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Police teargas thousands as Arusha turns chaotic

Police teargas thousands as Arusha turns chaotic

Riot police and other security forces stand guard at Soweto grounds in Arusha municipality Only days after a bomb blast at a political party rally held here, chaos erupted again yesterday when police used tear gas to disperse thousands of Chadema leaders and followers who had gathered at Soweto grounds. Reports said that the police

Newcastle confirm Kinnear return

Newcastle confirm Kinnear return

Newcastle have confirmed the appointment of Joe Kinnear as director of football on a three-year deal. The club have made their announcement  after the former Magpies manager had revealed on Sunday that he would be taking up the role. The 66-year-old will report to the club’s board as the senior executive in charge of all

130 Guantanamo inmates continue hunger strike

130 Guantanamo inmates continue hunger strike

A hooded demonstrator is seen at a protest calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison in front of the White House, May 18, 2013. A hunger strike by detainees at the US’s Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba continues as some 150 doctors and other medical professionals demand access to the hunger-striking inmates. Some

G8 makes no breakthrough on Syria

G8 makes no breakthrough on Syria

G8 leaders had almost nothing new to say on Syria at the end of their two-day summit in Northern Ireland, only renewing calls for an unscheduled Geneva peace conference. With deep divisions firmly in place between Russia and the west, the leaders only managed to promise efforts toward a transitional government in Syria that could

Boko Haram kills 22 in Nigeria

Boko Haram kills 22 in Nigeria

22 people have been killed in separate attacks by suspected members of the militant group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, according to a report. The deadly attacks targeted students and fishermen in Maiduguri, the capital and largest city of the state of Borno, Xinhua reported on Tuesday. A military source said terrorists attacked a private

Police, protesters clash again in Brazil

Police, protesters clash again in Brazil

Police in Brazil have once again clashed with demonstrators protesting against poor public services, government corruption, and police violence on the sixth consecutive night of demonstrations. Nearly 200,000 people marched in several cities, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. In Rio de Janeiro, the protests turned violent when people hurled Molotov cocktails

NYPD sued over spying on Muslims

NYPD sued over spying on Muslims

Supporters of a lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s Muslim surveillance program, hold signs during a gathering on a plaza in front of New York City Police Department headquarters on June 18, 2013. Civil rights lawyers in the United States plan to take the New York Police Department (NYPD) to court to urge the police to stop

Govt: Obama tour is on as scheduled

Govt: Obama tour is on as scheduled

Bernard Membe, Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation minister US President Barack Obama’s visit to Tanzania is on as scheduled – early next month – despite media reports that it has been cancelled owing to budgetary constraints. Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation minister Bernard Membe told The Guardian yesterday in an sms interview that there was

Invest more in projects backed by development partners, govt advised

Invest more in projects backed by development partners, govt advised

                                                 Agricultural Non State Actors Forum (ANSAF) The government has been challenged to strategically identify and invest in various development projects especially those financed by development partners in an in an effort to yield positive results. The challenge was made yesterday in Dar es Salaam by participants attending the national workshop on civil society organisation

TV station ‘charged’ over failure to comply with TCRA regulations

TV station ‘charged’ over failure to comply with TCRA regulations

                                                    TCRA Public Relations Manager, Innocent Mungi Star Television and Star Media, one of the multiplex operators in the country yesterday appeared before the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority’s (TCRA) compliance committee charged with unlawful cessation of service provision against the Licensing Pact and Digital Broadcasting Regulations. Early this month, Star TV and Star Media stopped airing