World News
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1.1KICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony
Kony launched a bloody rebellion more than three decades ago seeking to impose his own version of the Ten Commandments in northern...
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944Ex-lawmaker gets 50 years in jail for husband’s murder
The former congresswoman was also found guilty of trying to murder her husband with poison on at least six previous occasions, as...
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1.7KWorkers flee iPhone factory in China over Covid lockdown
Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in the central city of...
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998Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover, fires top executives
Musk sacked chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company's chief financial officer and its head of legal policy, trust and...
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1.3KWhatsApp Back to Normalcy After Two Hour Outage, Meta Apologises for “Inconvenience”
At about 10:20 am on Tuesday, WhatsApp stopped working for millions of users in Uganda and globally at and restoration began by...
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1.0KRishi Sunak set to become first non-British UK prime minister
Rishi told his lawmakers in parliament on Monday that they faced an "existential crisis" and must "unite or die". He told the...
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1.1KBoris Johnson returns to launch comeback for PM race
Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership...
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1.6KUK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office
LONDON, UK: Liz Truss Thursday resigned as United Kingdom Prime Minister following a rising chorus of members her own party who called...
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1.2KKing Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen’s funeral
Queen Elizabeth's state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of her first prime minister Winston Churchill in 1965, will take...
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1.2KCOVID-19: Pakistan reports 90 coronavirus cases, one death in 24 hours
A total of over 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have so far been reported in Pakistan, while 30,603 people had died since the...
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1.1KCharles III proclaimed new Britain king, vows to follow ‘inspiring’ queen
"I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty, which have now passed to...
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1.2KAll the queen’s kingdoms: Where did Elizabeth II reign?
Over her entire reign, she was head of state of 32 countries in total. 17 of those decided to cut ties at...
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1.4KJUST IN: Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96
The formal succession will unfold over the next 10 days, with Charles giving the world a first glimpse of what he will...
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1.2KRoyal family gathers as Queen Elizabeth’s doctors sound health alarm
Britain's longest-serving monarch has been dogged by health problems since last October that have left her struggling to walk and stand.
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1.3KChina approves world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine
The needle-free vaccine which can be stored and administered more easily than intramuscular jabs will be given through a nebuliser, the company...
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1.5KBBC pays £1.4 million to charity over controversial Diana interview
A record 22.8 million people watched the "Panorama" interview, in which Diana detailed infidelity in her marriage with heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles.
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1.4KCommonwealth: Winnie Nanyondo Qualifies for Women’s 1500m Final
The 2018 commonwealth bronze produced a great performance to win a highly competitive race that was decided in the last 50-meters of...
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1.4KUPDF confirms foiled Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
According to VOA news, twin bombs went off on Wednesday in the Lower Shabelle leaving more than 20 people including the region’s...
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1.3KOREGON: Injury cost Cheptegei 5000m title defense
Prior to going into the men’s 5000m finals, Uganda placed its hope in Cheptegei who is the world record holder of the...
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1.2KJapan donates $1 million towards food aid for Karamoja
Speaking to journalists at the World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Kampala, Japanese ambassador Fukzawa Hidemoto said they had signed off the...
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1.2KUgandans heading to Middle East paying sh100,000 for COVID-19 certificates
Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to travel to mainly the United Arab...
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1.2KWHO Introduces World’s First Anti-Malaria Vaccine In Africa
The new vaccine is said to be effective for up to 30 percent with its dosage set at four doses. Its price...
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1.1KRussian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odessa port, key to grain deal
Two cruise missiles hit terminal infrastructure, regional authorities said on social media, casting a shadow over the landmark agreement hammered out over...
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989Mak staff question delayed appointment of search committee
Speaking on behalf of the staff, the MUASA chairperson Dr. Robert Kakuru, noted that they have been wondering why the University Council...
