By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW – President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world’s two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third, down to the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia accord, and counter what Obama called “a sense of drift” in the countries’ [...]

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By Chris Johnson and Paul Harris
A host of stars will gather for a memorial service to remember Michael Jackson tomorrow which has seen tickets for the event being offered by touts on eBay for as much as $100,000.
Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor are among the guests expected to attend the ceremony, [...]

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OTTAWA (AFP) - Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko began an official visit to Canada Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
 
Arriving in a carriage escorted by mounted Royal Canadian police in their full parade red uniforms, the couple were officially greeted by Governor General Michaelle Jean, the representative [...]

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The one leader who could have stopped Kenya’s descent into a polarised nation
 
By MURITHI MUTIGA
In Summary
Manoeuvres to outwit rivals in race for Kenyatta succession cost him his life
At the height of the State of Emergency in the 1950s, Tom Mboya was forced to move out of Kaloleni estate in Nairobi, an area primarily occupied by [...]

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Tabu Butagira & Paul Amoru
Kampala/Gulu
President Museveni has ordered an immediate halt to arrests of suspected rebel collaborators in northern Uganda, the army announced yesterday. Maj. Felix Kulayigye, the defence and military spokesman, said the directive issued on Saturday has already been communicated to all field commanders and detectives involved in the operations against the Uganda [...]

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