Photos: Fire destroys Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Kenya's main airport has been closed following a dawn fire that destroyed its arrivals unit today.

A major fire broke out at 5am and a combined fire brigade was still battling it three hours later. The airport was cordoned off by the paramilitary General Service Unit (GSU) and air operations suspended.

No serious injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is yet to be disclosed!

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Two-Tanzanian men arrested in Hong Kong for drug trafficking

Find attached information from Hong Kong Government's website of July 26, 2013

Hong Kong Customs on July 25 detected three drug trafficking cases, with seizures totally valued at $ 4.78 million, in the department's escalated anti-narcotics efforts to combat drugs.

Customs Officers at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) intercepted a 26-year-old male Incoming passenger arriving from Tanzania for clearance yesterday afternoon and seized 1.6 kilogrammes of heroin concealed in two false compartments carry briefcase of His hand. The drugs would fetch a of value of about $ 1.28 million.

Later in the evening, Customs Officers at the HKIA intercepted another 45-year-old man from Tanzania for clearance. On Suspicion of concealment of drugs inside His body, the frame Suspect escorted to hospital Where he discharged 204 grammes of heroin after Staying for one day. The frame of value of the drugs about $ 0.16 million. The Suspect is still in the hospital.

In the same evening, Customs Officers intercepted a 28-year-old man at a carpark in Tai Kok Tsui.

Approximately 2.03 kg of cocaine camouflaged as Snacks Were found inside a plastic bag carried by him.

Customs Officers escorted the Suspect Later a domestic to a nearby flat for a search and seized 1 kg of cocaine and 290 grammes of crack cocaine there. The TOTAL VALUE of the seizure frame about $ 3.34 million.

A Customs spokesperson Said today (July 26) That all three suspects in the three cases Were arrested for drug trafficking.The cases are still under Investigation.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $ 5 million.

Ends / Friday, July 26, 2013
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Meanwhile,Two women travelling from Tanzania to South Africa have been arrested for drug trafficking.....Ooh! Tanzania where are we heading to?

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Its a boy for Kate and prince William

The Duchess of Cambridge safely delivered a son, weighing 8lbs 60z, Monday evening (4.24 pm UK time) in the presence of her husband, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.

Her Royal Highness and her child, who becomes third in succession line, are both doing well and remained in hospital overnight.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, have asked well wishers around the world who wish to celebrate the royal birth by giving gifts to give these to underprivileged children and mothers. This reflects the UK’s commitment to ensuring all mothers and children around the world have access to good maternal and newborn health care.

The name of the child is expected to be made public within the next two weeks.

If anyone wishes to send personal messages of congratulations, these can be posted to the @ClarenceHouseTwitter account. Clarence House and Buckingham Palace will also be updating content on The Duke and Duchess’s official website, and on the British Monarchy Facebook page as more information becomes available.

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Breaking News: Langa has passed away!

Just one week after the tragic death of one of the Tanzania hip hop artists Robert Mangwea "Ngwea" passed away ,It is with deep sorrow, let me inform the sad demise of another Bongo flava icon,Langa Kileo who popularly known as Langa who passed away today at Muhimbili hospital.

The source of his death is said to be malaria.

Langa was one of Coca-Cola Pop Stars winners in 2004. He and others members Sarah Kaisi 'Shaa' and Mwaijaga Witness 'Witness' comprised the group Wakilisha.

May his soul rest in peace.

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Breaking news:Albert Mangwea "Ngwair" has died

I have some very sad news to share with all of you.Albert Mangwea "Ngwair" passed away earlier today in South Africa.

Ngwair was Tanzania bongo flava artist and one of Chamber squad members.His famous hits include Mikasi,She got a Gwan and Nisilize Mi.

May God rest his soul in eternal peace!..

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Missouri train crash Injured 7

Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar.

None of the seven people hurt in the fiery crash - two train workers and five people who had been in the two cars on the overpass were hurt, but their injuries were not life threatening,officials said.

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British soldier dead after alleged terror attack in Woolwich

A man reported to be a British soldier was brutally murdered in what was allegedly a terrorist attack in Woolwich, south east London .

The deceased was beheaded near a barrack by two reported Islamists who were later shot and wounded by the police.

The senior police officers believe the killing was likely to be a politically-motivated Islamist terrorist attack.

Dozens of weapons - including a number of knives - and pools of blood could be seen on the ground, where a man wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt is said to have been attacked by two men.

Witnesses say the pair appeared to deliberately drive their car at the victim, before getting out with various bladed weapons and launching their attack.

The pair was chanting "Allahu akbar" - and asking passers-by to take photographs of them.

Brandishing a cleaver and a knife, and with the body of the victim lying yards away, the killers said:

We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day. This British soldier is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

We must fight them. I apologise that women had to witness this today.

Armed officers arrived at the scene and opened fire on the two alleged attackers. The men were taken to separate hospitals with gunshot wounds.

The police don't know the circumstances surrounding the incident.Schools in the area have been placed on lockdown.

The attack in Woolwich remains to be a sickening deluded and unforgivable act of violence in UK.

An aerial shot of the scene

The killers

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Oklahoma tornado kills 51; death toll expected to rise

A massive tornado ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods. At least 51 people have been killed

A devastating, two-mile-wide tornado  ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, killing at least 51 people—decimating homes, businesses and a pair of elementary schools in the suburb of Moore,a community of 41,000 people about 10 miles south of the city. 

According to the state's medical examiner, the death toll was expected to rise.

The storm is said to be the worst tornado damage-wise in the history of the world.

Thoughts and Prayers go out to all those Oklahoma folks touched by this tragedy.

See the photos emerged  from the scene after the cut...

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Three killed in Rwanda building collapse, more feared trapped

Around 100 people are feared trapped in rubble after a four-storey building under construction collapsed in northeastern Rwanda..

Three people were confirmed dead and 21 others had been taken to hospital.

Those trapped are believed to include both construction workers on the building as well as passersby on the street.

The building, on a roadside in the town of Nyagatare, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of the capital Kigali, collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the collapse.

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Nigeria president declares state of emergency

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states in an attempt to curb the increasingly violent attacks by Islamist militant groups "Boko Haram"

Jonathan  said The military will take "all necessary action" to "put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists" in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe.

Mr Jonathan also ordered more troops to be sent to the north-eastern states.

The Islamist group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state in the north.

This is not the first time that the president has declared a state of emergency. The question is whether more troops on the ground will make any difference.

Many analysts say the military has been losing the battle for hearts and minds and abuse allegations have helped boost Boko Haram.

Militants from Boko Haram have been blamed for most of the violence, which has left 2,000 people dead since 2010.

Nigeria - a multiethnic nation of more than 160 million people - is also affected by a spate of conflicts over land, religion and oil.

In the latest violence, 53 people were killed and 13 villages burnt in central Nigeria's Benue state on Tuesday.

And it is the first time that Mr Jonathan has admitted that parts of the country are no longer under central government control.

I pray to god help them find a way to deal with the growing violence.

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Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes to plead not guilty by reason of insanity

It's been almost ten months since James Holmes allegedly murdered 12 people in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater and injured another 70.

Months ago, the supremely disturbed suspect entered a "not guilty" plea — perhaps in hope of escaping the death penalty.

Holmes legal team were trapped in what he called a legal Catch-22: Because they didn't know whether the prosecution would seek the death penalty, now plans to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity!

And it's looks like the judge might let him do it! 

Judge Carlos Samour recently told the court:

Allowing Mr. Holmes to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity would be consistent with fairness and justice.

Holmes, 25, was a Ph.D. student in neuroscience at the University of Colorado before the shootings during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," the latest Batman movie. He faces 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges. The trial is scheduled for February 2014.

Hopefully justice is served quickly, allowing the victims' families and loved ones to find closure and continue healing!

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Tanzanian government approves uranium mining in Selous Game Reserve

Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals has granted a provisional licence to Mantra Tanzania to mine uranium in the Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of “outstanding universal value.

Mantra is a subsidiary of Australia-based Mantra Resources,owned by Russian uranium company AtomRedMetZoloto (ARMZ).

Covering over 21,000 square miles, the Selous is one of the largest protected areas in the world and is one of Africa’s last great wildernesses. 

The construction will take two years, and the site is said to contain at least 36,000 tonnes in known uranium deposits. Various reports suggest that the mine would extract 14,000 tonnes of the radioactive element annually.

Such a rate of production will catapult Tanzania ahead of Canada as the world’s second largest uranium producer.

Currently, Kazakhstan is the number one uranium producer in the world, having produced 19,451 tonnes in 2011 and commanding 36% of the world's total uranium production,followed by Canada, which produced 9,145 tonnes or 17% of the total production. "Tanzania is going to produce more than that.

The government issued the mining licence to Mantra after two years of due diligence.Projects like the uranium mining deal are vital to building the country's economy,I hope Tanzanians will have a positive attitude toward this project and get exactly what they wished for and not otherwise as I don't trust African Countries when comes to such deals.

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Kenya:12 people arrested for recording an adult movie that involves a dog

Police in Mombasa have three days to wrap up their investigations into a matter in which eleven women and a foreigner are believed to have been found engaging in adult acts that involved a dog.

The apartment in which they were found is suspected to operate as a brothel. Police confiscated various items including cameras at the scene of the arrest.

The eleven women and a foreigner identified as a Swedish national were arrested in Nyali in Mombasa and arraigned in court yesterday.

The police boss noted that many ladies have turned into such acts for money. He confirmed that the camera was confiscated and will be used as evidence.

The Swedish national arrived in the country as a tourist days ago. The accused are scheduled to appear in court once again on Monday.
Wonders shall never end!

Video HERE

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Three Emiratis are not linked to Tanzania Church Bombing

A top government official says three Emiratis have been wrongly linked to a deadly bombing of a church in Tanzania contrary to news wire reports out of the African country.

A government source said Authorities in the UAE have received confirmations through official channels that the investigations undertaken by security in Tanzania showed no connection between the three Emiratis in question and the bombing, which took place at a church in Arusha city during a mass service.

The UAE is following up with the three Emiratis through diplomatic channels ever since they were taken in for investigations at a police station close to the bombing site. The UAE embassy is awaiting their arrival as soon as the case is closed and they are released

The three unidentified Emiratis were taken into custody following Sunday’s bombing when they tried to cross the border.

Five Tanzanian nationals were also arrested for the attack which killed three people and injured as many as 60.

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Veteran soap opera star, Jeanne Cooper, dies at 84

It's a sad day for soap opera fans.Veteran actress Jeanne Cooper, who was best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on “The Young and the Restless”, died yesterday at age 84.

The soap icon's son, Corbin Bernsen, revealed the sad news via Facebook on Wednesday, May 8.

My mother passed away this morning just a short time ago, peacefully with my sister by her side, in her sleep.

I was going to visit this afternoon, thought I had time. Reminder to self -- time is a precious thing.

May God rest her soul...Amen!

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Four-storey building collapses in Nigeria,killing one

The collapse of multi-storey buildings has been common in Africa these days,last month Tanzania was grieving when a 14-storey building under construction crumbled,killed atleast 24 people and left many others wounded.

Yesterday,a  three-storey building situated at 14 Bashiru Street Ojodu Berger Nigeria collapsed,killing at least one person ― two others have been brought out alive as rescue efforts continue to extract people under the rubble.  

It was a three-storey building but the church recently started to add a fourth storey when it suddenly collapsed.

The building is said to belong to Foursquare Gospel Church in Lagos, South West Nigeria.

This is the the effect of using building materials of inferior quality....now who to be blamed, the government for being inept,owner or contractor?

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High Court drops terrorism charges against Lwakatare and Ludovick

The High Court of Tanzania dismissed terrorism charges against the Director of Defence and Security of Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA).Wilfred Muganyizi Lwakatare and one Ludovick Rwezahura Joseph.

Lwakatare was charged with an additional count of allowing his house to be used to promote terrorism.

They now remained with only one trial - conspiracy to commit offences of malicious administering poison and kidnapping.

Additional information indicate that the perpetrators are brought back in custody for bail was not designed.

I'm waiting for rivals to respond to dismissal of terrorist charges✌.Next...LOLz!!

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Three girls who went missing found ALIVE after 10 years!!

Amanda Berry, 26, (left) and Gina DeJesus (right), 23, were found alive in a house in Cleveland after being missing for 10 years. Berry disappeared aged 16, while DeJesus went missing at 14.

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Three women who disappeared separately more than 10 years ago have been found alive in a house in Cleveland, Ohio – just a few miles from where they went missing.

Amanda Berry, Gina Dejesus and Michele Knight were found in a disgusting basement on the 2200 block of Seymour Avenue near West 25th Street on Monday.

Berry disappeared one day before her 17th birthday in 2003 after she called her sister to say she was getting a ride home from her job at a Burger King.

About a year later, DeJesus, who was 14 at the time, disappeared on her way home from school.

Knight went missing in 2000 at the age of 20.

The victims 'gave birth to at least FIVE babies in the home.

Kidnap victim Amanda Berry, 26, climbed through a screen door while her alleged captor was out and fled to a neighbor's home to call 911.

A neighbor named Charles was the one that heard the woman trying to get out and he helped break her out and call the police, when she identified herself as Amanda Berry .He was able to go into the house and rescue Amanda, Gina DeJesus and another girl Michele Knight and four children.

They were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where they were treated for severe dehydration.

Castro, 52, 'captor' who owned house has been arrested along with his two brothers, Pedro, 54, and Oneil, 50. At the press conference, authorities said they believe they have the three men responsible, who will face charges.

Amanda Berry (center) was all smiles at the Cleveland Hospital alongside her emotional sister (left) and the daughter that she gave birth to during the 10 years she was held against her will.

Aerial views of a house on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio where the three women were held captive for 10 years.

source:dailymail

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Lufthansa Airbus catches fire in mid-air shortly after takeoff

Travelers were left fearing for their lives after an airplane engine burst into flames thousands of feet above ground.

Minutes after the flight took off from a Helsinki airport with 168 people on board, the engine exploded and caught fire.

The German-bound Airbus suffered a number of technical problems before streaks of flames emitted from the left engine, 15 minutes after leaving ground.

A blast rocked the Lufthansa Airbus A321-200 and eye witnesses reported hearing grinding noises before a number of bangs resonated through the fuselage.

The plane's engine stalled and cut out while the blaze ripped through the aircraft, leaving it flying with just one engine.

Pilots battled to control the jet and immediately U-turned to Helsinki, making an emergency landing just 20 minutes after taking off.

The aircraft managed to land safely at Helsinki airport without suffering any injuries and the 162 passengers and six crew members were taken to a hotel.

A full investigation has now been launched by the airliner and Airbus to determine the exact cause of the accident.

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News alert: 3 killed, dozens injured in northern Tanzania church attack

A bomb blast hit a Catholic church on Sunday in Arusha in northern Tanzania, killing three people and injuring more than 30 people.

The dead were among the church followers who were gathering for Sunday prayers.

The church located in Arusha’s Olasiti suburb was bombed just before a mass in the presence of Bishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu of Arusha Diocese, who was accompanied by a representative of Pope of Vatican.

Police in Arusha said one man was arrested in connection with the incident, which caused a lot of panic in the tourist capital of the East African country.

This is the first bomb explosion at the church in the northern safari capital of Arusha.

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