News in Uganda
- Kasensero fishermen stranded as water hyacinth invades landing site
Over 10,000 fishermen operating in the area are finding it difficult to access the lake and...
- Kisoro leader asks govt to rename airstrip
More than half of the mountain gorillas in the world live in the Bwindi and Mgahinga national...
- Nabbanja pledges support for Nodding Syndrome survivors
Despite recent government support for the Nodding Syndrome survivors, Ms Nabbanja said the...
- The 10 taxes burdening Ugandans
Traders, economists, and tax experts say unfair distribution of the taxes to a few individuals...
- Health workers seek cure for ailing Masindi hospital
According to the health workers, the maternity ward has been grappling with overcrowding...
- Ugandan workers most stressed in region - report
Experts say people deal with daily problems and sometimes transfer their anger to the...
- High burden of pre-eclampsia a growing concern, say experts
Dr Irene Chebet, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Soroti Regional Referral...
- Margherita Peak hiking activities suspended
At 5,109 meters, Margherita Peak is the highest point on Mount Stanley in the Rwenzori...
International News
- Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah, UN says
Many streets in the southern Gaza city now lie empty, the UN says, as an Israeli operation continues.
- Two French prison officers killed in ambush on convoy
French media say an inmate escaped during the attack in which three other officers were also injured.
- Police injured in protest over Mexico missing students
Protesters angry at the lack of progress in the case of the 43 missing students threw firecrackers.
- French court acquits Roman Polanski of defamation
Actor Charlotte Lewis says he defamed her by calling her a liar when she accused him of rape.
- Georgia approves controversial law after protests
The bill targets civil society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding.
- Putin makes ex-security council chief Kremlin aide
Nikolai Patrushev, 72, is replaced as head of Russia's Security Council by Sergei Shoigu.
- Court rules Josef Fritzl can move to normal prison
A court in Austria rules the notorious criminal no longer poses a danger given his ill health.
- Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar
Two people onboard the vessel, Alboran Cognac, were rescued by a passing oil tanker after the incident.