by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
The United States has added the son of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to the US counter-terrorism blacklist, in a move that would keep him from accessing the US financial system. The State and Treasury departments said on Thursday they had designated Hamza...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | County News, news
Fourteen people were killed and seven others critically injured on Thursday morning in a matatu accident on the Katito-Kendu Bay road in Kisumu. Nyanza Traffic Commander Andrew Naibei said 11 died on the spot at Daima —a black spot — during the 6.15am accident. The...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
Hefty tax cuts and generous incentives to encourage private spending on infrastructure is likely to boost economic growth in the US over the next few years, but the pace will fall short of the 3{d59e984f9fbc5c09e4ab0305e27bfa5819922b7230cd324f89a660f78358ca33} to...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
The Gambia’s army chief has reaffirmed his loyalty to President Yahya Jammeh, who has spent more than two decades in power and refuses to step down. Jammeh lost a December 1 election to Adama Barrow, a former real-estate agent. Lieutenant General Ousman Badjie...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
Southern Africa is still recovering from the devastating effects brought on by a two-year-long El Nino event that ended in early 2016. El Nino is known for its widespread impact across the globe resulting in drought, flooding and other natural disasters. But the...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | BUSINESS NEWS, news
Apple has removed the New York Times from its China app store, the tech giant said, after authorities told the company the app breached regulations. The US newspaper said both its English- and Chinese-language apps were pulled late last month, blocking one of the few...