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  • Cheruiyot to miss World championships for pregnancy

    Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at this year's Moscow World championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29, reports Xinhua. Cheruiyot plans to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World championships in ...

  • UAE leaders hold talks with foreign officials

    Leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met senior officials of the US, the Czech Republic and Kenya and held talks on enhancing ties. Lt. Gen. Obaid Mohammed Al Ka'abi, undersecretary of the UAE ministry of defence, met US Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics amp; Material Readiness) Alan F. Estevez. Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi met visiting First Deputy ...

  • Kenya - Witnesses describe police killings of protesters bystanders in Kenya

    The Kenyan authorities should promptly investigate and prosecute those responsible for shootings by the police in Kisumu on March 30, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. Five people died and at least twenty-four were injured.The shootings occurred in the wake of demonstrations against the Kenyan Supreme Court ruling on March 30 upholding President Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory on March ...

  • Kenya Interior and Coordination nominee ready to deliver

    . The nominee said he was informed by his staff at 1PM that he had been nominated to the most powerful position. He said he will issue a comprehensive statement once he is cleared by Parliament and sworn into office. A shy looking Ole Lenku's mobile phone kept ringing as he offered interview with the callers offering their congratulations. Mr Ole Lenku is a career hotelier, having served ...

  • Politics MP claims he was misquoted on resigning over pay slash

    MP s are not given a salary increment. The legislator said that he will remain in office for five years until the end of the current Parliament's term. "I took oath of office and swore to it. I will continue to serve in the same capacity until the next election and beyond," he added. He claimed that the said issues had brought a lot of anxiety to his family, friends and his ...

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American Reunion (2012)

American Reunion (2012)

Arriving nine years after the last installment in the series, American Reunion is true to its title, reuniting the entire cast of the raunchy high school comedy American Pie (1999) for the first time since, well, American Pie 2 (2001). Several cast memb ... ...

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  • Sports Ferdinand signs one-year Manchester United contract

    "I am delighted to have signed a new contract," Ferdinand said in a statement. "Who wouldn't want to play in this fantastic team in front of 75,000 fans each week, it has been an incredible journey and I am glad it will continue. I can now fully concentrate on my club career, which has worked well for me over the past few years." Former England defender Ferdinand retired ...

  • Serviceman Suspected of Throwing Kenyan Teen out of Window

    MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – An attempted murder case has been launched against a serviceman suspected of throwing a Kenyan teenager out of a fourth-floor window, the Investigative Committee’s chief military department said on Thursday. A 19-year-old Kenyan woman was found on the ground near an apartment block in eastern Moscow on Sunday morning, having apparently fallen from one ...

  • Kenyan sets eyes on Baguio full marathon

    THE race gets tougher and tougher. While Baguio elite runners are seen to dominate the 1st Baguio City Marathon, Kenyans have made the race an international flavor with top runners expected to join the race slated June 2. This early, Kenyan Eluid Kering will be among the foreign runners competing for the tough 42-kilometer (42K) foot race. Kering is one of the top contenders in the race after ...

  • Kenya Growing Peas and Greens to Maximise Water Usage

    Nairobi - Amid warnings that Kenya's agricultural water use is surpassing sustainable levels and adversely affecting food security, biodiversity researchers say that agrobiodiversity should be considered as a vital tool to combat this. "In order to feed the nation, the country must explore agrobiodiversity, specifically (the growing of) vegetables and fruits, which have been neglected ...

  • UPDATE 2-Rebound in key sectors seen driving Kenya economy in 2013

    Thu May 23, 2013 10:21am EDT * Officials keen to attract new investments * Stable economic fundamentals to support (Adds comments from cabinet secretary, permanent secretary) By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, May 23 (Reuters) - Kenya's economy is expected to expand by about 6 percent in 2013 thanks to a rebound in sectors such as manufacturing and financial services, officials said on ...

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