New Zealand wildfires show no sign of easing, 3,000 flee

By Reuters,

Strong winds on Sunday are expected to fan forest fires that have been burning for a week through New Zealand’s South Island, forcing thousands of p...

Forest fires , New Zealand , The Pigeon Valley

From Kibera slums to sevens, Kenya rugby Lionesses defy odds

By CNN,

Kibera slum in Nairobi seems an unlikely place to find an international athlete, but for Kenya rugby sevens star Diana Awino it's the place she calls ...

Kenya Rugby Sevens , Kibera slums

Resurgent England upset Six Nations holders Ireland

By Reuters,

A resurgent England upset Six Nations champions Ireland on Saturday, handing Joe Schmidt a first-ever home defeat in the championship with a resoundin...

England , Ireland , Joe Schmidt , Six Nation Championship

US drops in global Anti-Corruption index

By VOA,

A global anti-corruption watchdog says the United States has dropped four spots in its list of nations' anti-corruption efforts and is now no longer l...

Anti-Corruption index , Transparency international , United States

U.S. charges China’s Huawei over alleged Iran sanctions violations

By Reuters,

The United States on Monday announced criminal charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, escalating a fight with the world’s biggest tel...

china , Huawei

Kenya drops in the global corruption index

By Mbugua John,

Kenya has dropped one point in the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018. In a report released by the Transparency International, the countr...

corruption , Corruption Perceptions Index , kenya

Australia joins growing support for Venezuela’s Guaido

By Reuters,

Australia on Monday joined other Western nations in backing Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president until fre...

Australia , Juan Guaido , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Full of wisdom and experience, Olympian Asati challenges athletes to win clean

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former Olympic champion Charles Asati has challenged active athletes to preserve the identity of Kenya in athletics by shunning doping which has becom...

athletes , Charles Asati , doping , Former Olympic champion

Canadian’s death sentence leaves Beijing and Ottawa trapped in a crisis

By CNN,

There's no easy way out in the darkening diplomatic feud between China and Canada over the detention of a Huawei executive -- even as a man's life now...

Beijing , Canada , death sentence

Huawei’s founder praises Trump and denies claims his company spies for China

By CNN,

The reclusive founder of Huawei has denied allegations that his telecoms company spies for the Chinese government. Ren Zhengfei also praised Presid...

Strike by thousands of junior New Zealand doctors cripples hospitals

By Reuters,

Nearly 80 percent of junior doctors across New Zealand walked off the job at public hospitals on Tuesday after a breakdown in union talks with the gov...

doctors strike , New Zealand , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Murunga banks on experience ahead of Shujaa squad naming

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya Sevens head coach Paul ‘Pau’ Murunga believes the few  senior players left in the team will bring stability in the  squad and help the you...

Hamilton Sevens , Kenya Sevens , New Zealand , Paul ‘Pau’ Murunga , Shujaa

Dozens of ‘decorated’ birds found dead in New Zealand

By CNN,

Dead and injured birds covered in tinsel and other decorations have been turning up in New Zealand, and animal rights campaigners are worried. The ...

Omwela fires back at Shujaa stars in contract standoff

By Kenerickson Njeru,

The Kenya Rugby Union chairman Richard Omwela says select Shujaa players who have rejected deals offered to them ought to carry a share of the blame f...

kru , Richard Omwela , Shujaa

Australian police investigate suspicious packages sent to diplomatic missions

By Reuters,

Police in Australia are investigating suspicious packages sent to a wide range of embassies and consulates on Wednesday, which officials said included...

New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

By Reuters,

The U.S. case against the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, who was arrested in Canada last month, centers on the company’s ...

Huawei Technologies , Meng Wanzhou , Ren Zhengfei

Its Kipchoge against four for the SOYA male gong

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge highlights the five-man shortlist for the 2018 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) Sportsman of t...

2018 Sports Personality of the Year Awards , Conseslus Kipruto , Elijah Manangoi , Eliud Kipchoge , Patrick Matasi

Airline accidentally offers 95% discount

By CNN,

It was the deal of the century for eagle-eyed, fast-swooping airline passengers. Flying business or first class from Vietnam to North American citi...

Cathay Pacific , Hong Kong airline , One Mile at a Time

Harambee Stars, Gor Mahia make SOYA Team of the Year shortlist

By Citizen Reporter,

Record Kenyan Premier League champions Gor  Mahia leads the nominations for the men’s team of the year for the 2018 Safaricom Sports Personality of...

Fort Jesus , GOR MAHIA , Harambee Stars , Mombasa , SOYA , Team of the Year

6 killed in train accident on on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark

By CNN,

Six people were killed and 16 injured in an accident Wednesday involving a crowded commuter train and a freight train on the Great Belt Bridge in Denm...

Funen chief of police Lars Bræmhøj , Great Belt Bridge