Washington, United States | AFP | US Customs and Border Protection announced medical checks on all children in its custody following the death of an eight-year-old Guatemalan migrant — the second child fatality in American detention this month. Guatemala called for an investigation into the boy’s death and some US …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | When doctors told her that the six-month-old fetus she was carrying had severe brain damage caused by the Zika virus, Thamires Ferreira da Silva tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of a bus in Rio de Janeiro. “I just wanted to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Khai Ho, 38-year-old from Birkenhead, in the UK, claims he can last up to three months at a time on only air, sunlight and the occasional mint leaves to keep his mouth smelling fresh. The pizza deliveryman is a self-described breatharian. He claims he has …

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday. But an officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the militants had overrun an army base, and put the death toll at 18. An army …

Beijing, China | AFP | Three students were killed in a laboratory blast at a Beijing university on Wednesday, the city’s fire department said. “There was an explosion at the experimental site during a scientific research experiment” on wastewater treatment in the Environmental Engineering Laboratory, the Beijing Fire Department said. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Credit in shillings to the private sector has grown significantly from about four percent to 18.5 percent in 2018, according to the Bank of Uganda. The executive director research and policy Adam Mugume says people are borrowing more shilling-denominated loans than dollar-denominated ones because of …

Beijing, China | AFP | Eight people were killed and 22 injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China’s Fujian province on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported. A hijacker carrying a knife has been detained and is being investigated by local police, state television CGTN said. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has warned that corruption and other vices like land grabbing remain a big challenge in the country. Luwalira was this afternoon delivering a Christmas sermon at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe. Hundreds attended the Christmas Service …

Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his attack on the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, blaming the central bank’s interest rate hikes for a tanking market. With stocks on track for their worst December since the Great Depression, Trump has regularly berated the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pastor in Budaka district died on Christmas minutes after delivering his sermon to Christians. The deceased is 34-year-old Julius Mwanika 34, a Pastor at Trinity Chapel Church in Nakibule in Budaka town council. Pastor David Gonahasa, the overseer of born Again Churches in Budaka …