Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph

Kenyan Election 2013 Results: Uhuru Kenyatta ahead as results begin to come in

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s deputy prime minister, is ahead of his rival Raila Odinga with more than 10 per cent of ballots in from polling stations in the country’s presidential election, but it was still too early to predict the outcome. … read more »

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What do Castro, Mugabe and Ugandan Bishops have in common?

Andrew Kenny Andrew Kenny asks what it is that drives the often obsessive hostility to homosexuality   THE HOMOSEXUAL MYSTERY What have Fidel Castro, Robert Mugabe, American Tea Party conservatives, Islamic extremists and Ugandan Bishops got in common? They all … read more »

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President Jacob Zuma depended on benefactors to fund a lifestyle – report

The 490-page study lays bare the scale of Mr Zuma’s reliance on numerous benefactors – including Nelson Mandela who sent him R1m (£72,000) – in the period when he was deputy president until 2005. Chief among the donors was Schabir … read more »

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Goma is our land, we are here to stay – Colonel Vianey Kazarama of the M23

On his first full day as a master of the city of Goma and its 800 000 fearful inhabitants, Colonel Vianey Kazarama of the M23 insurgents did his best to sound reassuring “We Congolese have begun our liberation,” he told … read more »

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US Ambassador killed in Libya: chased to his death by a mob in the country he helped save

By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent and Areesh Saeed in Benghazi,telegraph.co.uk Chris Stevens had travelled to Benghazi this week to open an American cultural centre, a fitting reminder of the friendships he forged there during the Libyan uprising against Colonel … read more »

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Ghana: Food For Thought For Our Ruling Elites?

By Kofi Thompson Today, dear reader, I am sharing an article posted on the online version of the UK newspaper, The Telegraph – at 7:26PM BST, on 27 August, 2012 – by John Longworth, who is Director General of the … read more »

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Robert Mugabe could be brought in from the cold

Britain and the EU are preparing to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe and his closest henchmen in an effort to persuade the Zimbabwean President into holding free and fair elections. A review of the measures that have banned the 88-year … read more »

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Moroccan man arrested in plot ‘to bomb US Capitol’

Unbeknownst to Amine el-Khalifi, the explosive vest and the submachine gun he reportedly intended to use were fakes, supplied to him during a sting operation, and which police said never posed any danger. The 29-year-old was arrested in the lower … read more »

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Iran’s pursuit of weapons of mass destruction ‘risks nuclear Cold War’

Dealing with the Iranian nuclear programme is a “crisis coming down the tracks” which could lead to military conflict in the Middle East, the Foreign Secretary warns. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Foreign Secretary says that Iran … read more »

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Did Norwegian maniac plot his gun rampage in London?

In a chilling manifesto begun shortly afterwards, Breivik, 32, boasted of his admiration for the English Defence League and other anti-Islamic organisations. The document was signed ‘Andrew Berwick’ – an English translation of his name – and he referred to … read more »

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WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain’s nuclear secrets

The US secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. HMS Vanguard is Britain’s lead Trident-armed submarine. The US, under a nuclear deal, … read more »

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WikiLeaks: FBI hunts the 9/11 gang that got away

The FBI has launched a manhunt for a previously unknown team of men suspected to be part of the 9/11 attacks, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. An airliner explodes in a fireball as it hits the south tower of the … read more »

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Report: Bloom’s wife gives birth

Supermodel Miranda Kerr is a new mum, according to unconfirmed reports. The Aussie, who wed Orlando Bloom in July, went into labour in Los Angeles on Thursday and gave birth hours later, reports X17.com. Kerr, 27, revealed she was expecting … read more »

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Red mist for polygamist Swazi king as wife No 12 ‘caught in bed with his justice minister friend’

In the strange landlocked African kingdom of Swaziland, subjects must ensure they do not dishonour their monarch. That rule goes for King Mswati III’s 13 wives as well. And, despite shunning monogamy himself, he was in no mood to tolerate … read more »

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