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The man and his wife were killed in a police raid that saw six police officers also injured during the operation when the suspects hurled four grenades at the police officers/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 - Two terror suspects were on Sunday morning shot and killed in Nairobi’s Githurai Kimbo estate....
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A Soyuz-2.1b rocket, carrying an Bion-M capsule is seen on the launch pad a Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome, April 18, 2013/AFPMOSCOW, May 19 - A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month’s mission in orbit on Sunday with data...
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The gunmen crept into Tolleri village in Ulang county in the early hours of Saturday morning and sprayed it with bullets, killing 23 people instantly, said Dak Tap Chuol, commissioner for the nearby town of Nasir/FILEJUBA, May 19 - At least 29 people were killed when cattle raiders from a South...
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Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, May 18, 2013/AFPMALMO, Sweden,May 19 - Twenty-year-old barefoot singer Emmelie de Forest was the toast of Denmark Sunday after winning this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the...
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Mudavadi said there is nothing to be gained by any politician in brutal killings and leaders should stop the blame game to allow security agencies to get to the bottom of the attacks/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 - The UDF leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has cautioned against...
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Kimaiyo is also proposing the establishment of 13 new directorates/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 — The fate of Provincial Police chiefs hangs in the balance after Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo declared them non-existent. Kimaiyo says the PPO and PCIO’s positions and those of...
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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 – Nairobi Deputy Governor Jonathan Mueke has supported the County Ward Representatives’ (CWRs) demand that their gross pay be increased to Sh275, 000. Mueke argued that the current CWRs gross pay of Sh79,000 is not commensurate to the work they are expected to do and does not...
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Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, on May 13, 2013/FILEDAMASCUS, May 19 - Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah attacked and entered the strategic rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, a day after President Bashar al-...
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The jet used by Ruto on his four African nation tour is seen in the background on his arrival in Gabon/DPPSNAIROBI, Kenya, May 19 – The government has denied reports that it spent Sh100 million in hiring a private jet for Deputy President William Ruto to use on his four African nation tour. In a...
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Iranians surf the net at a cyber at a cafe in Tehran/AFP TEHRAN, May 19 - Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say....
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Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the Mossad," Israel’s intelligence agency, a statement said/FILETEHRAN, Iran, May 19 - Iran hanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found...
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WASHINGTON, May 18 - The outgoing head of the IRS told Congress that the US tax agency made "foolish mistakes" in targeting conservative groups, but insisted the action was not politically motivated. Lawmakers hammered Steven Miller, who resigned this week at the request of President Barack Obama,...
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HARARE, May 18 - A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe "a rotten old donkey," in the latest such case, lawyers said Saturday. Chenjerai Pamhiri, 38, a lecturer at Great Zimbabwe State University in Masvingo...
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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 - County Assembly ward representatives are now demanding for a gross pay of about Sh275,200. The ward representatives who met at a Speaker’s forum in Nairobi on Saturday said their pay should be pegged at 43 percent of what Governors were taking home per month. Led by the...
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President Uhuru Kenyatta is received by jubilant wananchi on arrival at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri County/PPSNAIROBI,Kenya, May 18 - President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Kenyans to shun petty differences and unite in developing the country. Addressing residents in Nyeri County Kenyatta said that his...
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JAKARTA, May 18 - A British woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the country from China, an official said Saturday. The woman, identified only by her initials AR, was arrested at a hotel in the city of Surabaya,...
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JSC says the judge failed to explain himself over three of 11 complaints against him/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 - The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a tribunal to probe the conduct of Justice Joseph Mutava. The decision comes after a committee...
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Two women kiss in front of a wedding shop during a pro-gay marriage demonstration on January 26, 2013 in central France/FILEPARIS, May 18 - France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of...
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The bomb attack at a Catholic church in the northern city of Arusha had killed three people and wounded 60/FILEARUSHA, Tanzania, May 18 - Tanzanian police said Saturday they have arrested five people in possession of explosives in the economic capital Dar es Salaam. "Five people were arrested the...
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US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, at the White House, May 16/AFPWASHINGTON, May 17 - Amid a flurry of moves to organize peace talks to end Syria’s bloody civil war, US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Bashar al-...
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Thieves broke into the room of a Chopard employee, opened a safe and made off with the jewels/XINHUA-FileCANNES, France, May 17 - Jewellery worth more than one million dollars (Sh80 million) made by Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Chopard and due to be loaned to stars walking the red carpet at...
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IEBC Chief Executive Officer James Oswago on Friday said although the date is tentative, the commission is ready to hold the mini-poll that was occasioned by the death of Mutula Kilonzo/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (ICC) says that it needs an...
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Speaking as he represented President Uhuru Kenyatta on a tour of four African nations, the deputy president said the political instability in Somalia has led to the proliferation of small arms and increased terrorist attacks from the Al Shabaab within Kenya’s borders/DPPSNAIROBI, Kenya, May...
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In the letter to the president of the court, Matsanga insists that former prosecutor (Moreno Ocampo) his successor Fatou Bensouda did not properly investigate the Kenyan cases, which has made it difficult for them to prosecute the cases/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 - Ugandan peace resolution expert...
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The report said talks between the two firms were "serious" but that nothing had been finalized/XINHUA-FileNEW YORK, May 17 - Yahoo! has begun talks with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance, the technology website AllThingsD reported on Friday. The Dow...