Mixed fortunes for Kenyan teams in FIBA openers

By Dennis Kamariki,

Kenya and Zone Five representatives at the FIBA Africa Clubs Championships posted mixed results on Saturday as the annual competition tipped off at th...

basketball , equity bank , FIBA Africa Clubs Championships , KPA

‘Death knell’ of press freedom in Hong Kong has been a long time coming

By CNN,

On a morning in February 2014, Lau a senior editor at the popular, upmarket daily Ming Pao had parked his car on a street near the restaurant when two...

Apple Daily , Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) , Jason Y. Ng , Jimmy Lai , Ming Pao , Tai Kwun , Timothy Calnin , Wong Chi-wah , Yip Kim-wah

Experts warn US at risk of losing war with Russia or China

By CNN,

The Trump administration's new National Defense Strategy is insufficiently resourced and the US runs the risk of a military defeat by China or Russia,...

china , Military defeat , russia , US risk losing war , USA

Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan kill at least 30 security forces

By Reuters,

Major assaults by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, mounted with the aim of weakening the government’s...

Afghanistan , NATO , President Ashraf Ghani , Qatar

Suicide bomber kills six near police checkpoint in Afghan capital

By Reuters,

A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least six people near a police checkpoint, including policemen, ...

Afghan , Basir Mujahid

Kiplimo and Teferi reign in Spain

By IAAF,

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi were victorious at the 15th ‘Cross Internacional de Atapuerca’, the opening race of the 2...

Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi , IAAF Cross Country Permit , Jacob Kiplimo

US to stop air refueling of Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

By CNN,

The US will no longer refuel Saudi aircraft conducting strike missions over Yemen, US and Saudi officials said Friday. The move is expected to ha...

Jamal Khashoggi , Saudi Arabia , USA , Yemen

Fighting escalates in key Yemeni port city despite ceasefire call

By CNN,

Violence in Yemen's key port city of Hodeidah is at its worst in months, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator has warned, as a leader of the Ho...

Gikomba market goes up in flames, again

By Ian Omondi,

Gikomba traders woke up to huge losses after yet another early morning fire razed down a number of stalls in the Nairobi market. The fire is report...

Gikomba fire , Gikomba market. , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Red Cross .

Taliban attack Afghan government post near Iran border, killing 20 troops

By Reuters,

Taliban militants attacked a border outpost in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 20 government soldiers in the latest assault likely to compound...

Afghanistan , Iran , Qatar , The U.S. special envoy

Egypt says 19 militants killed in security operation after attack on Christians

By Reuters,

Egyptian security forces killed 19 Islamist militants from a cell believed to be responsible for an attack on Christians in Minya province in central ...

After tragedies and big losses, Hyundai looks to reverse North Korea fortunes

By Reuters,

For Hyundai, the South Korean conglomerate, North Korea has been a story of lost opportunities – and tragedy. In 2003, months before Hyundai was ...

Founder Chung Ju-yung , Hyundai , Kim Jng Un , North Korea

Be more zealous in doping war, Tanui tells AK, government

By Citizen Reporter,

Veteran marathoner Moses Tanui now wants Athletics Kenya (AK) to collaborate with the government to tame foreign scoundrel athletes’ agents and coac...

AK , Athletics Kenya , doping , government , kenya , Moses Tanui , war , Zeal

KCPE candidate sits exam in hospital after going into labour before kick off

By Namisi Cheptai,

A Class Eight candidate from Mikuva Village in Webuye East Constituency, Bungoma County, on Tuesday sat her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KC...

bungoma county , kcpe , Lugulu Mission Hospital , Webuye East Constituency

Palestinian militants fire rockets, Israel strikes Gaza

By Citizen Reporter,

Israel struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip before dawn on Saturday, the Israeli military said, and Palestinian militants fired their heaviest r...

Gaza , Israel , Palestine

Stars heroics against Ghana, Ethiopia evoke memories of 2004 Afcon

By Jeremiah Lechipai,

Harambee Stars are on the verge of qualifying for 2019 African Cup of Nation (Afcon) in Yaoundé, Cameroon after winning 3-0 against Ethiopia ‘Walya...

afcon , Cameroon , Ethiopia , Ghana , Ghost Mulee , Harambee Stars , Sebastian Migne , Victor Wanyama

Devaluation of Sudan pound sends country in economic crisis

By VOA,

Many Sudanese are complaining after the government's sharp devaluation of the pound on Sunday, cutting its official value almost in half, as an alread...

Moataz Moussa , Said Sadek , Sudanese pound

Kakamega County hardest hit by Kericho accident: Oparanya

By Citizen Reporter,

Kakamega County was the hardest hit by casualties following the Kericho accident at Fortenan Tunnel flyover along Londiani-Muhoroni road. Kakamega ...

kericho accident , Oparanya

Nyamira: Students left stranded after fire razes down dormitory

By Citizen Reporter,

By Chrisphine Otieno Students of Mwongori Mixed Secondary School in Borabu constituency, Nyamira County, are counting losses after a fire outbreak...

fire outbreak , Mwongori Mixed Secondary School , Nyamira County , school fire

More than 250 people have died taking selfies since 2011

By CNN,

Snapping the perfect selfie can be fun. But if it involves flying a plane or holding a loaded handgun or standing on slippery rocks near the top of a ...

India , pakistan , russia , selfies , The Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care , USA