Burdened by the several legal battles filed against the district by former employees and service providers over failure to pay outstanding debts, indebted Gulu District Local Government leaders have resolved to petition President Museveni to come to their rescue. During the fourth full council meeting at the District Council Hall on Thursday, councillors unanimously resolved to meet President Museveni for a possible bail out.
Day: January 6, 2017
Ethiopia: Court Sentences 20 on Terror Charges
The federal High Court 19th criminal bench has today sentenced19 defendants under the file name of the first defendant Kedir Moahmmed Yusuf to five years a six months each while one defendant in the same file was sentenced to four years and five months. On Dec. 21 2016 the federal court found all the 20 defendants guilty of terrorism related charges and violating the country’s penal code.
Rail fail: Transport Minister resigns
The meltdown of Queensland Rail over Christmas day has been exposed in a report outlining roster management failures. Courtesy: Nine News Queensland Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has resigned in the wake of a damning report into southeast Queensland’s rail fail that found commuters can expect ongoing train cancellations until at least the end of 2018.
U.S. veteran under arrest after five killed, eight wounded in airport shooting
Canadian government officials were trying to determine whether any Canadians were among the casualties of a mass shooting Friday in the baggage area of the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said it had no immediate information about Canadian citizens being among the five people reported dead or eight injured after a gunman opened fire.
US, France level before mixed doubles decider at Hopman Cup
Snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted a wide swath of the South overnight, turning roads icy and impassable in spots as children whooped it up on sleds and others braced for up to a foot of snow in parts of the… A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow early Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast left grocery store shelves empty and roads icy and impassible. Without a word, the gunman moved through the baggage claim picking off travelers until his handgun ran out of ammunition, leaving five dead and eight wounded in Fort Lauderdale’s airport.