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WE ARE NOT LIVING ON THIS WORLD  BY ACCIDENT In my childhood ; i lived in a very hard life in the asylum ;and i was obliged to carry out military duties at six years only. When carrying out military duties in the forest; i though that nobody could last over ten years as i was seeing people dying near by me every minute. I am now hopeful for a better life life in the future. If you want to succeed; please do not be afraid and weakened by problems you face

Ethnic violence kills 39 in Kenya Publish Date: Dec 21, 2012 newvision RIDERS armed with guns, machetes and spears killed 30 people, including several children, and torched their houses in Kenya's coastal region on Friday, police said, heightening security concerns ahead of next year's election.   Nine of the raiders were also killed in what appeared to have been a revenge attack by settled Pokomo farmers against the semi-nomadic Orma pastoralists after a series of clashes in August in which more than 100 people were killed.   The two groups have fought for years over access to grazing, farmland and water, but human rights groups have blamed the latest violence on politicians seeking to drive away parts of the local population they believe will vote for their rivals in presidential and parliamentary elections in March.   Paramedics at the Malindi district hospital assist injured people   If those charges are true, it further raises fe

Kagame’s RPF Jubilee speech President Kagame delivers his address during RPF’s 25th Anniversary celebrations yesterday. The New Times / Village Urugwiro. President Paul Kagame delivered a historical speech to thousands of people who turned up for the 25th Anniversary celebrations of Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) at Amahoro stadium yesterday.  Below is the President’s speech in full: Today is an important day in our history as we celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the Rwandese Patriotic Front, and I am pleased to share it with you. I extend a special welcome to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, as well as friends and delegations from fraternal political organisations from across the world that are here with us to mark this historic occasion. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate members of the RPF on coming of age – not just in years, but in terms of all that we have achieved together.  The RPF h

Come home for the sake of your baby: Parents' Christmas appeal for their missing son, 16, who disappeared after becoming a father Anthony disappeared after row with 18-year-old girlfriend  on November 25 His bank account has remained untouched since vanishing  CCTV footage captures last sighting of him with his schoolbag over shoulder Mothe r said: ' Christmas is time for family and all I want is him to come home' By  SEAN O'HARE PUBLISHED:  16:23 GMT, 21 December 2012  |  UPDATED:  17:29 GMT, 21 December 2012 Comments ( 0 ) Share Police released this picture of Anthony Stubbs with baby Lily on the day she was born A mother has issued a desperate plea for her missing 16-year-old son to come home for Christmas and distributed a picture of him cradling his newborn daughter in the hope it will prompt him to get in touch. School prefect Anthony Stubbs vanished last month following a row with his 18-year-old girlfriend, just weeks after sh

Eight in ten shops offer pre-Christmas sales in weekend of 'mayhem' Almost eight in ten shops are now offering Christmas discounts as retailers prepare for record crowds and “mayhem” on the high street over the next three days. By  James Hall , Consumer Affairs Editor 3:13PM GMT 21 Dec 2012 According to research by accountants PwC , 76 per cent per cent of high street chains are currently on sale or advertising money-off promotions in their windows. This compares to 69 per cent of retailers last week. The average amount of money being knocked-off goods is 44 per cent, meaning that there are “festive bargains galore” on the high street, PwC said. The escalation in discounting comes as retailers have suffered from muted sales so far this December. The number of people visiting shopping centres over the month to date has fallen by around 5 per cent compared to last year, according to the British Retail Consortium. However expe

GOT A STORY? EMAIL:  TALKBACK@THE-SUN.CO.UK Mila Kunis labelled ‘dirty Jewess’ by Ukrainian  politician Slur ... actress Mila Kunis was on receiving end of insult Published: 1 hr ago SEXY Mila Kunis was the target of a horrific anti-Semitic insult - from a politician in her native Ukraine . The Black Swan babe was reportedly called a "zhydovka" by Igor Miroshnichenko - who said she was not a "true Ukrainian". Celeb website TMZ said the phrase translates as "dirty Jewess" and the slur has caused outrage in the Jewish community. Miroshnichenko is said to have written the insult on a Facebook page after the term was deemed "legal" by Ukrainian ministers. Protests have occurred outside the Ukrainian Justice Ministry with demonstrators wanting the anti-Semitic term banned. Mila - who topped our 100 hottest women in the world poll earlier this year - told how she fled the country of her birth w

Mother loses battle to block cancer treatment for son, Neon Roberts Sally Roberts: opposed radiotherapy for son Oli Scarff/Getty Images Sally Roberts: opposed radiotherapy for son Oli Scarff/Getty Images 2 of 4 Neon: doctor say he could die within months without treatment PA 3 of 4 Ben Roberts, Neon's father, backed treatment, although had reservations Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images 4 of 4 Sally Roberts has split from Neon's father Times photographer Mary Turner Fay Schlesinger Updated 53 minutes ago A judge has ordered that a seven-year-old boy must undergo radiotherapy to treat his brain tumour, against the wishes of his mother. Sally Roberts, 37, has fought a two-week High Court battle to prevent her son Neon from having the therapy, which can entail debilitating permanent side effects. Neon’s chance of living for five years has reduced from 80 per cent to 67 per cent due to the delays to his treat

Next Move Is Obama’s After Boehner’s Tax Plan Fails Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times Speaker John A. Boehner arrived for a news conference on Friday in Washington. By  JACKIE CALMES Published: December 21, 2012 WASHINGTON — With House Republicans’ revolt over their leader’s tax plan the evening before, President Obama on Friday faced the challenge of finding a new tax-and-spending solution — perhaps working now with Senate Republicans — to prevent a looming fiscal crisis in January. The Fiscal Deadline in Washington The New York Times is following the talks between President Obama and Congressional leaders on the so-called fiscal cliff. Related Obama and Boehner Diverge Sharply on Fiscal Plan (December 20, 2012) Enlarge This Image Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio leaving a meeting Thursday with fellow House Republicans on talks over the “fiscal cliff.” Yet as the day dawned, officials at t

cvuo'Plebgate': PM left Mitchell swinging in the wind, say ex-chief whip's friends Cameron allowed him to resign even after No 10 officials noted that CCTV footage raised concerns over accounts of incident Nicholas Watt , chief political correspondent guardian.co.uk ,  Friday 21 December 2012 13.32 GMT Andrew Mitchell's friends dismiss suggestions that he has lost confidence in Metropolitan police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images David Cameron  left  Andrew Mitchell  "swinging in the wind" when he allowed his political career to come to an end knowing that a  police account of a confrontation with armed officers was open to question, according to friends of the former chief whip. Friends of Mitchell said it was "bloody astonishing" that Cameron had allowed him to resign even after No 10 officials had suggested that CCTV footage raised concerns about accounts of the incident. Mitchell met

Home     Column     Interview    Uganda will go back to 6% and above rate of growth Uganda will go back to 6% and above rate of growth SATURDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2012 14:08 BY ANDREW M. MWENDA   African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka , spoke to  The Independent’s   Andrew Mwenda  about the future of African economies and Uganda. Since the mid-1990s, we have seen sustained economic growth across most of Africa. What role has AFDB played in that transformation? Is AFDB relevant to growth in Africa? First of all I want to be careful about what we call the attribution problem. All I know is that in this period (1995 -2002) AFDB has put USD 100 billion into the African economy. It is the first time when GDP growth has consistently out stripped population increase. There are a few outliers, but the growth for sub-Saharan Africa will be 6.4% next year. I like to believe that the contribution of the AFDB has been firstly in terms of a policy shift; getting th