Pollack cautious as K’Ogalo host Sofapaka in Kisumu

By Milton Ochieng,

Defending champions Gor Mahia will be out to reclaim leadership of the league when they take on Sofapaka at Moi Stadium in Kisumu in one of their matc...

GOR MAHIA , KPL , sofapaka

Zambia reports first polio case in 24yrs after vaccination gone wrong

By Imani Mitchelle,

Zambia has reported its first local case of polio since 1995. A 2 year old boy was paralyzed by a virus derived from the vaccine, VOA reported on W...

Polio , Zambia

Chinese state media escalate row with NBA

By Reuters,

Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” ...

Chinese State Media , NBA

Ex-hostage: Aid worker kidnappings ‘big business’ as criminals wade in

By VOA,

Kidnapping of aid workers has become "big business" as militants often work with crime networks to carry out abductions, a senior United Nations offic...

Aid workers , Kidnappings , Thomson Reuters Foundation , United Nations Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)

UN Report: Conflicts kill and hurt a record 12,000 children

By VOA,

More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year - a record number - with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen...

Afghanistan , Conflicts , somalia , The United Nations (UN)

Attacks on security forces in Pakistan kill 10 soldiers

By Reuters,

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces. A military vehicle was ambushed and six soldier...

Afghanistan border , Baluchistan , Pakistan forces , U.S

Three bombs kill 15 in Afghan capital as U.S. general visits

By Reuters,

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, as the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of St...

Afghan capital , three bombs , U.S

Trump: I could win Afghan war ”in a week, I just don’t want to kill 10 milllion people”

By CNN,

President Donald Trump said the US has made "a lot of progress" toward ending the war in Afghanistan in negotiations with the Taliban in recent weeks ...

Afghanistan , Trump , US War

Taliban car bomb kills at least 12 in attack on Afghan security compound

By Reuters,

Taliban Islamist fighters killed at least eight Afghan security force members and four civilians, as well as wounding more than 50 civilians, by blowi...

Afghan Security Force , National Directorate of Security (NDS) , Taliban

Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105

By Reuters,

Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul on Monday after detonating a bomb-laden truck that wounded at least ...

Afghan forces , Mike Pompeo , Taliban , Zabihullah Mujahid

Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help: U.N.

By Reuters,

Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world’s refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8 million ...

Global Trends , refugees , UNHCR , United Nations

Blasts kill soldiers, Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan

By VOA,

Authorities in Pakistan say a roadside bombing Friday near the Afghan border killed at least four soldiers and injured four others, while two separate...

Afghan war , Pakistan - Afghan border

Australian journalists fear for press freedom after two police raids

By CNN,

Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and a prominent journalist have raised concerns about press freedom in the country. ...

ABC police raid , Australia , press freedon

Trump may pardon military men accused or convicted of war crimes

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, inclu...

President Donald Trump , U.S. military , war crimes

Coalition airstrike kills 17 Afghan policemen in Helmand.

By VOA,

A local security official requesting anonymity Friday confirmed to VOA the casualties, saying the deadly strike occurred just outside the provincial c...

Afghan Taliban , Afghanistan , Helmand province , U.s support military

Female Afghan TV Journalist Shot Dead in Kabul

By VOA,

Afghan officials say a former prominent female television journalist in Afghanistan has been killed in Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Ra...

Week-long US-Taliban talks end without breakthrough

By VOA,

The Taliban and the United States on Thursday concluded weeklong negotiations in Qatar but reported no significant progress on peace efforts in Afghan...

Taliban suicide bomber leads attack on an Afghan police HQ, 20 injured

By Reuters,

At least 20 people were injured after a Taliban suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed Humvee and blew himself up at the police headquarters in the...

Afghan , suicide bomber , Taliban , Zabihullah Mujahid

I’ve protected many, Assange tells UK court as he fights U.S. extradition warrant

By Reuters,

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday his work had protected “many people” and refused to agree to be extradited to the...

Barack Obama , extradition , Julian Assange , President Donald Trump , WikiLeaks

Russia, Iran maneuver for influence in Syria

By VOA,

Once-hidden Russian-Iranian disagreements over Syria are starting to surface. Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield the main influence over the gove...