Seoul, South Korea | AFP |  When South Korea’s Park Geun-Hye looks back on the scandal-fuelled implosion of her presidency, she may reflect ruefully on what lit the first fuse — a parent pulling strings over a child’s education. Park’s downfall was the result of her friendship with Choi Soon-Sil …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday denied hiding millions of euros in offshore accounts in a effort to avoid the tax man. An international consortium of media organisations claimed that a huge data leak involving 18 million …

Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION | AFP | President Vladimir Putin in an interview aired Sunday called US President-elect Donald Trump intelligent and predicted he would quickly grasp his new level of responsibility and act accordingly. “Since he managed to achieve success in business, that shows he is a clever person,” the …

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | AFP | Fidel Castro’s ashes were entombed in a massive stone next to national heroes on Sunday, as Cuba opens a new era without the communist leader who ruled for decades. The cedar urn was placed inside the tall round stone near the mausoleums of …

Tanzanian based -lowcost carrier Fastjet has announced plans to cut flights in East Africa starting this month as part of a route rationalisation exercise meant to match frequencies and customer demand. Fastjet, which launched direct flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe International Airport in 2014, says “rationalisation” of its …

Controversy has emerged over a private Members Bill, the National Graduate Service Bill tabled by Bunya County MP Waira Majegere. The bill seeks to establish mandatory one year service for Ugandans 18 years old and above as a requirement for any sort of employment. It also proposes that graduates of …

Killing Castro: Poisoned cigars, explosive seashells Havana, Cuba | AFP | Mobsters, poisoned cigars, exploding seashells, a contaminated diving suit: The CIA’s imagination ran wild in its plots to assassinate Fidel Castro. As the late Cuban leader’s ashes are laid to rest in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba …

VIDEO: The bodies of 52 unidentified Rwenzururu palace attack victims have finally been buried, amidst controversy and skepticism. Whereas police announced that 46 royal guards had been killed in the attack, 52 bodies have been buried today at Rakoki army barracks, excluding the 16 bodies that were identified and claimed by …

Bank of Uganda has moved to assure customers that Crane Bank will not collapse in spite of its current challenges. BoU took over the management of Crane Bank on Oct 20 citing under-capitalization. Speaking during the Annual Bankers Dinner in Kampala, BoU Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile (Pictured) said that it was …

Chengalpattu, India | AFP | A small scythe, a crowbar and a bundle of canvas bags are all that Kali and Vedan carry when they venture into the fields of southern India to catch some of the world’s deadliest snakes. Their skills, passed from generation to generation of the Irula …