Tehran, Iran | AFP |  Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s leadership Wednesday in Tehran as the two Damascus allies push a Syria peace plan and the Kremlin offers its backing for a landmark nuclear deal facing US opposition. Putin — on his first visit to Tehran since 2015 — …

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP |  Liberia’s Supreme Court said it will summon the country’s election commission on Thursday over a legal complaint backed by three political parties regarding the October 10 presidential election, potentially delaying a runoff vote. In a document released late Tuesday, the Supreme Court called on the …

Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will today share lessons of his years of experience at the ongoing 4th gobal Business Forum on Africa (AGBF) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and highlight what he sees as priorities for the upcoming generation of African leaders. Museveni will speak at the …

New York, United States | AFP |  Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York on Tuesday when a suspect plowed into cyclists and pedestrians in Lower Manhattan, and rammed another vehicle on Halloween, police said. The man left the vehicle holding up fake guns, before being …

Wittenberg, Germany | AFP |  Catholic and Lutheran leaders Tuesday asked forgiveness for violence sparked by the Reformation, as worshippers celebrated 500 years since the religious revolution that created the Protestant church. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived for a service at the church where German theologian Martin …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  Pep Guardiola takes his swaggering Manchester City side to the home of Italian league leaders Napoli on Wednesday knowing a win will guarantee qualification for the Champions League knockout stages with two games to spare. City, unbeaten this season, notched an eighth straight Premier League …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has today paraded Franco Gashumba in front of the press, confirming his arrest and accusing him of impersonating Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (MODVA) officials with an aim to fleece investors. The army said that Gashumba was arrested on Sunday when he turned …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Nakawa Court Grade One magistrate Noah Sajjabi will on November 07, 2017 deliver his ruling on whether to release on bail nine suspects are charged with the murder of former AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi and two others. The nine suspects through their lawyer Ladislous Rwakafuuzi …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected outright the result of last week’s “sham” election, vowing to fight on after the protest-hit poll that handed President Uhuru Kenyatta a landslide win. “This election must not stand. If allowed to stand, it will make a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MP Raphael Magyezi, who moved the motion in parliament to change Article 102 b in the constitution, Tuesday stormed out of the Parliamentary and Legal Affairs committee after he complained about delaying tactics by the members. The chairperson of the Parliamentary and Legal Affairs committee …