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  • Mrs. Mugabe says no Vacancy at Zimbabwe’s State House

    {{Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe has vowed that President Robert Mugabe will not step down anytime soon as campaigns for the country’s July 31 elections gained momentum.}}

    The 47 year-old former secretary of the 90 year-old leader has hit the campaign trail with her husband who is seeking to defy age and lend another five years in office.

    “I want to repeat what I said in 2008,” Mrs Mugabe told a rally at a rural business centre about 80 kilometres from Harare on Thursday.

    “I said there is no vacancy at State House.

    “We are there at State House full time and I know this because you have confidence in your leader and you want him to remain at State House.”

    In 2008, President Mugabe lost the first round of the presidential elections to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

    The results of the elections were withheld for three weeks before a runoff poll was called.

    However, Mr Tsvangirai was forced to withdraw from the poll after suspected state security agents unleashed violence against his supporters.

    The international community rejected the results of the one man poll and this forced President Mugabe to form a coalition with his former arch rival.

    NMG

  • US Tells Egypt to Stop Muslim Brotherhood arrests

    {{The US has urged Egypt’s leadership to stop the “arbitrary” arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members, warning against targeting any particular group.}}

    “You’re working against yourself if your effort is to be inclusive,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

    UN chief Ban Ki-moon also warned against the exclusion of any party.

    Rival rallies are expected in Cairo on Friday amid rising tensions over the army’s overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last week.

    Supporters demanding Mr Morsi’s reinstatement have continued to stage mass protests in Cairo this week near the barracks – where he is believed to be being held.

    On Thursday, the Obama administration and UN both raised concerns about Egypt’s decision to issue arrest warrants for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood – to which Mr Morsi belongs – and nine senior figures of the movement.

    “The only way this is going to work successfully… is if all parties are encouraged and allowed to participate and that’s why we’ve made clear that arbitrary arrests are not anything that we can support,” Mr Carney said.

    Mr Ban “made clear that there is no place for retribution or for the exclusion of any major party or community in Egypt,” in a telephone call with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Kamel Amr on Thursday.

    BBC

  • Bosnians Rebury 409 Srebrenica Genocide Victims

    {{Tens of thousands have gathered in Bosnia for the funeral of 409 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide on the 18th anniversary of the atrocity in which about 8,000 Muslims were slaughtered.}}

    Among the victims were 43 teenage boys and a baby that was born during the ordeal. They were laid to rest on Thursday at a special cemetery near Srebrenica where victims are buried as their remains are gradually found in mass graves.

    As delegations arrived to lay a wreath at the Srebrenica memorial, families of the victims were paying their last respects at the coffins displayed in the cemetery of Potocari, outside Srebrenica.

    “This year we are going to bury the youngest victim of the genocide, the Muhic family’s baby,” Kenan Karavdic, the official in charge of the burial ceremony, said.

    The baby girl died shortly after birth in July 1995 at the UN base in Potocari. She was buried next to the grave of her father Hajrudin, also a victim of the genocide.

    Srebrenica was a former UN “safe haven” that fell to Bosnian-Serb forces under wartime commander Ratko Mladic. The victims were rounded up, executed and bulldozed into pits over five days in July 1995.

    This year’s commemorations bring the total of identified victims to 6,066. Another 2,306 remain missing a decade after Bosnia began the process of identifying victims of the genocide through DNA testing.

    Their remains were found in more than 300 mass graves in the area, according to Amor Masovic, head of Bosnia’s Institute for Missing Persons. But officials say that many bodies are still unidentified.

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  • Ireland passes controversial abortion law

    {{A hotly debated abortion bill that will allow women in Ireland to terminate pregnancies in very limited circumstances has been passed by legislators.}}

    The bill, which has been the subject of polarising arguments for several months, was passed by the lower house with a clear majority on Friday with 127 voting in favour and 31 against after hours of debate including an all-night sitting.

    The bill will allow abortions to be carried out when the woman’s life is at risk.

    Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who was sent letters written in blood during the debate, has provoked a strong backlash from both sides by pushing for access to abortion when a woman’s life is in danger.

    Those in favour of abortion rights feel the bill does not go far enough.

    The Irish leader had said that anyone in his party voting against the bill would lose their job, resulting in the departure of Europe minister Lucinda Creighton who refused to vote in favour of the law.

    “When it comes to something that is essentially a matter of life and death, I think it is not really possible to compromise,” Creighton told state broadcaster RTE after the vote.

    {aljazeera}

  • Sudan Frees ex-spy Chief Held over Coup Plot

    {{Sudan has freed a former spy chief after clearing him of charges that he was involved in an alleged coup attempt against veteran President Omar Hassan al-Bashir last year.}}

    Salah Gosh, who was arrested last November along with 12 army and security officers, was released on Wednesday.

    The government said Gosh was arrested after it foiled a coup attempt in which he was implicated, but officials have provided few details about the alleged coup.

    “The prosecutor dropped the charges for lack of evidence against me. Some people also helped by mediating for me,” Gosh told media during a welcome reception at his palatial home, adding that he was grateful to Bashir for releasing him.

    Gosh never stood trial over the charges and he was set free on the first day of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

    Bashir has already pardoned six security officers and nine army officers implicated in the alleged coup attempt, days after courts handed out jail terms to them.

    Bashir has ruled Sudan for 23 years, weathering rebellions, years of US trade sanctions, an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court and the loss of most of the country’s oil with South Sudan’s 2011 secession.

    But the alleged plot attempt amplified a debate about the president’s future and about who might one day replace him.

    High food prices in Sudan caused by the loss of oil – and with it the source of foreign currency used to import food – has stoked some protests against Bashir since the South seceded in July 2011.

    Some ultra-conservatives inside the army and the ruling National Congress Party have also complained that Bashir and other senior leaders have abandoned the Muslim values of the 1989 coup and have concentrated decision-making in the hands of a few people.

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  • Obama Tells Chinese He’s Disappointed Over Snowden Case

    {{President Barack Obama told Chinese officials that he’s disappointed with China’s treatment of U.S. demands that Hong Kong hand over fugitive security contractor Edward Snowden, who instead was allowed to flee to Russia.}}

    The issue surfaced during a meeting in Washington yesterday between Obama, Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, who were representing China at strategic and economic talks in the city, according to a White House statement.

    “The President expressed his disappointment and concern with China’s handling of the Snowden case,” according to the White House statement summarizing the meeting.

    Snowden, who exposed classified U.S. programs that collect telephone and Internet data, left Hong Kong for Russia on June 23 even as American authorities were pressing for his return to face prosecution.

    He’s believed to be at a Moscow airport, where he’s pursuing asylum in another country.

    Prosecutors in the U.S. are seeking Snowden’s return and have brought theft and espionage charges against the former employee of McLean, Virginia-based government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (BAH).

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  • Deadly riots erupt at Indonesian prison

    {{At least five people have been killed in violent riots at a jail in western Indonesia during which about 200 prisoners escaped, police have said.}}

    The dead were killed in chaos after fires were lit by inmates rioting in the overcrowded facility in Medan city on Sumatra island on Friday.

    “Three are prisoners, two are prison staff,” said Heru Prakoso, North Sumatra province police spokesman.

    Media reported that 15 of the escaped prisoners were convicted of “terrorism” offenses and two of them were recaptured, according to police resources. In total, 60 inmates have already been recaptured.

    Its also reported that thousands of security forces from neighbouring provinces have been deployed to help out with the search operations.

    “There are about 500 inmates who still refuse to give up rioting. The latest we have heard is that Indonesian military have entered the building” she said.

    Meanwhile Indonesian justice and human rights minister is meeting seven inmates, who were escorted out of the prison earlier on Friday morning.

    The inmates had demanded a meeting with the minister.

    {aljazeera}

  • Soldier on Patrol Seriously Injured in Car Accident

    {{A RDF soldier has been seriously injured in an accident this evening near a bus stage close to Nyarugenge Prison.}}

    The Soldier has been identified as Nteziyaremye Jack. He sustained head injuries and was immidiately rushed to hospital for urgent medical attention.

    The accident involved a speeding Corolla car(reg. RAA 368C) that was from Nyarugenge market heading to Nyamirambo.

    IGIHE was right at the scene as the accident occured.

    The driver Niyonshobora israel failed to negotiate the bend on the road intersection and rammed into a soldier on routine patrol.

    Niyonshobora israel the Driver of the Corollar car that lost control while loaded with Boxes of merchandise.

  • Uganda May not Implement Cessation Clause For Rwandan Refugees

    {{The government of Uganda has said it will not implement the cessation clause for Rwandan refugees citing lack of requisite resources and other challenges.

    According to a statement released July 2, by the country’s office of the Prime minister, government will continue with efforts on voluntary repatriation.}}

  • Finest gig; Kigali Up! To rock Kigali

    {{Festival-goers should get ready to enjoy high temperatures as they watch performers like Joey Blake and Tony Osanah because, this year’s 3rd best music festival “KigaliUp” will be staged at Amahoro Stadium on 13 and 14 July, 2013. }}

    The exceptional annual festival Popo will be the 3rd annual event in the country.
    It will feature pros and industry insiders, who will enhance the capacity of the music and art industry, to contribute to cultural tourism and economic development of Rwanda.

    According to the festive promoter Kanobana Judo “The sole aim is bringing together urban upstarts, tradition bearers, and established international artists—and to get them to perform together on two live music stages; while using local traditional musical instruments.”

    “Local heroes Sophie Nzayisenga have already set foot in Kigali and others like Habib Koite, Bamada from Mali are likely to” he said.

    The festival will also witness the likes of independent artists from Guma Guma superstar runners up Jay Polly, music star Shanel, and Mani Martin to mention but a few.

    The festival is organized by Positive Production Events. The entry of fee will be francs frw3,000 and the first hundred clients will receive free entry courtesy of time.

    The event is a combination of Gospel, Reggae, Afro beat, blues and Folk intended to bring Diaspora and beautifully combined traditions with new forms of music. With this event, Rwandans will have a new face of music platform” .

    The first annual KigaliUp music festival was held in September 10, 2011 in the lush Kimihurura Roundabout at Primature Park in Kigali, Rwanda.

    The brainchild of Juno award-winning Rwandan/Canadian artist Mighty Popo was a ground-breaking affair where 30 artists from Rwanda, Africa, Canada and Europe shared their music and culture to an audience of 2000 people, staffed by a volunteer base of 70 people.