BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on anti-government protests in Iraq
Iraqi security forces have fired tear gas on protesters at one of the entrances to the Green Zone as hundreds of supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr continue to stream into the...
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Somalia mosque collapses kills 15 in Mogadishu
A mosque under refurbishment has collapsed in Somalia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40.
It happened during Friday prayers in the mosque in the capital Mogadishu. Details emerged on Saturday.
Hundreds of people are reported to have been...
Seven Dead After Nairobi Building Collapse
At least seven people are reported to have died after a six-storey building collapsed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, following days of heavy rain and flooding.
Dozens of others are feared trapped beneath the rubble.
TV station KTN said that while...
North Korea 'will halt' nuclear tests if US stops S Korea exercises
North Korea has said it will suspend its nuclear tests if the US stops its annual military exercises with South Korea.
Foreign minister Ri Su-yong also told the Associated Press news agency that his country would not be cowed by international sanctions.
A...
Syria conflict: Obama rules out ground troops for Syria
President Barack Obama has ruled out deploying US ground troops in Syria and says military efforts alone cannot solve the country's problems.
"It would be a mistake for the United States, or Great Britain... to send in ground troops and overthrow...
Health fund launches special scheme for elderly(Tanzania)
IN a move that aims to minimize personal expenditure on health, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has come up with a new scheme dubbed ‘Wazee Kwanza’ to enable the elderly access both in- and out-patient medical services.
The...
MPs form Lugumi contract probe subcommittee
The parliamentary oversight committee on public accounts—PAC- has formed a nine-member sub-committee to probe the Sh37billion forensic equipment contract between Lugumi Enterprises Ltd and the police force.
The nine-member team...
Smallholders’ role in addressing food insecurity in Africa
SMALL-SCALE food producers are collectively the leading investors in agriculture, estimated to produce 70 per cent of the food in Africa.
However, addressing food and nutrition insecurity on the continent requires the full participation...
Ex-TPA chiefs have case to answer
THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday ruled that the former director general with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) Ephraim Ngiza Mgawe and his assistant Hamadi Musa Koshuma, who are charged with abuse of office, have a case to answer.
The...
PCCB in jubilant mood as special anti-graft court is fast-tracked(Tanzania)
Establishment of court is culmination of JPM’s poll pledge to wage total war on corruption and embezzlement in government
THE Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Director General Valentino Mlowola was yesterday beside himself...
Media freedom in Tanzania now tops Italy, Japan - report
TANZANIA has improved four places on the latest world rankings for freedom of the press (media), beating advanced economies such as Japan, Italy and Israel despite the decision of a United States aid organisation to cancel financial assistance...
TANZANIA: Kigamboni residents now demand commuter buses
EXCITED Kigamboni residents who are crossing the state of the art 680m Nyerere Bridge on foot, in droves at peak hours are now demanding commuter bus services.
A Property Watch survey of the area during peak hours during the past...
