Deliver NutritionallyEnhanced Sorghum to Africa

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:10:25 -0400

ST. LOUIS and DES MOINES, Iowa - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and DuPont announced a $4 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to bring healthier sorghum to underserved communities in ...

Star of Acclaimed TV Series The Sopranos Dies

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:49:50 -0400

U.S. film and television actor James Gandolfini, who portrayed an emotionally vulnerable crime boss on the groundbreaking television drama "The Sopranos," has died at the age of 51. Statements issued by the actor's managers and U.S. cable television network HBO, which aired the series from 1999 through 2007, said Gandolfini died while on vacation in Italy from a possible heart ...

Champions Trophy South Africa concede choking again

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:48:04 -0400

Jonathan Trott ensured there were no gremlins in England's batting as they chased down South Africa's modest target of 176 at The Oval. ?Ian Kington / ...

Attack will not end Somalia mission UN

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:45:12 -0400

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has expressed outrage at a "despicable" Islamist attack on a UN compound in Somalia which left 16 dead but has vowed the organisation won't end its work in the troubled country.Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents killed nine people as they shot and blasted their way into the UN compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday, the most serious attack on the UN there in recent ...

Mugabe tries to stall elections by two weeks

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:39:22 -0400

ZIMBABWE'S highest court said it has received an application from long-time President Robert Mugabe's party to delay crucial elections by at least two weeks following pressure from regional ...

Kenya Moore Evicted Real Housewives of Atlanta Stars Eviction Is Official According to Reports

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:18:01 -0400

A Fulton County, Ga. judge officially ruled that the reality television star will have to leave her current six bedroom six bathroom mansion in Fulton County, Ga after owing $848 on her $3999 per month rent. Conya Dillon, Moore's landlord who had her evicted, recently spoke about the eviction in a Radar Online report."I am making this statement as a result of the eviction order and ...

KTF speaks out on attempt to rob Kenyas tourism through budget cuts

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:17:46 -0400

(eTN) - The Chairperson of the Kenya Tourism Federation, Mrs. Lucy Karume, wasted no time to go on record and condemn the attempts by the parliamentary budget and appropriations committee to rob the tourism sector by diverting half the allotted budget to other, non tourism related purposes. The Chairman of the Mombasa and Coast Tourism Association, seasoned hotelier Mohammed Hersi, too let fly ...

Kenya Kenya Revenue Bill Debate Highlights Power Struggle in Parliament

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:13:46 -0400

Nairobi - Recent disputes over the powers of Kenya's newly established Senate in relation to the National Assembly have exposed a number of challenges that could scuttle devolution gains and hinder growth countrywide, constitutional lawyers say. Tensions between the two chambers of parliament boiled over June 6th when the National Assembly rejected a Senate amendment to the Division of ...

Somalia Al-Shabaab Suicide Unit Attacks UN Compound in Mogadishu

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:13:46 -0400

Mogadishu - Al-Shabaab suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the United Nations compound in Mogadishu Wednesday (June 19th), leaving at least eight dead. At least three civilians were killed in the streets outside the compound as Somali and African Union troops forced their way into the complex to end the hour and an half siege, AFP reported, adding that three foreign contractors and at least two ...

Tanzania Vodacom to Invest Sh200 Billion