Latest NewsBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
Read More
Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKAs New Zealand shooter appears in court, world rallies behind Muslim communities
Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is lead into the dock for his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019. Mark Mitchell/New
Read MoreKenya debt passes Sh5.9 trillion mark
Kenya’s total public debt load edged closer to the Sh6 trillion mark in the first week of this month even as it emerged that 44 new foreign loan agreements have recently been put before
Read MoreSomali pirates hijack tanker laden with two million barrels of sanitiser gel
Somali pirates have attacked a tanker carrying two million barrels of the most valuable cargo in the world today, hand sanitiser. In the early hours of this morning, a tanker loaded with three
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As New Zealand shooter appears in court, world rallies behind Muslim communities
Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is lead into the dock for his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019. Mark Mitchell/New
Read MoreKenya debt passes Sh5.9 trillion mark
Kenya’s total public debt load edged closer to the Sh6 trillion mark in the first week of this month even as it emerged that 44 new foreign loan agreements have recently been put before
Read MoreSomali pirates hijack tanker laden with two million barrels of sanitiser gel
Somali pirates have attacked a tanker carrying two million barrels of the most valuable cargo in the world today, hand sanitiser. In the early hours of this morning, a tanker loaded with three
Read More
Blog PostsDeath toll from Bangladesh fire climbs to 25
The death toll from a fire in a high-rise building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has risen to 25, officials said Friday. A temporary information center set up by the fire service at
Arabs seek unity on Golan, but summit likely to expose rifts
Photo (AP) Arab leaders meeting in Tunisia on Sunday hope to project unified opposition to the Trump administration’s acceptance of Israeli control over the Golan Heights and Jerusalem, but as
Westminster stabbing: Armed police surround Regent’s Park mosque after man knifed to death nearby and ‘attackers fled to place of worship’
Armed police have swooped on a mosque near Regent’s Park in the hunt for suspects after a man was stabbed to death in central London. A man was found with stab wounds at a housing block in
U.S. energy secretary unsure if Saudi nuclear approvals came after Khashoggi killing
Photo Reuters U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers on Thursday he did not know whether any of the approvals he authorized for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology to Saudi
The Latest: 10 dead in blast at restaurant in Somali capital
The Latest on explosion in Somalia’s capital (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Police say at least 10 people have been killed and seven others wounded in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in
U.S. approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia
Photo Reuters U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a
UN Security Council rejects Trump’s Golan move
The UN Security Council on Wednesday roundly rejected Washington’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Syria called for an emergency meeting
Britain’s May offers to quit to get her Brexit deal over the line
British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain March 27, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS British Prime Minister Theresa May offered
Somali President Opens the 5th Session of the House of the People
Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who has been holding his constitutional mandate, officially opened the fifth session of the
European Central Bank ready to act if trouble hits economy
Photo (AP) The European Central Bank is ready to take further action to help the economy if the outlook takes a sudden turn for the worse, President Mario Draghi said Wednesday. Draghi told a
Death toll from Bangladesh fire climbs to 25
The death toll from a fire in a high-rise building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has risen to 25, officials said Friday. A temporary information center set up by the fire service at
Arabs seek unity on Golan, but summit likely to expose rifts
Photo (AP) Arab leaders meeting in Tunisia on Sunday hope to project unified opposition to the Trump administration’s acceptance of Israeli control over the Golan Heights and Jerusalem, but as
Westminster stabbing: Armed police surround Regent’s Park mosque after man knifed to death nearby and ‘attackers fled to place of worship’
Armed police have swooped on a mosque near Regent’s Park in the hunt for suspects after a man was stabbed to death in central London. A man was found with stab wounds at a housing block in
U.S. energy secretary unsure if Saudi nuclear approvals came after Khashoggi killing
Photo Reuters U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers on Thursday he did not know whether any of the approvals he authorized for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology to Saudi
The Latest: 10 dead in blast at restaurant in Somali capital
The Latest on explosion in Somalia’s capital (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Police say at least 10 people have been killed and seven others wounded in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in
U.S. approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia
Photo Reuters U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a
UN Security Council rejects Trump’s Golan move
The UN Security Council on Wednesday roundly rejected Washington’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Syria called for an emergency meeting
Britain’s May offers to quit to get her Brexit deal over the line
British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain March 27, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS British Prime Minister Theresa May offered
Somali President Opens the 5th Session of the House of the People
Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who has been holding his constitutional mandate, officially opened the fifth session of the
European Central Bank ready to act if trouble hits economy
Photo (AP) The European Central Bank is ready to take further action to help the economy if the outlook takes a sudden turn for the worse, President Mario Draghi said Wednesday. Draghi told a