adminDhlakama says intends to run for presidency
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s Renamo opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama said yesterday he intended to run as a candidate in an October 15 presidential election, but demanded safety guarantees from the government…
Ukraine in ‘full-scale civil war’ — Putin
Saint Petersburg – Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the crisis in Ukraine had evolved into a full-scale civil war, blaming Washington for backing the overthrow of former president…
‘Miracle baby’ survives 11-storey fall in US
A 15-month-old US boy has survived an 11-storey fall from a balcony at his parents’ apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota, local media reported last week. Musa Dayib has been nicknamed “the…
Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Nabiam concedes run-off defeat
BISSAU – The losing candidate in a run-off election for Guinea-Bissau’s presidency, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, said on Thursday he accepted the results after initially rejecting them citing alleged fraud. Nabiam’s…
Kenya expels hundreds of Somalis
Hundreds of Somalis have been expelled from Kenya, with 98 in the latest batch detained and sent back in a major crackdown on suspected Islamists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said…
Leadership and management of change
MR Chairman; Your Excellencies: Ladies and Gentlemen; and Friends. You have asked me to speak on “Leadership and the Management of Change”, and I have been foolhardy enough to agree.…
‘My father could have lost even if Jesus Christ was his running mate’
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin isn’t to blame for the GOP’s loss in the 2008 presidential election, Meghan McCain, daughter of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, says. McCain told…
Thugs blind hitler look-alike cat
A pet cat was blinded in a brutal attack and left for dead in a bin by thugs because he looks like Hitler, his shocked owner has claimed. Baz, a…
‘Husband from hell’ steals £1,000 a month from his wife
An unsuspecting bride was scammed out of more than £50,000 by her conman husband — who even pawned her diamond wedding ring. Mechanical engineer Colin Jarvie, 38, spent four years…
Woman’s horror as e-cigarette explodes, setting fire to bed
A woman was badly burnt when her electronic cigarette exploded in the middle of the night — because it was plugged into her phone charger. Lucy May, 22, was in…