One person was wounded Saturday when an improvised bomb exploded in the Kenyan capital, police said, in a shop in Nairobi’s mainly ethnic Somali district Eastleigh. The attack is the latest of a series of bomb or grenade blasts in Kenya. “One person…
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Polish striker Robert Lewandowski will leave Borussia Dortmund for German rivals Bayern Munich in the summer on a five-year deal, the European champions confirmed on Saturday. The 25-year-old has been at Dortmund since the 2010-11 season, but his current…
If you’ve ever been in the market for a good third party alarm application for Android, then chances are you’ve heard of Bitspin, the Android development team behind the excellent Timely application. Timely is definitely one of the most well designed…
Hundreds of Lebanese took to the streets of the northern city of Tripoli on Saturday to protest the torching of a decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest. The demonstrators held up banners that read “Tripoli, peaceful town” and “This is…
Former first lady Barbara Bush went home Saturday after six days in hospital for pneumonia, a statement from the office of her husband, former president George H.W. Bush, said. The 88-year-old thanked the doctors and nurses at the Texas hospital where…
Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has accused his club’s supporters of subjecting him to unnecessary abuse during Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Blackburn. Lescott was unhappy that a small group of City fans singled him out for criticism in the 1-1…
A blast that killed the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic this week “was not an accident,” despite an official theory to the contrary, the envoy’s daughter said Saturday. “What is certain is that it was not an accident,” Rana al-Jamal, who…
Last season’s beaten FA Cup finalists Manchester City tasted fresh disappointment in the competition on Saturday when they drew 1-1 at second-tier Blackburn Rovers in the third round. Stunned by Wigan Athletic in last year’s final, City took the lead…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will come up against his own son, Anton, on Sunday when his side host third-tier Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup third round. Anton Rodgers, a 20-year-old midfielder, joined Oldham from Brighton and Hove Albion last July…
Egypt vowed on Saturday to confront Muslim Brotherhood protests with “full force,” as security officials said 17 people had been killed in nationwide clashes the previous day. The Brotherhood, which demands the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed…
Before all the people form California and Colorado get excited this is a different type of weed namely one found in Africa called Mimosa Pudica I have reproduced most of the original text as is as I feel some of the meanings may be lost in translation…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Say what you will about oddball millionaire Chen Guangbiao — the man has a knack for publicity stunts. Within China, he has made a name for himself as a sort of homegrown Donald Trump. Though not China’s richest man (he has…
Lately, the science of happiness seems to be a popular subject among Western societies. Perhaps it’s because our societies our built around capitalism, which has directly lead to many of us living to work with little time to actually participate…
World number one Serena Williams stamped herself as favourite for the Australian Open when she beat Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday. In what could be a dress rehearsal for the Melbourne decider, Williams won…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday reversed a blanket ban on protests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, bowing to pressure from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Russia had initially banned any political protests in the Russian Black…
Michael Schumacher remains in a “critical but stable” condition, his spokeswoman said on Saturday, as French investigators hoped a helmet-mounted camera he was wearing at the moment of his ski accident could answer a raft of questions. A spokeswoman…
Egypt’s foreign ministry said it summoned Qatar’s ambassador on Saturday in protest at Doha’s criticism of the military-installed government’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated following the Egyptian…
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss the FA Cup third-round meeting with Swansea City on Sunday due to a groin injury, manager David Moyes has revealed. The England striker, 28, has been nursing the problem for the last few weeks and sat…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has waded into the debate about diving in football by claiming that “players are always trying to cheat”. FIFA president Sepp Blatter broached the issue earlier this week when he called for tougher sanctions…
Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology for policies implemented in 2013 that will help drive broadband penetration and strengthen competition and in the long run, shape the Nigerian telecoms industry. The company stated this at the maiden Telecoms Stakeholders’ Summit, organized by the NCC and held in Lagos recently. The summit was organized to review industry policies implemented during the year and proffer solutions for the year ahead. It also featured product exhibitions by all players in the industry and a gala night.…