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Activists oppose county bosses

Daily Nation -
By PAUL OGEMBA pogemba@ke.nationmedia.com They are seeking a court order to quash the appointments and block implementation of the President's decision.

Ratko Mladic led ethnic cleansing, war crimes trial told

Pakistan Daily Times -
THE HAGUE: Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to “ethnically cleanse” Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial has heard.

Charles Taylor won't say sorry

News24 -
A review of the archaeology of Syria from the Paleolithic period to 300 BC. Now R801.95 Leidschendam - Convicted war criminal and former Liberian president Charles Taylor said during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday that he sympathises with victims ...

FDA Panel Greenlights Over-the-Counter HIV Test

Slate Magazine -
Experts believe the inexpensive test could detect as many as 45000 new HIV infections a year. By Jeffrey Bloomer | Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at 4:01 PM ET Inexpensive home HIV tests may soon hit drug-store shelves after an FDA advisory panel ...

Assad says Syria is fighting foreign mercenaries

Toronto Star -
Bassem Mroue Associated Press BEIRUT—In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed Wednesday that his regime had captured foreign mercenaries who were fighting for the opposition in a bid to show his forces were ...

Wanted Congo general still using child soldiers: HRW

Pakistan Daily Times -
DAKAR: A renegade Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes has begun to recruit child soldiers again to fight the government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation released on Wednesday.

Tackle the Budget question in role of county commissioners

Business Daily Africa -
President Kibaki's appointment of 47 individuals to serve as County Commissioners in the new constitutional dispensation has met spirited opposition from numerous quarters since they were made last week.

MP calls for scrapping of the Traffic Department

Daily Nation -
Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo. He urged the scrapping of the Traffic Department to open up the sector to other law enforcement officers. Photo/FILE By NATION REPORTER Parliament on Wednesday began debate on proposed amendments to the Traffic Act that are ...

ODM PLOTS TO GRAB MUDAVADI DPM SEAT

The Star -
The ODM national executive committee yesterday instructed party leader Raila Odinga to start looking for a replacement for Musalia Mudavadi as his deputy Prime Minister.

US: Mali, Guinea-Bissau Must Return to Civilian Rule

Voice of America (blog) -
The United States has urged military leaders in Mali and Guinea Bissau to agree to West African demands and return their countries to democratic rule following recent military coups.

Amnesty International report says Mali facing its worst crisis in 50 years

The Australian Eye -
By Gary Dunn JOHANNESBURG _ Mali is confronting its worst challenges since independence in 1960, including a severe humanitarian emergency, human rights abuses committed by government troops and rebel militias, and international isolation after a ...

Nii Lante rebukes Rawlings: Says he won't allow him to destroy NDC

Myjoyonline.com -
The Director of Operations at the presidency, Nii Lante Vanderpuije has thrown a challenge to the Rawlingses to quit the NDC for the 2012 elections and see whether the party will not win the elections.

US won't lift Zimbabwe sanctions

News24 -
A Zimbabwe politician has driven off in a Ford motor show car and clocked up a 1 300km test drive. Johannesburg - The United States vowed on Thursday that it would not lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and dozens of top ...

Under fire, South Africa's former president repudiates apartheid

CNN International -
By Samuel Burke, CNN (CNN) -- Under fire for his comments on apartheid, former South African President FW de Klerk clarified his position again Wednesday, saying that he repudiates the system of racial segregation as unacceptable.

Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French govt

euronews -
By Brian Love and Daniel Flynn PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, ...

Same-sex marriage support shows diversity in African-American religious community

Washington Post -
I commend President Obama for doing the right thing in expressing his support for marriage equality. As a president who has championed the cause of justice and equality for all Americans, his statement sends the right message at the right time.

Egypt presidential 'no-hoper' may have last laugh

Financial Times -
By Heba Saleh in Cairo Egypt's revolutionary activists have spent much of the past year joking about the verbal gaffes of Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force commander who served as prime minister in the final days of Hosni Mubarak's rule.

Greece sets date for new round of elections

msnbc.com -
In Greece, a senior judge is to be put in charge of a caretaker government to run the country until a new General Election on June 17.

MPs accuse Githae of protecting banks

The Star -
MPs yesterday accused Finance Minister Njeru Githae of protecting several banks which have allegedly been violating the Banking Act in their operations.

CIC Insurance valued at Sh7.7bn ahead of listing

Business Daily Africa -
Mrs Stella Kilonzo (left), the CEO of Capital Markets Authority, receives the draft information memorandum for the proposed CIC Insurance Group listing from Mr Bob Karina, the MD, Faida Investment Bank.

CBK blames Kimunya in currency saga

Business Daily Africa -
Central Bank of Kenya governor Njuguna Ndung'u (left) and the director of the currency department, Mr James Teko Lopoyetum, when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on May 16, 2012.

M-Pesa pact earns Vodafone Sh2bn in licence payments

Business Daily Africa -
Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecoms operator, has paid Vodafone nearly Sh2 billion from M-Pesa in the form of licence fees as provided for under an agreement that the two companies signed before the launch of the mobile money platform five years ago.

Soysambu hosts cross country raid

Daily Nation -
Thirteen year old Tejas Hirani in his new "Magi Bug" will be the youngest competitor when the National Cross Country Raid heads to Soysambu this weekend.

Facebook frenzy intensifies ahead of giant share sale

Brisbane Times -
If "Facebook For Dummies" helped you find friends and post pictures on the world's No. 1 online social network, then consider "Facebook IPO Confidential" which purports to teach you "How To Get Rich With The IPO Of The Century.

New MacBook Pro Retina display will cost Apple, consumer too?

Los Angeles Times -
By Salvador Rodriguez Apple Retina displays are reportedly already in the supply channel for the rumored redesigned MacBook Pros, but they are not going to come cheap.

Russians Consuming Faster Than Earth Can Supply

The Moscow Times -
By Roland Oliphant If everyone lived like Russians, humanity would need 2 1/2 planet Earths to sustain consumption, though this profligacy is dwarfed by the American lifestyle - which would require no less than four planets to sustain on a ...

"Halo 4" Joins the Limited Edition Club

MTV.com (blog) -
Bonus multiplayer content and an extended version of the upcoming Forward Unto Dawn web shorts make of some of the extras in the upcoming Limited Edition set.

Prezzo refers to Ex-wife Daisy as family

The Star -
Even after separating with his wife Daisy Kiplagat, Prezzo still refers to her as family. Prezzo who is representing Kenya in the Big Brother Africa Star game was bragging about his wife and daughter to frenemy and housemate Barbz from South Africa.

Gor Mahia goes online

SuperSport.com -
by Fred Maingi 16 May 2012, 21:09 Gor Mahia have launched their new website that became operational on Wednesday morning ahead of their crucial Kenya Premier League(KPL) tie against Western Stima.

Wanjiru's mother skips first anniversary

The Standard Digital News -
By James Munyeki Beijing Olympics marathon champion's mother Hannah Wanjiru was conspicuously missing as members of the family and friends marked her late son's first anniversary in Nyahururu town.

Increased Sudden Cardiac Death Rate Among HIV Patients

Doctors Lounge -
Patients with HIV/AIDS have a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published in the May 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Club Click owner, bouncer deny murder charges

News24 -
Nairobi - Jackson Maina Wangui and a bouncer accused of murdering a reveller at Club Click two weeks ago have denied the charges, Capital News reports.
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