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Kasibante swears in as Mbabaali is kicked out

Daily Monitor -
Moses Kasibante swears in as Rubaga North Member of Parliament yesterday. Mr Kasibante becomes MP after court threw out NRM's Singh Katongole, who had served for a year.

US forces confounded by unfamiliar African terrain

Amsterdam News -
May 15 (GIN) - US forces who linked up with Ugandan army hunting squads to fish out the Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony are finding their 21st century hardware may be unprepared for the task.

United States 'assisting' weapons transfer to Syrian rebels: report

Al-Arabiya -
Washington has reportedly stepped up links with the Syrian rebels and regional militaries allied with them. (AFP) By AL ARABIYA WIH AGENCIES The United States is helping “more and better weapons in recent weeks” to Syria's rebels, including anti-tank ...

Facebook IPO: analysts warn investors away as more shares hit the market

The Guardian -
Analysts have warned small investors to steer clear of the $100bn Facebook sale after some of the social network's biggest shareholders ramped up the number of shares they intend to offload.

Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French govt

Firstpost -
by FP Staff 1 min ago 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, said she no longer wanted ...

Charles Taylor says West manipulating war crimes courts

Calgary Herald -
THE HAGUE - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said on Wednesday witnesses had been threatened and paid to testify against him in a trial that found him guilty of crimes against humanity, and described the international court system as a tool of ...

Uganda risks ban from Olympics

Daily Monitor -
Ddungu stresses a point during a recent media briefing at Lugogo. The suspended UOC president has run to court. PHOTO BY ISMAIL KEZAALA By Clive Kyazze (email the author) Embattled Roger Ddungu applies for court injunction to stop Saturday's UOC ...

Court remands monitor journalist

UGPulse.com -
Daily monitor journalist Perezi Rumanzi, has been remanded to Ntungamo prison, Rumanzi 27 years has been charged with inciting violence.

Obama to announce Green Agriculture Revolution for Africa at G8 Summit

Myjoyonline.com -
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a major policy initiative aimed at ensuring food security on the African continent during the upcoming G8 Summit.

Ong says rebels are recruiting child soldiers in DRC

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia -
(AGI) Kinshasa - Congolese general Bosco Ntaganda who led violent clashes against Congo's Democratic Republic government forces is said to be recruiting child soldiers.

Islamists in Northern Mali Burn TV Sets Used to Play and Watch 'Un-Islamic ...

Game Politics -
The Associated Press reports that residents in the Northern city of Gao in Mali are not happy after Islamists smashed television sets used to play video games and watch television shows that were considered "un-Islamic.

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.

NLC, FG, mourn Bafyau

Vanguard -
BY OKEY NDIRIBE ABUJA- Tributes have continued to pour in for the late former NLC President, Comrade Paschal Bafyau who died in Abuja last Tuesday.

Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial

The Australian -
HE is no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began yesterday, Ratko Mladic still managed to reopen old wounds with the flick of his hand.

Greece Heads to Elections With Euro, Bailout at Stake

Bloomberg -
Greece is heading toward national elections six weeks after the last vote, with its future in the 17-nation euro area and the international bailout at stake.

Military vows free, fair Egypt presidential vote

The Daily Star -
CAIRO: Egypt's military ruler said Wednesday he hoped that a “great leader” would emerge from the country's upcoming presidential election, and said it will be a free and fair vote that would reflect the will of the people.

Kenyan police arrest suspect in Mombasa grenade attack

Chicago Tribune -
* One killed in blast outside club on the coast * Kenya hit by grenade attacks after Somalia incursion NAIROBI, May 16 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested after a grenade attack killed a woman and wounded several people outside a night club in the ...

EALA election quagmire: Another form of equity

Daily Monitor -
By Karoli Ssemogerere (email the author) A small side debate has consumed Parliament in the past few weeks over the election of representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly.

Government says 6000 new jobs created this year

Daily Monitor -
By Ismail Musa Ladu (email the author) The figure is less than the 7789 jobs created in last three months of 2011 even with more money injected.

Mehta's land buying: A spoonful of sugar helps

Daily Monitor -
Sugar processing at an unidentified factory in Uganda. Mehta faced a challenge of land acquisition as he sought to expand his sugar empire in Uganda.

Rural ICT in Uganda

Bikya Masr -
NAIROBI: The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has funded a rural ICT program that was aimed at impacting the local community with ICT skills for self- sustainability and economic progress in Arua secondary.

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.

Halo 4 details released

3News NZ -
As millions of fans worldwide await the return of the Master Chief with the launch of Halo 4 on November 6, Microsoft and 343 Industries today revealed all-new details.

Crazy Names UG Celebrities Give Their Children

Uganda Online -
The names parents were giving to their children 30 to 40 years back were very simple names like Robert for Bobi Wine, Joseph for Chameleone and Moses for Bebe Cool.

Former BBA representative Miss P positive about Botswana contestants

Mmegi Online -
Ex-Big Brother Africa housemate Miss P (Peo Sebotho) believes that good looks could work to the advantage of Botswana's epresentatives, in this year's Big Brother reality show adventure.

Senegal tall order, admits coach Bobby

Daily Monitor -
By Andrew Mwanguhya (email the author) Posnet Omwony returns to Cranes after three-year absence but Geoffrey Sserunkuma misses out on the 30-man squad.

Fufa: We forgot to appoint refs

Daily Monitor -
By Andrew Mwanguhya (email the author) Fufa yesterday apologised to Victors and Express for failing to avail referees for their Bell Super League match.

Kenny Dalglish fired as Liverpool manager

SI.com -
Kenny Dalglish's lackluster second stint in charge of the fallen English power was halted by the club's American owners Wednesday after less than 500 days in charge.

Forget flimsy football finals; let's move the Supreme Court to Gulu

Daily Monitor -
By Daniel K. Kalinaki (email the author) Fufa, the body that runs local football, is like a teenage delinquent, reeling from one misdemeanour to another.

Plans to reform electricity market 'unworkable', say green businesses

The Guardian -
Government plans to reform the electricity market to favour low-carbon power are "unworkable" and will lead to "a train wreck" in the sector, and higher and more volatile energy prices for consumers, according to a group of the UK's leading renewable ...

Report from space: Earth in trouble

People's World -
According to a message beamed from space, the demands humanity places on the Earth exceed its capabilities. While the message was from space, it was not from aliens.

PSFU to partner with health ministry to rise funds

UGPulse.com -
The Private Sector Foundation Uganda in collaboration with the ministry of health has launched a Health fund in a bid to bridge the limited resources gap in the health sector.

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 ...
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