Kenya’s government has terminated operations of a U.S.-funded project to educate voters, just months before this East African country holds its next presidential election. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta last week claimed that money coming into the country in the guise of civic education is being used to influence Kenyans’ electoral decisions.
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It’s astounding how close Turkishassassin got to Russian ambassador’
The assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey looks like a jihadist retribution for losses in Syria, but it might have a deeper motivation, such as damaging Russia-Turkey relations or taking terrorism to a whole new level, political analysts and experts told RT. Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov, 62, was fatally shot in the Turkish capital of Ankara while delivering a speech at an art gallery on Monday.
Motorcyclist Andy Cochrane.
A MOTHER whose son was killed in a crash in Weymouth last year is campaigning for a change in the law that would see all dangerous drivers have to retake their test. Andy Cochrane, 50, of Broadmayne , was involved in an accident with a white Vauxhall Vivaro van at the junction of Littlemoor Road and Louviers Road on Tuesday, June 23 2015.
Non-League Football: Godmanchester Rovers chief calls for more…
Hyem’s men eventually struck twice in the final quarter-of-an-hour to earn a 2-0 victory at struggling Long Melford in the Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division – but not before a host of good chances had gone begging. Leading scorer Arran Mackay eventually made the breakthrough before a deflected Chris Jones effort sealed a return to winning ways following Hyem’s sole league defeat at the helm the previous weekend.
Football club “shocked and devastated” by death of much-loved first-team coach
Darren Burdle, a 50-year-old father-of-three, died suddenly last night while watching football at Shamblehurst Barn, Hedge End . His club, Sholing , were ready to call off tonight’s Southampton Senior Cup tie at home to Hedge End Rangers but the players have requested the game go ahead, preceded by a minute’s applause, in tribute to their popular coach who joined them from Folland Sports last year.
Novel computer-aided image analysis techniques can provide detailed visualisation of blood vessels
Narrowed and blocked arteries can now be diagnosed faster and more accurately with the help of special computer-aided image analysis techniques. This advance was made possible by the development of innovative techniques for the detailed visualisation of blood vessels with the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF.
Bangladesh signs $7.5 bln railway deal with British company
Bangladesh signed a deal with Britain’s DP Rail on Tuesday to develop a $7.5 billion rail track, the biggest ever railway project in the country. The 240 kilometer rail track will be developed between Dhaka and Payra port, a new deep sea port which is under construction.
Czech tennis star Kvitova injured in knife attack at her home…
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been attacked with a knife and robbed in her home in Prostejove, Czech Republic, her publicist Karel Tejkal has said. The 26-year-old injured her racket-holding left hand in the assault, which saw 5,000 Czech Koruna stolen, according to sport.cz.
Berlin Christmas market attack suspect a refugee, security sources say
The man suspected of deliberately ramming a large truck into a Christmas market in Berlin is a refugee from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, two German intelligence officials and a police official told CNN. The sources said the suspect in Monday evening’s attack, which killed 12 people and injured dozens more, arrived in Passau, a city on Germany’s border with Austria, on December 31, 2015, after traveling through the Balkans.
Report: Margot Robbie Marries Director Beau
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph is reporting the 26-year-old Australian-born Suicide Squad star wed her longtime beau, British director Tom Ackerley, in a “secret” ceremony Sunday night in Byron Bay, New South Wales, on the southeastern Australian coast. There are few details and so far, nothing on either Robbie or Ackerley’s social media to confirm the news, but News.com.au has posted what they say are the first photos from the event, showing Robbie in her wedding dress, though there are no pics of the ceremony itself.
Protesters call for Congo leader Kabila to step down
Residents walk past fuel station closed during demonstrations against Congolese President Joseph Kabila in the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, December 20, 2016. Peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo drive past a Congolese riot-police water cannon as they patrol in their armoured personnel carrier during demonstrations in the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, December 20, 2016.
Britain’s 90-year-old Queen to step back from some charity work
FILE PHOTO : Britain’s Queen Elizabeth takes part in the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Westminster, central London, Britain November 13, 2016. FILE PHOTO : Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip bid farewell to Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia de Santos following their state visit, at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain November 3, 2016.
England collapse to humiliating defeat vs India
” England lost six wickets for 40 runs in the post-tea session to plunge to a humiliating innings and 75-run loss to India on day five of the fifth test on Tuesday. India has won the five-match series 4-0.
Turkish central bank leaves rates on hold in unexpected move
Dec 20 Turkey’s central bank kept interest rates on hold on Tuesday, in a move unexpected by analysts as the sliding lira currency took a back seat to President Tayyip Erdogan’s push for cheaper credit. The bank kept its benchmark one-week repo rate unchanged at 8 percent.
BRIEF-Avangrid enters into an offer for $50 mln uncommitted line of…
LONDON, Dec 20 Emerging equities slid to a one-month low on Tuesday but Turkey’s lira and dollar bonds recovered the losses they incurred on Monday after the Russian ambassador was killed in an attack in the Turkish capital Ankara.
After school club children given pre-Christmas treat
Over 40 children who use Oscars at the West Rugby Club, in Catcote Road, enjoyed a Christmas buffet, party games and a visit from Santa. Sandra Robinson, out of school coordinator, at Hartlepool Borough Council, which runs the scheme, said: “We have a great group of children who attend Oscars and they fully deserved their pre-Christmas treat.
Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have baby
In this Oct. 16, 2012 file photo, Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan, left, and Kareena Kapoor step out on a balcony to greet waiting fans after getting married in Mumbai, India. The popular Bollywood couple say they have been blessed with a baby boy.
King’s Lynn Town stars share common Malaysian heritage
Three of King’s Lynn Town’s stars have revealed they have a burning ambition to play for their national side – far-flung Malaysia. Both Jordan Yong, 26, and Michael Clunan, 22, have Malaysian fathers while 26-year-old Sam Gaughran’s grandmother was from the south-east Asian state.
The Latest: Berlin suspect came from Pakistan, sought asylum
Germany’s top security official says a suspect arrested after the truck attack in Berlin “comes from Pakistan” and had applied for asylum. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters Tuesday that the suspect entered Germany on Dec. 31, 2015, and arrived in Berlin in February.
Petra Kvitova injured by knife-wielding attacker at her home
When the province announced last week that it had found a buyer for Thunder Bay’s casino, it was reassuring to learn that the more than 300 pe PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been injured by a knife-wielding attacker at her home. Tejkal says the incident, which he described as a burglary, occurred Tuesday morning in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov.
Brendan Cox said blaming politicians for the actions of extremists was a ‘slippery slope’
Nigel Farage has sparked outrage among Labour politicians after linking the widower of murdered MP Jo Cox to “extremists” hours after the Berlin terrorist attack. The former Ukip leader laid into Brendan Cox after he questioned the right-wing politician’s Twitter claim that the atrocity in the German capital was a result of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow migrants into the country.
Merkel summons security leaders in wake of truck attack
When the province announced last week that it had found a buyer for Thunder Bay’s casino, it was reassuring to learn that the more than 300 pe BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel summoned Germany’s top security officials Tuesday to discuss the government’s response to the deadly truck attack in Berlin that claimed at least 12 lives. Nearly 50 people were injured when a truck plowed into a popular Christmas market filled with tourists and locals outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church near Berlin’s Zoo station late Monday.
The smashed window of the cabin of a truck which ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin
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Last remaining rebels and civilians await Aleppo evacuation
When the province announced last week that it had found a buyer for Thunder Bay’s casino, it was reassuring to learn that the more than 300 pe BEIRUT – Hundreds more Syrians left the rebels’ last foothold in eastern Aleppo in convoys of buses escorted by the Syrian Red Crescent and the international Red Cross on Tuesday under a cease-fire deal brokered by Ankara and Russia. The evacuations came as Moscow was hosting the foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey in three-way talks on Aleppo’s future and prospects for peace in Syria.
CLOSED: London Paddington will be closed for six days as improvement works take place
THERE could be chaos for commuters this Christmas as Great Western Railway will not be operating services from London Paddington. No train services will be able to operate from Christmas Eve up to and including Thursday, December 29 between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway.
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12:15 President Mirziyoyev condoles Erdogan over terrorist attack
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a letter of condolences to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the deadly explosion in the city of Kayseri, reported the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry. In the telegram, Mirziyoyev expressed his deep condolences and support to the leadership and relatives of those died in the terrorist attack.
Shocking picture! Pakistan International Airlines staff sacrifices…
Islamabad: Seeking “divine intervention”, staff of Pakistan’s national carrier Pakistan International Airlines or PIA sacrificed a black goat at the airport tarmac in Islamabad before an ATR-42 aircraft took off nearly a week after the French-built turboprop planes were grounded following a crash that killed 47 people. “The officials sacrificed a goat yesterday as a gesture of gratitude as the ATR aircraft resumed flight operations,” a PIA official was quoted as saying by local media.
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Chennai, Dec.19: Post-Cyclone Vardha, Tamil Nadu capital Chennai and other areas of the state are striving hard to get back to normal. Cyclone Vardah left Chennai in ruins.
China Stocks Retreat to Eight-Week Low Amid Bond Market Selloff
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7 percent to 3,096.51 as of 1:38 p.m. local time. A gauge of mainland energy companies retreated 1.6 percent to erase their December advance.
Japan PM eyes Russia visit early next year to drive peace treaty talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe review the guard of honour during a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2016. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin/via Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he aimed to visit Russia early next year to accelerate talks for resolving a territorial row and concluding a peace treaty officially ending World War Two hostilities.
BP Piles Up Oil Assets as CEO Dudley Says Worst Over for Company
BP Plc is piling up assets with more than $3 billion of deals in three days as Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley sees the company emerging from the doldrums after a two-year price slump. Since Saturday, BP has announced a $2.2 billion expansion of output in Abu Dhabi and a $916 million investment in fields in Mauritania and Senegal.
South Korean court to hold first impeachment hearing on Thursday
South Korean President Park Geun-hye speaks during an emergency cabinet meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, December 9, 2016. Yonhap/ via South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold its first hearing in the impeachment case of President Park Geun-hye on Thursday with initial opinions from both sides, an official said on Tuesday.
U.S. acknowledges drone return, calls on China to obey international law
China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week after what China’s Defence Ministry said were “friendly” talks between the two countries. The United States acknowledged receipt of the unmanned underwater vehicle and criticized China for the seizure, saying it was “inconsistent with both international law and standards of professionalism for conduct between navies at sea.”
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin , Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , Director of Russian Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov , and Director of Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin attend a meeting dedicated to the murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2016. – Reuters Russia’s President Vladimir Putin , Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , Director of Russian Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov , and Director of Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin attend a meeting dedicated to the murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2016.
Voters and the staff of the 107 schools will get a day off on Sunday, December 25. Photo – ONA
Muscat: As Omanis prepare to cast their votes to choose their favourite candidates in the municipal elections, 107 schools in Oman will close on 25 December and turn into polling stations. Of the total polling stations, 18 will be dedicated for male voters, 18 for female voters and 71 for both.
Oman condemns assassination of Russian ambassador in Turkey
Flowers lie next to a picture of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov outside the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow following his assassination in Ankara on December 19, 2016. A Turkish policeman crying “Aleppo” shot dead Russia’s ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara, in what Moscow branded a “terrorist act” that would be punished.
Swiss man linked to 1MDB investigation released from Thai prison
Swiss national Justo is escorted by Thai police commandos as he arrives at the Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, December 20, 2016. Thailand on Tuesday freed from prison a Swiss man jailed for blackmail and attempted extortion in a case linked to a scandal over Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad .
PM leaves for Bosnia on official visit from Dec 20-22
ISLAMABAD, : Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday left here for Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo on an official visit from December 20 to 22. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Begum Kalsoom Nawaz and PM’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi. The Prime Minister is undertaking the visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the invitation of Chairman of the Council of Ministers , Dr. Denis Zvidvic.