Kenya
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SC sentences Kenyan-Indian to 1 year jail, slaps Rs 25L fine in custody case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sentenced an Indian-origin Kenyan to one year imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 25 lakh for civil and criminal contempt of court in a decade-long…
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UN probe demanded in killing of Pakistan journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya
Islamabad: Salman Iqbal, a prominent Pakistani media personality and businessman has demanded a probe by the UN into the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya as he does not have faith…
- Pakistan
Pak govt drops ISI representative from team probing journalist’s killing in Kenya
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday reconstituted a panel probing the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya by dropping an ISI representative from the team, days after he was shot…
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Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya
Islamabad: Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif has been shot dead in Kenya, his wife confirmed on Monday. Taking to Twitter, Sharif’s wife Javeria Siddique, said: “I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist…
- India
2 Indians missing in Kenya; kin wants PM Modi to intervene
New Delhi: The family of an Indian national, who went missing in Kenya 80 days ago along with a fellow Indian, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene into the…
- World
UN warns of worsening drought in Horn of Africa in four decades
Nairobi: The United Nations top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and…
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Kenya imposes night curfew in northern region amid insecurity
Nairobi: The Kenyan government has declared a month-long night curfew and security operations in Marsabit County in northern part of the country to enhance security disarmament exercise over rising insecurity. Interior Cabinet…
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African scientists say green future at stake amid deforestation
Nairobi: The loss of forest cover in Africa, escalated by climatic shocks, poor land-use practices and urbanisation could slow down the continent’s transition to a green and resilient future, scientists have said.…
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Police: 17 soldiers dead when helicopter crashes in Kenya
Nairobi: A police official in Kenya says 17 soldiers have died when the helicopter they were travelling in for a training exercise crashed in the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi. Six people…
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Jaishankar arrives in Kenya on bilateral visit
Nairobi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Kenya on Saturday on a three-day visit during which he will hold several meetings meant to strengthen India”s relations with the major East African…
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China’s ambitious BRI project hindered by COVID-19, failure to pay debts
Beijing: China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Beijing quietly scaling back the project, particularly in the emerging markets of Africa, due to…
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Kenyan nationals evacuated by special flight from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 32 Kenyan nationals repatriated by an IndiGo Special Passenger Relief Flight from Hyderabad. On Thursday, the Hyderabad International Airport handled one Special Passenger Relief flight, which operated to repatriate the 32…
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Mother pretends to boil stones as food for her starving children
Kenya: A mother of eight children put stones in a utensil with water and put it on fire for boiling to make her hungry children believe that she is cooking food for them.…
- World
Kenya arrests five for suspected terrorism
Nairobi: Kenyan authorities have arrested five people suspected of preparing a terror attack in Nairobi, according to a police report seen by AFP on Sunday. The group comprises three men — a…
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