Islamists launch three attacks in Somalia and Kenya in 24 hours
Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group rammed a military base with a suicide truck bomb, shot dead an intelligence officer and killed 12 people in a...
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English School students raise €4,000 in anti-poverty week
STUDENTS at the English School in Nicosia have raised nearly €4,000 for charity as part of their anti-poverty week. Over €2,100 was raised from a...
Six killed in suspected Islamist attack in Kenya – governor, media
Suspected Islamist militants from the Somali group al Shabaab killed six people in an attack in northeast Kenya on Thursday, a regional governor said. The...
Turkey’s anti-Gulen crackdown ripples far and wide
Barely 12 hours after a failed coup in Turkey, Somalia’s cabinet met in Mogadishu to consider a request from Ankara to shut down two schools...
Suspected Islamist recruiter kills four at Kenyan police station (Updated)
A suspected recruiter for the Somali militant group al Shabaab shot dead at least four Kenyan policemen in the station where he was being held...
Six killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya’s Mandera
At least six people were killed when gunmen sprayed two buses with bullets on Friday in Kenya’s Mandera county on the border with Somalia, a...
Two Kenyans in gay sex case lose bid to outlaw anal examinations
Two men being prosecuted for having gay sex in Kenya lost their legal bid on Thursday to challenge the authorities’ right to force suspects to...
Kenyan woman rescued six days after building collapses
By Humphrey Malalo and Ben Makori Kenyan rescue workers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a building six days after it collapsed in...
Nairobi Rescuers search for trapped residents after building collapse kills seven (Update)
Rescue workers dug for more residents feared trapped in the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi after days of heavy rain, killing...
Taiwanese deported from Kenya ‘suspected of fraud in China’
A group of Taiwanese deported from Kenya to China after being acquitted in a cyber crime case are wanted for suspected fraud in China, the...
