Capital News: Ugandan women bare bras in police protest
KAMPALA, Apr 23 – Six Ugandan female opposition activists were detained briefly on Monday after they stripped to their bras to protest the alleged sexual assault by police of a colleague, activists said. The activists, who marched on Kampala’s main police station, said they were angry at police treatment of a female opposition leader last [...]

Capital News: Flood survivors recall moment hell broke loose
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 – Survivors of Sunday evening’s tragedy at the Hells Gate National Park are still reeling in grief and shock following the mishap that left seven of their colleagues dead. Leonard Njuguna’s face was wrought in disbelief as he tried to come to terms with what started out as a sun-filled excursion [...]

Capital News: US Embassy warns of Nairobi terror plot
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 – The US Embassy in Nairobi has warned of impending terror attacks targeting hotels in Nairobi and government buildings. An advisory from the embassy said the timing of the attacks was unclear, but intelligence information showed the planning was in the final stages. American nationals have been cautioned to remain aware [...]

Capital News: Hu urges N.Korea to seek peace: Xinhua
BEIJING, Apr 23 – Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday told a visiting North Korean official that the two countries should work towards “peace and stability” after a missile launch by Pyongyang, state media said. Speaking in a meeting with Kim Yong-Il, a top official of North Korea’s ruling Korean Workers’ Party, Hu called for [...]

Capital News: Eritrea president ill health claim a ‘CIA fairytale’
NAIROBI, Apr 23 – Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki is at the “peak of his health” the secretive Red Sea state said on Monday, in a statement aimed to quash rumours the authoritarian leader is sick. Blaming “demonising campaigns” by the United States spy agency for the rumours, Asmara released a rare statement commenting on the [...]

Capital News: Dutch PM Rutte to tender cabinet’s resignation
THE HAGUE, Apr 23 – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to tender his cabinet’s resignation to Queen Beatrix after the collapse of talks on austerity measures, Dutch media reported on Monday. Rutte would present his resignation to the monarch at a meeting at the palace later in the day, ANP said. “The Prime Minister [...]

Capital News: French far right’s gains ‘alarming’: Merkel
BERLIN, Apr 23 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called the strong showing of the far right in the French election “alarming” after its candidate Marine Le Pen drew 18 percent in the first-round vote. Merkel continued to support incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy as France’s next president but would work closely with whoever wins the [...]

Capital News: Sudan’s Bashir in Heglig: AFP
HEGLIG, Apr 23 – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the main oil region of Heglig on Monday, an AFP correspondent reported, after Sudan said its army had forced out South Sudanese troops. Bashir landed at about 0950 GMT, dressed in a military uniform, the correspondent said. It is the president’s first visit to the [...]

Capital News: Jia meets Thai princess on bilateral ties
BANGKOK, Apr 23 – China’s top political advisor Jia Qinglin met with Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in Bangkok at the weekend. Conveying greetings of Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, Jia spoke highly of the “irreplaceable contribution” made by the royal family to promote the [...]

Capital News: Russia-China joint naval exercise starts
QINGDAO, Apr 23 – Russian naval deputy chief of staff Rear Admiral Leonid Sukhanov announced here on Sunday the official start of the joint exercise with the Chinese navy. Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, delivered exercise tasks. This marks the first naval drill between China and Russia, following [...]

Capital News: Wen, Merkel jointly open Hannover trade fair
HANNOVER, Apr 23 – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Angela Merkel jointly opened the Hannover trade fair here on Sunday. In a speech delivered at the opening ceremony, Wen said China and Germany, two of the most important manufacturing countries in the world, are working closely to promote dialogue and cooperation of the [...]

Capital News: Raila set for 4-day US visit
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 – Prime Minister Raila Odinga leaves the country on Tuesday for a four day visit to the United States where he will deliver the Commencement Lecture (graduation speech) to the Class of 2012 at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University on Saturday, April 28. The University will later confer an honorary [...]

Capital News: Ex-Mungiki leader sought after police assault
NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 23 – Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga has been summoned by the Criminal Investigations Department following chaos at a church in Nairobi on Sunday, when his supporters assaulted police officers. Detectives at the Kasarani police station said they wanted Njenga to record a statement on what transpired when church members beat up [...]

Capital News: Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan town
BENTIU, Apr 23 – Sudanese war planes launched a fresh bombing raid on a key South Sudanese town on Monday, dashing hopes that a withdrawal of Southern troops from a contested area would end weeks of fighting. Several bombs were dropped on Bentiu, capital of the oil-rich South Sudan border state of Unity, killing at [...]

Capital News: 7 dead in Hells Gate flood disaster
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 – Seven members of a Nairobi church youth group who were swept away by flash floods at Hells Gate in Naivasha are now confirmed dead. By Monday morning, three bodies had already been retrieved and the remaining four had been sighted. Efforts were being made to retrieve the remaining four, according [...]

Capital News: Sudan claims killed 400 South Sudanese in Heglig battle
KHARTOUM, Apr 23 – Sudanese forces killed hundreds of South Sudanese during a days-long battle for Sudan’s most important oil field Heglig, a senior official said on Sunday. Nafie Ali Nafie, a top aide to President Omar al-Bashir, said the “death toll within the SPLA and mercenaries in (the) Heglig battle amounted to 400,” according [...]

Capital News: Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled on Earth Day
WASHINGTON, Apr 23 – A prize-winning, super energy saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips, said to last over 20 years, went on sale online and in stores on Sunday to coincide with Earth Day. The bulb that won the 2011 US Department of Energy’s “Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize,” was available from retailers for [...]

Capital News: Six missing after flash floods hits Hells Gate
NAIVASHA, Kenya, Apr 22 – One person died and six others were missing after they were swept away by flash floods while walking in a gorge at Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha on Sunday evening. Kenya Wildlife Service Spokesman Paul Udoto said the seven members of a church youth group from Nairobi were on [...]

Capital News: Kiyiapi: Why I’m your man for the job
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 22 – Former Education Permanent Secretary James Ole Kiyiapi launched his presidential bid on Sunday maintaining that he is nobody’s puppet. Speaking at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Kiyiapi said that his decision to run came after serious reflection on the need to change Kenyan politics. He dispelled fears that he [...]

Capital News: China and Russia hold first navy exercises
BEIJING, Apr 22 – China and Russia launched their first joint naval exercises Sunday, with war games in the Yellow Sea that come amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over territorial claims. The six days of drills — the first dedicated exercises involving navies of the two countries — are taking place off [...]

Capital News: Be wary of agents, Saudi Arabia warns Kenyans
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 22 – The government of Saudi Arabia is urging Kenyans seeking employment in the Gulf State to only deal with registered recruitment agencies. Saudi envoy in Nairobi Ghorm Said Malhan said his country was working closely with Kenyan authorities to eliminate problems that have been experienced in the past. “Now we make [...]

Capital News: Kenyans on top in London Marathon
LONDON, England, April 22- Mary Keitany successfully defended her title as Wilson Kipsang scored his first Majors victory as Kenya claimed the London Marathon double on Sunday. Keitany won her back-to-back title in a new Kenyan record of 2:18:36 as she timed her breakaway from mid race to perfection to banish the ghosts of last [...]

Capital News: S. Sudan completes withdrawal from Heglig
Bentiu, South Sudan, Apr 22 – South Sudan’s army has completed its withdrawal from Sudan’s main Heglig oil field, the military said Sunday, but condemned the north for bombing the area. Juba seized the flashpoint oil hub on April 10, claiming that Khartoum was using Heglig as a base to attack the South’s oil-producing Unity [...]

Capital News: Bahrain F1 race goes ahead despite violence
MANAMA, Apr 22 – Race day of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix was set to go ahead on Sunday despite pressure for the event to be cancelled over violence that has killed one person in the Gulf kingdom. King Hamad announced, meanwhile, that he would be attending the highly controversial race, in an apparent [...]

Capital News: Australian speaker steps aside amid gay sex scandal
SYDNEY, Apr 22 – Australia’s parliamentary speaker stood aside Sunday following claims he sexually harassed a male staffer and misused taxi services in a case that could hurt the nation’s fragile government. Weekend reports alleged Peter Slipper harassed former staffer James Ashby, including telling him to shower with the door open when he stayed at [...]