Lupita Ngong’o’s parents watch movie for the first time
Actress Lupita Nyongo (centre) in a scene from the movie ‘12 years a slave’. [PHOTO: COURTESY] By RUSHDIE OUDIA KISUMU, KENYA: Oscar award nominee Lupita Nyongo’s parents joined hundreds of Kisumu County residents to watch the ‘12 years a slave’ movie. Kisumu Senator Anyang’ Nyong’o and his wife Dorothy whose daughter has brought fame to […]
Read More →Dubai Marathon: 18-year-old Tsegaye wins in second fastest time – By emirates247
(Photo courtesy dubaimarathon.com) Ethiopians make clean sweep in world’s richest marathon For the third year in a row, a marathon ‘new boy’ won the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon as teenager Tsegaye Mekonnen led an Ethiopian sweep in the emirate on Friday. The 18 year-old caused a major surprise, running 2h:04m:32s in his first marathon, to […]
Read More →South Sudan’s Government Signs Cease-Fire Accord With Rebels By William Davison
   Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — The government and rebels in South Sudan signed a cease-fire to end five weeks of fighting that killed as many as 10,000 people and was described by a senior United Nations official as “a horror.†The warring parties agreed to halt fighting within 24 hours, in an accord signed yesterday by the […]
Read More →Hundreds gather to honor slain 7-Eleven employee
source  fox news Despite below freezing temperatures, hundreds gathered at a candlelight memorial Thursday night to pay respects to a 31-year-old 7-Eleven clerk who was murdered Tuesday. A prayerful Ethiopian song echoed through the freezing North Texas night as nearly 300 family members, friends and neighbors came to remember Yosef Tulu. His dream was to raise […]
Read More →7-Eleven murder suspect confesses to another convenience store shooting
Garland police have linked 7-Eleven murder suspect Colton Moore to another shooting at a Garland convenience store one week ago. Moore, 18, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with capital murder in the death of clerk Yosef Tulu. Police said the Homeboys gas station and store was across the street from the 7-Eleven where Moore killed […]
Read More →JUSTIN BIEBER MY MOM GIVES ME DRUGS
 BY TMZ STAFF EXCLUSIVE Justin Bieber just ratted on one of his drug suppliers to police — telling cops, HIS MOM is the one who gave him the prescription medication he took shortly before his DUI arrest. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, cops grilled Bieber on what substances he had ingested before his arrest … and […]
Read More →Justin Bieber released on bond from Miami jail for drunk driving arrest
Teen pop star leaves police custody but faces charges that could carry a six-month sentence and 50 hours of community service The troubled Canadian singer, Justin Bieber, was released from jail on Thursday after being arrested for drunk driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid licence. Police in Miami Beach pulled him over just after 4am when […]
Read More →Quick peace eludes S. Sudan leaders, despite Army victories
A splintering military and deep-seated rivalries among former adversaries are hobbling efforts to reach a ceasefire at sputtering talks in neighboring Ethiopia. Â By Will Davison and Jason Patinkin, Correspondents / January 22 The month-old civil conflict in South Sudan has claimed some 10,000 lives, with major towns razed to the ground and half a […]
Read More →Police make arrest in Garland 7-Eleven clerk slaying
Police announced Wednesday night that they have taken a person of interest into custody in the murder of a 7-Eleven clerk. Colten Jon Moore, 18, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Yosef Tulu. The arrest came after police executed a search warrant at Moore’s address in the 2900 block of Creek […]
Read More →South Sudan Peace Deal Unsigned as Rebels Seek Detainee Release
By William Davison and Mading Ngor An accord to halt fighting in South Sudan hasn’t been signed because rebels are demanding the release of leading opponents detained by the government before they agree to a truce. “We’ve agreed on a cessation document but rebels are reluctant to sign it,†South Sudanese Information Minister Michael Makuei […]
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