Counties mark Madaraka Day as leaders call for accelerated development

3 Jun 2025 - Dominicans who lost family members in the April nightclub disaster that claimed 234 lives will receive "emergency" payments of some $500 per month for six months, the government in Santo Domingo said Monday.

3 Jun 2025 - Sicily’s Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometers (miles) into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.

3 Jun 2025 - More than 100 phones were stolen at the Raila Odinga Stadium during the 62nd Madaraka Day celebration.

3 Jun 2025 - Every year, the Scandinavian NGO publishes a list of the 10 most neglected crises, based on three criteria for what is lacking: humanitarian funding, media attention and international political engagement.

3 Jun 2025 - The secret ballot followed days of protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar against alleged corruption.

3 Jun 2025 - Washington halted cattle imports from Mexico in May, citing the insect’s spread, opens new tab further into Mexico, about 700 miles from the Texas border. With the U.S. cattle herd already at a multi-decade low, the closure could further elevate record-…

3 Jun 2025 - Mongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament. The vote followed days of mass protests over corruption allegations – fuelled by social media posts about his son’s lavish birthday party and…

3 Jun 2025 - Modogashe residents in Garissa have every reason to smile after the county government launched a water supply project to ease access to water for over 30,000 people.

3 Jun 2025 - Local politicians are branding themselves as champions of their people’s interests.

3 Jun 2025 - Detectives arrested the author and seized his laptop.