Cheating scandal erupts in South Korea as students face their toughest test

By CNN,

All flights in South Korea will be grounded Thursday, with no takeoffs or landings permitted for an hour. Around the country, parents will be praying...

Gangnam District , SEOUL , Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education , Sookmyung Girls' High School

MP Gideon Keter pushes for youth elective posts on the ballot

By Citizen Reporter,

Nominated Member of Parliament Gideon Keter has come up with a legislative proposal seeking to have the law amended to provide for eight special seats...

Pipeline suffer setback as skipper Atuka ruled out of KVF play-offs

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya Volleyball Federation women’s league defending champions Kenya Pipeline have suffered a major setback ahead of the KVF play-offs after captain...

Kenya Pipeline , Kenya Volleyball Federation , Play-offs , setback , stomach injury , Trizah Atuka

Outstanding Chespol shortlisted for IAAF award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under-20 3,000m Steeplechase champion Cellphine Chespol has been nominated for the 2018 Female Rising Star Award. Chespol not only defended h...

Cellphine Chespol , Female Rising Star Award.

Auditor General: Kisumu County lost Ksh.469M under ex-governor Ranguma

By Allan Obiero,

Kisumu County government reportedly lost Ksh.469 million meant for the construction of various projects in the seven sub-counties during the financial...

Auditor General Edward Ouko , Former Governor Jack Ranguma , Kisumu County

Man up and stop Gor’s dominance, Barasa tells Leopards

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Former AFC Leopards striker Mike Barasa has scolded his former employers for letting their traditional rivals Gor Mahia monopolize football in Kenya h...

AFC Leopards , GOR MAHIA , League title , Mike Barasa

Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and other Marvel superheroes, dead at 95

By Reuters,

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures i...

Back Panther , Marvel superheroes , Spider man , Stan Lee

More than 200 still missing in California’s deadliest wildfire on record

By Reuters,

More than 200 people were missing early on Monday in California’s deadliest and most destructive blaze on record, one of two fires raging in the sta...

California camp fire

Top Philippines news site and company chief face tax evasion charges

By CNN,

A move by the Philippines Justice Department to charge investigative news site Rappler with tax evasion is being seen as a thinly disguised attempt ...

Maria Ressa , Philippine Justice Department , Rappler

This is one of the world’s best new buildings

By CNN,

Tasked with designing a music school in Tokyo, architect Tomohiko Yamanashi sat down with tutors and students to determine what they wanted from their...

Architect Tomohiko Yamanashi , Nikken Sekkei , Toho Gakuen School of Music

Ronaldo left out again by Portugal

By Reuters,

Portugal again left out Cristiano Ronaldo, their all-time record scorer and most capped player, as coach Fernando Santos named the squad for this mont...

Cristiano Ronaldo , Fernando Santos , Nations League , Portugal

Al Ahly face hot reception at Esperance in African final

By Reuters,

Egypt’s Al Ahly are clear favourites to extend their record streak of African club competition titles when they take a 3-1 lead over Esperance into ...

Al Ahly , CAF Champions League , Esperance , Esperance Tunis

Kipchoge, Cherono named 2018 Best Marathon Runners

By IAAF,

The world running organisation, the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), has named Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Gladys Ch...

AIMS , Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) , Eliud Kipchoge , Gladys Cherono , Marathon

Magana, Nyaruai to face stern test in Chess Championship title defence

By Citizen Reporter,

The 40th edition of the Kenya National Chess Championship is penciled to run from December 12- 16 at Parklands Sports Club. Reigning national champ...

Benjamin Magana , Joyce Nyaruai , Kenya National Chess Championship , Parklands Sports Club.

PSG appeal against decision to re-open investigation into its finances

By Reuters,

Paris St Germain have appealed to sport’s highest tribunal after European football’s governing body re-opened an investigation into whether the Fr...

appealed , Court of Arbitration for Sport , finances , investigation , overspending , Paris St. Germain , Sports Tribunal

Football legend Ronaldinho coming to Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

One of the world’s most glamorous footballs icons Ronaldinho Gaucho will be in the country this weekend on a football assignment. The former Samb...

Brazil , Extreme Sports Limited , Nairobi visit , Ronaldinho , Samba , uper 8 Champions League

Cancer patient who court awarded $289 million says he’ll take $78 million instead

By CNN,

After months of legal drama, the terminally ill cancer patient has agreed to a reduced award of about $78 million from the agrochemical giant Monsanto...

carlifornia , Dewayne Johnson , Monsanto

‘House of Cards’ returns post Kevin Spacey

By Linda Ngari,

Political series 'House of Cards' last year saw a reality plot twist after lead actor Kevin Spacey, starring as Frank Underwood, was accused of sexual...

Christopher Plummer , House of Cards , Kevin Spacey , Michael Kelly , Robin Wright

Ethiopia’s First Female Supreme Court Chief Hopes to Rebuild Trust

By VOA,

For the first time, Ethiopia’s Supreme Court will be led by a woman. Meaza Ashenafi, a lawyer and women’s rights advocate, accepted the offer T...

Ethiopia

Uhuru and I have made ourselves, do not slap the dynasty tag on us, Raila says

By Citizen Reporter,

NASA leader Raila Odinga has told Kenyans not to judge him and President Uhuru Kenyatta unfairly just because they come from prominent families. �...

Jane Kiano , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta