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Chinese state media escalate row with NBA
By Reuters,
1046, October 9, 2019 (EAT)
Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” ...
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Kimwarer, Arror Dams scandal: CMC Di Ravenna directors ordered to appear in court
By Dzuya Walter,
2110, September 18, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi on Wednesday ordered directors of Italian firm CMC Di Ravenna to appear in court and take plea over the Kimwarer and Arror ...
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Grace Mugabe once said: ‘My husband will rule beyond his grave’
By Citizen Reporter,
1053, September 6, 2019 (EAT)
On May 26, 2016, Grace Mugabe issued a statement that remains among the most incredulous during her husband's rule. “We want you to lead this cou...
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Drug lord Baktash Akasha sentenced to 25 years in U.S prison
By Citizen Reporter,
2224, August 16, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan drug lord Baktash Akasha Abdalla has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug-trafficking. Akasha, 41, was at the same time ordered to ...
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Hong Kong protesters return to airport to drum up international support
By VOA,
1009, August 10, 2019 (EAT)
Thousands of protesters returned to Hong Kong International Airport for the second time in as many weeks Friday to raise global attention to their fig...
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Hong Kong police fire teargas as China says it will not ‘sit idly by’
By Reuters,
1911, August 4, 2019 (EAT)
Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday after violent clashes a day earlier, and Beijing said ...
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Hong Kong civil servants to rally, as wave of protests planned
By VOA,
1251, August 2, 2019 (EAT)
Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants are planning to rally Friday night in support of protesters and to urge authorities to rebuild confidence in the...
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Fugitive former President Funes given Nicaragua citizenship
By VOA,
1151, July 31, 2019 (EAT)
Nicaragua granted citizenship Tuesday to Salvadoran ex-President Mauricio Funes, who has been in the country under political asylum since 2016 and is ...
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Protesters clash in Hong Kong as cycle of violence intensifies
By Reuters,
1942, July 28, 2019 (EAT)
Hong Kong police clashed with thousands of protesters on Sunday, as they sought to defend China’s main representative office from crowds seething ov...
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Sentencing for Akasha brothers postponed to August 16, Nov 8
By Karanja Morgan,
1141, July 27, 2019 (EAT)
The Southern District of New York Court has postponed the sentencing of Baktash Akasha and his brother Ibrahim Akasha to August 16, 2019 and November ...
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Hong Kong protesters bring demonstration to City’s International Airport
By VOA,
1900, July 26, 2019 (EAT)
More than one thousand people staged a sit-in at the Hong Kong airport Friday, alerting visitors to the recent demonstrations in the metropolis, som...
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CMC di Ravenna speaks out over Arror-Kimwarer dams saga after Rotich charged
By Reuters,
1411, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
Italian construction company CMC di Ravenna, which faces charges in the Arror-Kimwarer dams scandal, has denied any wrongdoing. A statement release...
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Hong Kong police criticized over failure to stop attacks on protesters
By Reuters,
1806, July 22, 2019 (EAT)
Hong Kong police faced criticism on Monday for an apparent failure to protect anti-government protesters and passersby from attack by what opposition ...
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Hong Kong protesters resume chorus of opposition to extradition bill
By Reuters,
1326, July 14, 2019 (EAT)
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people rallied for a second day on Sunday in an area popular with mainland Chinese shoppers, as deep-seated anger and f...
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Hong Kong leader declares controversial extradition bill ‘dead’
By Reuters,
2127, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
VOA After several weeks of controversy and large, angry street protests, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says legislation that would have allowed extra...
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China condemns seizure of Hong Kong Legislature
By VOA,
1933, July 2, 2019 (EAT)
China is condemning Monday's violent protests in Hong Kong as an outright "challenge" to the "one country, two systems" formula under which the autono...
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Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature
By Reuters,
1418, July 1, 2019 (EAT)
Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger ov...
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China bans all meat from Canada
By CNN,
1147, June 27, 2019 (EAT)
The Chinese government has announced a suspension on imported meat products from Canada over claims of forged customs documents, the latest sign of de...
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Hong Kong protesters disperse after blockading police headquarters
By Reuters,
1740, June 22, 2019 (EAT)
Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia’s leading financial center had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some ...
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Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit
By Reuters,
2034, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the mos...
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