Syria—Damascus was still asleep when horror struck the home of legendary Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi, the woman millions knew as Umm Zaki. At around 5:00 a.m. last week Thursday morning, January 29, 2026, the 88-year-old star was bludgeoned to death while lying in her bed, her life ending viol
KAMPALA, Uganda — For two years, Norbert Mao has served as the intellectual bridge between Uganda’s entrenched establishment and its fractured opposition. Now, as the dust settles on the 2026 general election, the veteran politician is signaling a desire to lead the very institution he once c
ARROGANCE: Gender Minister Betty Amongi lost the Lira City Woman slot due to her arrogance. Her desire to take on her fellow Minister Ruth Aceng while abandoning her Oyam South constituency.Uganda’s 2026 general elections have delivered one of the biggest political upheavals in recent hi
KAMPALA, Uganda – As Uganda barrels toward its January 2026 general elections, Democratic Front (DF) party president Mathias Mpuuga issued a fervent call for opposition unity in a televised speech on December 26, 2025. Speaking at a formal event captured in a video clip shared by NBS Television
Kampala streets in 1960sUganda’s development story is shaped by two powerful histories.The first is our real, lived past. Before colonialism, Uganda had functioning kingdoms, trade networks and organised communities. This was violently disrupted by European colonization – a clea
In an unprecedented turn of events that has left Kyotera buzzing, President Yoweri Museveni has lavished praise on two of the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) most powerful figures—Haruna Kasolo and Patrick Kintu Kisekulo—who, despite their bitter rivalry, have united in a groundbreakin
A grandfather suffered fatal burns in a hotel shower where the water was found to be as hot as 135F, effectively 'boiling him alive'.Terril Johnson, 72, of Los Angeles, was staying at the Fairfield By Marriott hotel in San Jose, California on May 22 with family ahead of his granddaughter T
Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze celebrated her 34th birthday on Tuesday, and she shows no signs of slowing down - is she the best to ever do it in an England shirt?Lucy Bronze marked her 142nd England cap with a goal and an assist on the same day she celebrated her 34th birthday,
Brazilian serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who was known as Pedrinho Matador (Killer Pete), claimed to have murdered more than 100 people over five decadesPedro Rodrigues Filho, known as Pedrinho Matador or "Killer Pete", was his country's most infamous serial killer and the inspiratio
The High court in Kampala has ordered the government to pay Shs 10 million in compensation to a man who was unlawfully detained by police for 10 days without being produced in court.Byansi was arrested on January 28, 2024, along Bulenga road and detained at the Special Investigations Unit
