Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM Kenyan police Sunday arrested a Muslim preacher who had been previously arrested but acquitted of the 2002 bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel near Mombasa which killed 15 people.Aboud Rogo Mohammed, a cleric in Kenya's port city of Mombasa since 1997, was arrested in a raid in the early hours of Sunday morning following a tip, police said.Police seized firearms, ammunition and detonators in the raid."He is expected to appear in court after we are through with our investigations. Full Story
Narc- Kenya launches Nairobi county branch Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM Narc- Kenya party has launched its Nairobi county branch to spearhead democracy governance and the party's growth ahead of the next general elections. The party says that the branch will help to recruit more than one million members in Nairobi County. Read More
Ngilu tells women road to leadership is bumpy Updated: 27 Jan 2012 Water Minister Charity Ngilu has called on women aspirants to brace them for a titanic battle as they plunge to the murky waters of politics that has all along been male dominated. Read More
Baraza could be charged Updated: 27 Jan 2012 Suspended Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza's fate seems sealed if remarks by the Director of Public Prosecution are anything to go by. Keriako Tobiko says his team has made considerable progress in their investigation and hope that their finding can sustain a case in court for eventual conviction. Read More
PM calls for investment in infrastructure Updated: 27 Jan 2012 Prime Minister Raila Odinga Thursday made a strong appeal for investment in infrastructure to facilitate trade and economic integration as a way out of the grinding poverty in Africa. Read More
PNU mp's accuse ODM of frustrating Uhuru and Ruto Updated: 26 Jan 2012 A section of PNU and Members of Parliament allied to Eldoret North MP William Ruto are accusing ODM of using the ICC ruling, to gain political mileage. The MP's led by Turkana central Member of Parliament Ekwe Ethuro, claim by opposing the president's directive and the push for Uhuru and Ruto to shelve their presidential ambitions are not genuine but a calculated move. Read More
Chinese held by Sudanese rebels Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM Rebels in Sudan's volatile South Kordofan region say they are holding 29 Chinese workers who became caught up in a battle with the Sudanese army.The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said the workers are safe and "in good health". Read More
UN in gay rights plea to Africa Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged African leaders to respect gay rights.Discrimination based on sexual orientation had been ignored or even sanctioned by many states for too long, Mr Ban told an African Union summit. Read More
Crackdown on rebels in Damascus Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM The Syrian army has moved to retake control of Damascus suburbs from rebel forces, activists say. They say troops backed by tanks have been shelling rebel-held areas to the east and north of the city. Read More
Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban' Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned.The landmark meeting will come in the coming weeks, before the establishment of a Taliban office in Qatar, according to Western and Afghan officials. Read More
'Many' killed in Baghdad attack Updated: 27 Jan 2012 A suicide car bomber has killed at least 28 people and injured at least 60 in a predominantly Shia Muslim district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.The bomb went off in a market place as a funeral procession was passing in the city's Zafaraniya district. Read More
Davos ends with economic doubts Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM The World Economic Forum in Davos has ended with worries about the economy, but hopes that the eurozone crisis is under control.Economic issues dominated this year's five-day meeting of the world's rich and powerful in the Swiss mountains. Read More
IMF issues austerity cuts warning Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth prospects, the head of the IMF has warned. Austerity programmes must be tailored to each economy, Christine Lagarde said, and not be "across the board". Read More
Facebook 'prepares to go public' Updated: 29 Jan 2012 - 12:00:00 AM Facebook will begin the process of becoming a publicly-listed company this week, valuing the social networking site at between $75bn (£48bn) and $100bn, reports suggest.The company plans to file papers with the US financial watchdog on Wednesday, according to the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. Read More
Government seeks to make KTDC more profitable Updated: 27 Jan 2012 The Ministry of Tourism has said it will seek increased funding to the Kenya Tourism Development Corporation as the government seeks to support investments in the sector. Speaking during the corporation's unveiling of a new brand assistant Minister for Tourism Cecily Mbarire said this is in line with the Government's plan to open up marginalized area as well as fostering sustainable livelihoods. Read More
Rice farmers get value addition machinery Updated: 27 Jan 2012 In the wake of food insecurity and drought in the country, the Government has sought to improve food security by diversifying food production through improved technology. The flagging off of new rice milling machines will assist farmers in improving the quality and add value to the rice they produce. Read More
National under 17 girls team not to shift base Updated: 27 Jan 2012 The national under 17 girls soccer team will not shift its training base from Nairobi to Kisumu after all. The girls were scheduled to hold a 3 day training camp at the lake side town ahead of their return leg, first round world cup qualifier against Nigeria. Read More
Mombasa business community partners with KFF Updated: 27 Jan 2012 Kenya Football Federation (KFF) Mombasa Branch has on Friday unveiled a public private partnership with the County's business community in efforts aimed at alleviating football standards in the Coast region. Read More
Ivory Coast reach quarter-finals Updated: 27 Jan 2012 Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 2-0 in Malabo to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.Chelsea's Salomon Kalou opened the scoring from close range in the 16th minute and Bakary Kone headed an own goal eight minutes from time. Read More
Olympic Village site handed over Updated: 27 Jan 2012 London 2012 organisers are to take control of the Olympic Village site in a ceremony marking six months until the start of the Games. The village's 2,818 flats will now be fitted out to cater for 16,000 athletes and officials from 200 countries. Read More
Kayange rejoins Kenya Rugby Sevens team Updated: 26 Jan 2012 Former long serving captain Humphrey Kayange has made a return to the Kenya national sevens rugby team which was unveiled Thursday for the 4th and 5th legs of the Sevens world series to be held next month in Wellington, New Zealand and Las Vegas, USA respectively. Read More
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Men's Shaved Armpits Smell Better to Women, by a Hair In a battle between nature and culture, culture has won by a hair - or lack thereof.That's the finding of a group of scientists in the Czech Republic. In a new study, they had male participants shave one armpit and let the other grow wild; they then collected odor samples from each of the men's pits and passed them under the noses of a group of females, who then rated how attractive they found each odor. read more...
