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  • World UN Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants

    In a report to the U.N. Security Council, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said elephant poaching was a growing security concern, particularly in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad and ...

  • World Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado

    At least 91 people, including 20 children, have been left dead after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state ...

  • Lifestyle Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone

    phone has a 4.5in screen, with an eight megapixel camera. It also supports 4G and is compatible with apps made for Google's Android. Among the handset's other features is what the company has called "The Other Half." coloured back of the phone is interchangeable - and the operating system's interface will change depending on what type of cover you have. These changes ...

  • Ruto Wants Amisom Expanded to Stem Al-Shabaab Attacks in Kenya

    Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto said African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces should be expanded to stem the spill over effect of violence and insecurity in Kenya, Kenya's The Standard reported Friday (May 17th). "The Somalia problem has compounded insecurity in Kenya with frequent attacks by al-Shabaab and proliferation of small arms," Ruto said while meeting ...

  • Kenyan Lawmakers At Risk of Recall Over Demands for Salary Increases

    Nairobi - Twenty-two civil society groups in Kenya have launched a petition drive to recall seven members of parliament for attempting to subvert pay cuts for public officials instituted by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). Representatives of these groups say the lawmakers acted in self-interest and against the constitution by attempting to disband the SRC in retaliation for the ...

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Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires, Tre passi nel delirio) [DVD]

Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires, Tre passi nel delirio) [DVD]

"Every fiction should have a moral; and, what is more to the purpose, the critics have discovered that every fiction has." -- Edgar Allen Poe, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" ...

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  • Kenyas Foreign Secretary Sworn Into Office

    Nairobi - Amina Mohamed has been sworn-in as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, four days after her colleagues took their oaths of office. Mohamed was away in New York winding up her duties at the United Nations headquarters when her 15 colleagues were sworn in last week. Speaking during the ceremony at State House Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta said he looked forward to working ...

  • Motivations Behind Attacks in Western Kenya Remain Unclear

    Nairobi - Police officers in western Kenya have detained and questioned over 300 individuals in an effort to determine the motivations behind the violence in Bungoma and Busia counties that has killed 13 people and injured hundreds since April 28th, but nothing yet has been revealed. Violence began April 28th when a group of unidentified people hacked to death two Bungoma County residents and ...

  • Kenya Kenyan Nominated to Lead UN Trade Agency

    United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday (May 16th) nominated former Kenyan Minister of Trade and Industry Mukhisa Kituyi to lead the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) beginning September 1st. If confirmed by the UN General Assembly, Kituyi will succeed Supachai Panitchpakdi, from Thailand, who will step down at the end of August. Kituyi was a member of ...

  • World Obama to skip Kenya in Africa tour

    Africa , including through expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and investing in the next generation ...

  • Kenya Snapp Announces Sponsorship of the Miss World Kenya 2013

    East African Breweries Limited (EABL), through the Snapp brand, recently unveiled Miss World Kenya 2013 beauty pageant, of which Snapp is the title sponsor. The Miss World Kenya pageant is held every year as part of the Miss World competition. The lady crowned as Miss World Kenya 2013 will represent Kenya in the global contest that will be held in September at the Sentul International ...

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