Six elephants fall to their deaths while trying to save each other

By Ian Omondi,

Six elephants on Saturday reportedly fell to their deaths while trying to save each other from a waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Acc...

Elephants , Haew Narok , Khao Yai National Park , Thailand

Kenyan with 68 cocaine packets in his stomach arrested in Thailand

By Otukho Jackson,

A Kenyan man was on Wednesday arrested by Thailand authorities for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the country at Bangkok airport. Accordi...

drug trafficking , Glenn Chibasellow Ooko

Top tourist spots crack down as they become victim of own success

By Reuters,

It is not the sheer number of tourists descending on Venice that bothers Italian food blogger Monica Cesarato so much as the type of visitor. Not s...

tourism , UNESCO

FIFA says only 14 women’s World Cup matches are sold out

By Reuters,

World football governing body FIFA said on Tuesday that they have allocated a million tickets for the ongoing women’s World Cup in France but only 1...

FIFA , Women's World Cup

U.S seek to rule in toughest-ever Women’s World Cup

By Reuters,

The United States may be favourites to retain their Women’s World Cup title but the rapid development of the game globally means they will face a to...

Ada Hegerberg , FIFA , France 2019 , Women's World Cup

Closure of iconic Thai beach a lesson on taming ‘Instagram tourism’

By Nigel Wafula,

Officials and ecologists hope a recent decision to keep the iconic Thai beach closed for another two years will prove a cautionary tale and example fo...

Maya bay , Phi Phi Leh island

50 children saved as Interpol exposes international paedophile ring

By CNN,

Interpol has saved 50 children and prosecuted nine sex offenders after uncovering an international pedophile ring that was sharing child abuse images ...

An Interpol Incident Response Team (IRT) , hailand's Department of Special Investigations (DSI) , Jurgen Stock

Heyckal packers busted rebranding Kabras sugar as Naivas

By Enock Sikolia,

A sugar and rice re-packaging company is under investigation over suspicion that it has been duping Kenyans using low graded products. Officers fro...

Kabras Sugar , Naivas Sugar

Three Thais accused of insulting king have disappeared: rights groups

By Reuters,

Three Thai activists facing charges of insulting the monarchy have disappeared after reportedly being arrested in Vietnam, rights groups said on Frida...

Crowds gather for coronation procession of Thai king

By Reuters,

Crowds of Thai people lined roads under Bangkok’s blazing sun on Sunday for the royal procession of newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn, hoping t...

Buddha , King Maha Vajiralongkorn , Royal procession , Thai

Thai King officially crowned, cementing royal authority

By VOA,

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned Saturday in an elaborate centuries-old royal tradition that last happened seven decades a...

Thai King , Thailand

Thai king surprises with royal wedding ahead of coronation

By Reuters,

Just days before his official coronation, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday married the deputy head of his personal guard force and g...

Cannavaro steps down from China post

By Reuters,

Fabio Cannavaro has said he is standing down as interim coach of the Chinese national team and will instead focus on his role at the helm of Guangzhou...

Chinese national team , Fabio Cannavaro , Guangzhou Evergrande , head coach

China puts gentler face on Belt and Road, hits back at critics

By Reuters,

China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to exp...

Belt and Road Initiative , china , President Vladimir Putin , President Xi Jinping

China puts gentler face on Belt and Road, hits back at critics

By Reuters,

China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to exp...

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) , china , President Xi Jinping

Quarantines at 2 L.A universities amid US measles outbreak

By VOA,

A quarantine order was issued Thursday for hundreds of students and staff at two Los Angeles universities who may have been exposed to measles and eit...

LA universities , US measles

GSU, Prisons shine at KVF second leg in Kitui

By Stanley Mativo,

The General Service Unit (GSU) began their Kenyan Volleyball Federation title defence bid in supreme style, securing straight set victories in their o...

GSU , Kenya Prisons , KVF

FC Bayern opens 1st African soccer school in Ethiopia

By VOA,

German champion football club Bayern Munich has signed an agreement to open its first soccer school in Africa, locating it in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...

Esayas Jira , FC Bayern Munich , Prime Minister Markus Soeder

Egypt, Nigeria to fly Africa’s flag at World Championship

By Citizen Reporter,

The African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) has formally confirmed Nigeria and Egypt as the continent’s flag-bearers at the 2019 ITTF World Junior Ch...

African Table Tennis Federation , ATTF , Egypt , Nigeria , Thailand , World Junior Championships

Hamilton wins Formula One’s 1,000th race

By Reuters,

Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix for a record sixth time on Sunday to seize the overall lead from his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in F...

Chinese Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton , Valtteri Bottas