Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis on Wednesday created five new cardinals in a Vatican ceremony that, while deeply traditional in form, also reflected his vision of a reshaped Church for the 21st century. Four of the five new cardinals come from countries that have never had …
Read More »DPP orders Minister Kabafunzaki and others be tried in High Court
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Embattled Minister of State for Labour Herbert Kabafunzaki together with his Political Assistant Brian Mugabo and a relative one Bruce Lubowa have been committed to the High Court to start trial on charges of corruption. Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Agnes Alum sent the trio to the High …
Read More »Four reasons why Brazil’s president could survive
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Michel Temer is the first Brazilian president to face criminal charges while still in office. Yet here are four reasons why — for now — he may save his job. – Scandals the new normal – Temer is charged with receiving bribes from …
Read More »Race is on to turn flying car into reality
Le Bourget, France | AFP | Aeronautics giants are treating the idea of a flying car with caution, as such a project raises more questions than it answers, experts say — it’s a child’s dream, a millionaire’s toy. But is it really the next big thing in transport? At this …
Read More »Sudan hopes US travel ban won’t harm sanctions bid
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan expressed hopes on Tuesday that a US court’s decision to partially reinstate a travel ban that includes its citizens will not harm its bid to have American sanctions lifted. The US Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated President Donald Trump’s travel ban imposing restrictions …
Read More »Helicopter launches grenade attacks on Venezuela Supreme Court: Maduro
Caracas, Venezuela | AFP | Venezuela’s army has been put on alert after four grenades were hurled at the Supreme Court from a helicopter, President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday, in a potentially dramatic escalation of the violence gripping the oil-rich South American country. The helicopter assault comes a day after …
Read More »Mumbere, Premier, 170 guards committed to High Court over Kasese violence
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere, his Prime Minister Thembo Kitsumbire and 170 royal guards have been committed to the High Court to start trial over the March and November 2016 incidents in Kasese where over 100 lives were lost. Jinja Court Chief Magistrate Francis Kaggwa committed them …
Read More »Cancer fight: East African Development Bank targets 600 medics in four years
Cancer fight: East African Development Bank targets 600 medics in four years Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African Development Bank in partnership with the British Council and the Royal College of Physicians has intensified the fight against cancer in the East African region by training medical professions. According to …
Read More »S. Korea president invites N. Korea to Pyeongchang Olympics
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday invited North Korea to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying sports could serve as a peace maker. The South and nuclear-armed North Korea are separated by one of the world’s most heavily armed borders and remain technically …
Read More »S.Africa confronts apartheid-era custody deaths
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | The brutal death of anti-apartheid campaigner Ahmed Timol was allowed to go quietly unsolved in the interests of South Africa’s democratic reconciliation. But now more than 45 years after he fell from a 10th-floor window at a notorious regime security building and died, Timol’s …
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