STOCKHOLM, Sweden | AFP | Danish prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged inventor Peter Madsen with last year’s murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, whose dismembered body parts were found at sea after she interviewed him on his homemade submarine. Madsen, who was arrested and detained shortly after Wall’s disappearance in August, …
Read More »Jailed Police Commissioner runs to High Court for bail
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Jailed senior police officer Joel Aguma has petitioned the High court’s Criminal Division challenging the decision by the Army Court in Makindye to decline to grant him bail on charges of kidnap. Aguma was in October Last year charged jointly with eight other security …
Read More »Turkey says Trump move on Jerusalem ‘irresponsible’, illegal
Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkey on Wednesday slammed as irresponsible and illegal the announcement by US President Donald Trump that Washington was recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “We condemn the irresponsible statement of the US administration… the decision is against international law and relevant UN resolutions,” Turkish Foreign Minister …
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Read More »North Korea says Trump has declared war
New York, United States | AFP | North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war against his country and said Pyongyang was ready to defend itself by shooting down US bombers. The White House dismissed the claim as “absurd”. The latest threats stoked a …
Read More »African, EU leaders meet for migration summit
Paris, France | AFP | Leaders from seven African and European countries meet in Paris on Monday for a mini-summit to discuss how to ease the EU’s migrant crisis. French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his counterparts from Niger and Chad as well as the head of the Libyan unity …
Read More »Rodman hails North Korea visit as a ‘good trip’
Beijing, China | AFP | Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed in Beijing Saturday after a visit to North Korea, describing the escapade as a “real good trip”. Sporting a baseball cap, sunglasses, green nail polish and a black t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of sponsor PotCoin — a …
Read More »Landslide win for Moon in South Korea election: exit poll
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In won South Korea’s presidential election by a landslide Tuesday, according to an exit poll, sealing the momentum for change after a tumultuous scandal. The ballot was called to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted …
Read More »Gambia elects MPs for post-Jammeh era
Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Polls closed on Thursday evening in The Gambia with voters expected to usher in a new generation of lawmakers to scrutinise a raft of reforms promised by President Adama Barrow, in the first election since longtime leader Yahya Jammeh left power. Turnout was low when …
Read More »70 Bukasa-Kirinya claimants verified by court
About 70 residents of Bukasa-Kirinya in Wakiso District have been verified by the High Court in Kampala following a land compensation verification exercise that was ordered by Justice Magret Oguli-Oumo, last friday. The exercise aimed at helping court deal with a sizeable number of people who have valid claims against the …
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