July 27, 2015 Burundi is still in the news as organizations within and outside Africa work to restore peace and order. Uganda’s defense minister Crispus Kiyonga continued mediating talks between the Burundi government and opposition to end the political crisis in the nation, with the main thrust of the talks being to find a compromise ... Read More
July 27, 2015 A close aide to Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has revealed that the soccer great has undergone back surgery, the latest in a series of recent health problems afflicting the 74-year-old so. Pelé, given name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo where he underwent a procedure ... Read More
July 27, 2015 A group led by former England captain, David Beckham is moving swiftly on with their plans to build a Miami stadium to house its Major League Soccer team. The stadium will be built on city-owned land next to the Miami Marlins baseball park. A spokesman for the Miami Beckham United group confirmed ... Read More
July 24, 2015 In the music world, make way for what’s arguably the biggest collaboration of this year, which for the first the first time in history sees pop stars Davido and Wizkid together in one track, along with Ice Price, Fuse ODG and Jeremih, on the remix of South-London ... Read More
July 23, 2015 The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has promised to see that the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted a year ago by Boko Haram militants are freed. It is recalled that in March, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was sent to President Buhari’s inauguration, to emphasize U.S. interest in working with ... Read More
July 23, 2015 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has urged Burundi’s government and its opponents to put aside differences and rebuild the country which has been plagued by protests and fighting in the past few weeks. Burundi’s present political crisis is the worst since the civil war ended in 2005. It started when President Pierre Nkurunziza ... Read More
July 23, 2015 Euro zone shares opened slightly higher before slipping on July 17, with a recent Greece-driven relief rally showing signs of fading from the previous session. Renewed hopes for a Greek deal and more European Central Bank help for Greek lenders had fuelled the previous session, with the German Dax dipping slightly ahead ... Read More
July 23, 2015 Despite scorching hot weather, Pope Francis greeted pilgrims at St. Peter’s Square on Sunday the 19th of July. He praised them for their courage in enduring the heat and used the meeting to speak about his recent visit to South America. The Pope said: “Dear brothers and sisters, Good Morning! I see ... Read More
July 23, 2015 Still on the ongoing corruption and prosecution crisis rocking FIFA, Jeffrey Webb, one of the seven high-ranking officials of the association who got arrested in Switzerland, has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges in a U.S. federal court on Saturday July 18. The former FIFA vice president and president of the CONCACAF ... Read More
July 23, 2015 The Association of Volleyball Professionals held its first-ever beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan on Friday July 17, with top seeds and partners Jake Gibb, Casey Patterson hitting the sand and winning their match against brothers Madison and Riley McKibbin. A happy Gibb described his feeling. “Yeah it’s crazy to me and it’s ... Read More
