Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of residents in Latanya sub-county in Pader district on Saturday converged to remember more than 250 people who were brutally killed by the Lord’s Resistance-LRA rebels. The third commemoration prayers held in Amoko village in Golo parish was in memory of innocent civilians …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool’s relentless march to a first English title since 1990 gathered pace with a comfortable win at Bournemouth, while Manchester City’s defence of the trophy was hit by a painful defeat against rivals Manchester United. Fuelled by Jamie Vardy’s blistering form, Leicester have emerged as …

Washington, United States | AFP | The chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that if the impeachment case against President Donald Trump were put to a jury, there “would be a guilty verdict in three minutes flat.” Representative Jerry Nadler, whose panel will begin drawing up articles of …

Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran on Saturday, thanking the US foe for a “very fair” negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an American released from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions. The exchange, which took place in neutral …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool as Jamie Vardy extended his red-hot streak with a brace in Sunday’s record-breaking 4-1 rout of Aston Villa. Brendan Rodgers’ second-placed side moved within eight points of Liverpool thanks to goals from Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Environmentalists have protested against the cutting of trees at Makerere University. The action by the University Estates department on Thursday and Friday has left hundreds of birds ranging from cattle eaglets locally known as Enyange and Marabou stocks (Kalooli) dead while others displaced. Some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police’s Police Advisory Committee –PAC chaired by Inspector General of Police –IGP Martin Okoth Ochola, has started deliberating on closing more than 2,000 police posts and shift personnel to sub-counties as per President Museveni’s advice. Museveni, while making his maiden visit to police headquarters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center-UWEC has decried the increased destruction of habitats in several parts of the country which is threatening breeding and livelihood of wildlife and birding. Recent studies by Makerere University indicate that more than 200,000 hectares of forest cover have …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AFP | Britain’s Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight crown from Andy Ruiz on Saturday, outclassing the Mexican-American to score a unanimous points victory. Joshua, who suffered a stunning knockout defeat to Ruiz in in New York in June, produced a boxing masterclass to regain his IBF, WBA and WBO titles …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Fourteen people have died and scores injured following a devastating mudslides in Bundibugyo district. The mudslides occurred in Harugale sub county at 4:00 am on Saturday morning following heavy rains. At least 30 houses were reduced to rubble and property buried in the mud. Several …