By Our Staff Writer – 23rd–29th Aug 2010
After nearly two years of intense diplomatic shuttling and haggling, Israel and Palestine have finally agreed to resume direct face-to-face peace talks with each other. (more…)
Archive for August, 2010
Man killed by mobile phone explosion
By Justin S. Tibenda – 23rd–29th Aug 2010
A man has been killed after the mobile phone he was using exploded. The victim, 23-year-old Gopal Gujjar, suffered serious injuries to his right ear, neck and shoulders. (more…)
Otunnu launches 10 point “radical renewal” agenda
By Our Staff Writer- 16th-22nd Aug 2010
Dr. Olara Otunnu
London: UPC party president Dr. Olara Otunnu has, perhaps for the very first time, set out a detailed 10 point agenda for what he called the “radical renewal” of our motherland.
In a captivating speech on Saturday 14th August, the UPC president’s eloquence held an audience of approximately 500-600 Ugandans hostage for over 2hrs. The Keyworth Centre auditorium at South Bank University in London was packed beyond its normal capacity with approximately 50-100 people left standing without seats. Otunnu said he was setting out his “radical renewal” agenda because “…Uganda is facing a grave national crisis”. (more…)
Ugandans reject terror confessions as fake
By Justin S. Tibenda – 16th-22nd Aug 2010
The confessions on 12th August 2010 by Edris Nsubuga, Mohamood Mugisha, and brothers Haruna and Issa Luyima, the key suspects in the 7/11 Kampala bombings, have been called into serious question by a cross section Ugandans. (more…)
Amnesty accuses UK of human rights abuses
By Timothy Nsubuga- 16th-22nd Aug 2010
International human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused the UK government of developing a “shadow justice system” to impose severe restrictions on the rights of individuals suspected of terrorism-related activity. (more…)
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