Video exposed Taliban stoning a woman to death for adultery
Standing in a hole dug into a barren Afghan mountainside, you can just about see Rukhshana's face poking above the surface. Surrounding her is a group of Taliban picking...
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Health Ministry Warns Against Burning Garbage as Respiratory Illnesses Rise
Health Ministry Warns Against Burning Garbage as Respiratory Illnesses RiseThe Ministry of Health has linked rising respiratory illnesses at Mulago Hospital partly to air...
Trinity Bus Catches Fire Near Kigali
KIGALI — A Trinity Express bus travelling from Uganda caught fire as it approached Kigali on Monday evening, destroying the vehicle and passengers’ luggage but leavin...
UWA, Communities Dig Firebreaks as Wildfire Burns Near Mgahinga Border
About 150 residents from villages bordering Mgahinga Gorilla National Park have joined Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials in creating firebreaks to prevent a wildf...
UPDF distributes seized charcoal to communities in Nwoya
Communities in Nwoya District have received charcoal seized from illegal dealers as security agencies combine enforcement with efforts to address the effects of deforesta...
Minister Byamukama says corruption at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority stinks
Fred Bamwesigye, director general of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, speaks at an earlier event. The authority he leads has been accused by President Yoweri Museveni...
Burundian National Arrested After Employer Is Hacked to Death Over Shs 30,000
A Burundian casual labourer has been arrested after allegedly hacking his employer to death in Kyomya Sub-county, Kiboga District, following a dispute over an alleged unp...
Mother Who Poured Hot Boiling Water on Four Year Old Daughter Arrested
Police have arrested a woman accused of brutally scalding her four-year-old biological daughter with boiling water for allegedly eating rice without permission.The suspec...
Inside Uganda’s health care waste problem: no budget, no data, and no oversight
An audit of Uganda’s Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) has revealed widespread failures in handling infectious medical waste, with health facilities struggling t...
Surprise attack: Iran blasts US base in Kuwait
Attack may signal a major shift in Iran’s strategy beyond previous tit-for-tat military exchanges.Iran launched an unprovoked drone attack against a U.S. military...