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By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer – Thu Aug 6, 3:39 pm ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Many in this ultra-conservative kingdom, where husbands and wives rarely even kiss in public, have been...

http://www.independent.co.ug/index.php/uganda-talks/uganda-talks/102-uganda-talks/1403-lessons-of-1972-not-yet-learnt-by-ugandan-asians Wednesday, 05 August 2009 12:35 Zohran Kwame Mamdani...

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Yasiin Mugerwa & Eve Mashoo Kampala The government yesterday slapped a ban on exportation of Ugandans working as maids to at least six countries following reports that a host of women were...

North Korea pardons US reporters North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has issued a special pardon to two detained US journalists, the country's state news agency reports. Laura Ling and Euna Lee...

China 'trusts prostitutes more' China's prostitutes are better-trusted than its politicians and scientists, according to an online survey published by Insight China magazine. The survey found...

Written by Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda Prof. GEORGE WILSON KANYEIHAMBA retires in November after an illustrious career that spanned almost three decades and saw him teach at Makerere University...

By MOHAMED OSMAN, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 6 mins ago KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a...

Pilot killed in Thai plane crash The plane was landing in heavy rain and high winds The pilot of a Thai plane has been killed and 10 passengers injured as it skidded off the runway while...

Charles Mwanguhya Munyonyo President Museveni surprised delegates attending the Smart Partnership Dialogue at Munyonyo yesterday when he confessed that he was convinced to use witchcraft during...

Israel condemned over evictions BBC News Online The evictions by Israel sparked protests at the scene The US has led international condemnation of Israel after it evicted nine...

by Nonie Darwish 14 Jan, 2009 From Front Page Magazine on January 08, 2009 With the explosive current events in Gaza, the world needs to understand the roots of this eternal conflict, otherwise...

Sikh soldiers guard Queen Elizabeth II AP – Lance Corporal Sarjvit Singh, left, of The Army Air Corps, and Signaller Simranjit Singh of the Royal … Fri Jul 31, 10:33 am ET LONDON –...

Risdel Kasasira & Andrew Bagala Kampala Eight Ugandan soldiers on the Somali peace-keeping mission were by press time still in intensive care at a Nairobi hospital battling a strange ailment...

Katika kitu ambacho police wanatakiwa kuwa nacho ni ujuzi wa kukabiliana na matukio mbali mbali bila kuhatarisha maisha ya raia. Nina uhakika kuwa chasing hii ingetokea Tanzania basi mtoto huyu...

Rais wa Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili anatazamiwa kuiomba Marekani msaada wa silaha na wa kijeshi. Urusi imeelezea kwamba hali ya nchi jirani ya Georgia kufanya jitihada katika kujihami ni jambo...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Police broke up opposition rallies protesting the outcome of Kyrgyzstan's recent presidential election on Wednesday, detaining dozens of demonstrators. Opposition...

France 24 Iran has the capability to strike arch-foe Israel's nuclear sites firmly and will do so if it comes under attack, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Saturday...

Malam Bacai Sanha won the presidential election with 63 per cent of the vote [EPA] Malam Bacai Sanha has won Guinea-Bissau's presidential election, four months after the country's leader was...

Violence in South Africa's townships has spread as residents protest about what they say is a lack of basic services, such as water and housing. Police have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators...