by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
The son of a murdered Pakistani politician is facing death threats from Islamists because he supported an imprisoned Christian woman who is on death row. Human rights activist Shan Taseer asked for people to support Asia Bibi, over Twitter this week. Bibi has been...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
Efforts to free an American pastor held in a Turkish prison for his Christian faith have failed. Andrew Brunson was arrested on Dec. 8 and charged with “membership in an armed terrorist organization.” A Turkish court on Dec. 29 denied his appeal for...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | news
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has called China’s ban on domestic ivory trade by December 31, “a tremendous victory for elephants”. On Friday last week,China, the world’s largest consumer of ivory, bowed to international pressure and said it would ban all...
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 | sports
T0days STAGE 4 SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY > TUPIZA – 521 KM http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2017/us/stage-4/homepage-course.html Defending motorcycle champion Toby Price was forced out of the Dakar Rally on Thursday after breaking his left leg, joining two-time auto...
by Hope Media | Jan 6, 2017 | sports
Muthaiga Friday; Nairobi District Foursomes;12.00 Golf Park v Kingori P/Ndungu D (Thika B); 12.05 Karen A v Karugu G/Wachira N (Windsor B); 12.10 Railway v Lemoshira M/Njoroge L (Vetlab B); Tomorrow; 8.00 Chandaria N/Chandaria B (MGC) v Ndichu J/Kimemia M (Sigona);...
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...
