Yearly Archives: 2013
Korea to set up local agriculture project
South Korea is to help establish a $3m agricultural model village project in Uganda’s Mpigi district.
Discussions over the financing of the project were held...
Hot execs ignore bleeding crash victim
Two senior officials' indifference to a woman hit by their government car in Jiyuan, Henan, has sparked public outrage.
The officials, who are with the...
Indian state outlaws the dark arts
A day after a prominent campaigner was killed, the Indian state of Maharashtra has enacted emergency laws banning black magic and ritual ‘healing’.
Anti-superstition activist...
Cartel heads roll as Peña Nieto turns up heat
For the second time in a month, a drug kingpin has been captured in Mexico, leading to questions about the strategies employed by former...
Sierra Leone diamond exports up 43 per cent
Sierra Leone exported $102 million worth of diamonds in the first half of this year, a substantial rise on the $71 million of exports...
Threatened boycott won’t delay presidential poll
The government of Mozambique has said it plans to stick to a schedule for elections later this year and in 2014 even though the...
Interior Minister quits over ‘interference’
Libya’s Interior Minister Mohammed Khalifa al-Sheikh submitted his resignation on Sunday over differences with the prime minister, according to an official at the prime...
Opposition jumps on special May redactions
Home Secretary Theresa May is under attack for using her powers to censor a report by Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine....
Britain commits further investment to innovation
Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined a significant expansion in the groundbreaking Catapult centres that help turn great ideas into commercial realities.
Established by the...
University brings massive boost to UK economy
University study delivers huge benefits to both graduates’ earnings and the wider UK economy, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will announce.
As hundreds of...
