Archive for October 16th, 2008
Posted in October 16th, 2008
check: Security chiefs meet Kibaki, Raila
By Standard Team
Panic and optimism were evident Thursday as the import of the far-reaching Waki Commission recommendations began to sink in.
Panic for those whose names might be contained in Waki’s secret envelope of alleged perpetrators of election violence, and optimism for victims that they may yet find justice.
There was also [...]
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(File photo Rev Otura and Mr Oduor the first Kenyans ever to have filed case against Kenya at ICC “The Hague”)
I prefer special tribunal to The Hague, says commissioner
Commissioner Pascal Kalume Kambale is a member of the Waki team and from the Democratic Republic Of Congo while Gavin Alistair McFadyen is a commissioner in [...]
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By John Whitesides and Jeff Mason
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain shared the same stage and microphone again on Thursday, but this time they traded wisecracks instead of campaign attacks.
One night after battling in their final debate, the rivals in the White House race donned white ties for a more [...]
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By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Less than 48 hours after the Liberal party posted its second worst election showing in history, a Grit MP issued the first public call for Stephane Dion to step aside as leader.
Toronto MP Joe Volpe, an erstwhile leadership rival, said Thursday it would be best for Dion [...]
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By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned his supporters to guard against overconfidence on Thursday as he and underdog Republican rival John McCain opened a 19-day sprint to Election Day.
The two candidates hit the campaign trail — Obama in New York and New Hampshire and McCain in Pennsylvania [...]
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By Nelson Banya
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe’s political parties have agreed the MDC opposition will control the crucial finance ministry under a power-sharing deal, a senior government source said on Thursday.
President Robert Mugabe and leaders of the MDC’s two factions resumed talks on Thursday to try to resolve a dispute over cabinet posts threatening an agreement [...]
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SEOUL (AFP) - Somali pirates Thursday released 22 crew members they kidnapped last month from a South Korean ship, the foreign ministry in Seoul said.
The eight South Koreans and 14 Myanmar nationals were captured on September 10 when their 15,000-tonne cargo ship was seized off the coast of Somalia.
“The 21 were set free at 7:30 [...]
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Posted in October 16th, 2008
By Martin Mutua
A Special Tribunal for Kenya… or a date with the International Court of Justice in The Hague for post-election violence suspects — that is one of the far-reaching recommendations of the Waki Commission. And among those that could find themselves before either tribunal as early as June, next year, are people — including [...]
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BY JAMES WOKABI
NAIROBI, October 16 - The second batch of Harambee Stars squad that was stranded in Conakry finally started their long journey home on Wednesday night.
The group left for Brussels where they connected a flight to Entebbe on Thursday. They will spend the night in the Ugandan town before jetting back home on Friday [...]
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Posted in October 16th, 2008
By Art Garcia
The Hornets and Wizards continue their European vacation with Friday night’s tango in Barcelona. New Orleans claimed the first of two NBA Europe Live engagements and kept its preseason record perfect with Tuesday’s 96-80 victory in Berlin.
The Hornets (4-0) were clearly better equipped in the opener and that should continue in the [...]
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