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No State Shall Choose His Lawyers: Eron Kiiza Fires Back as Besigye Refuses Court-Appointed Advocates
KAMPALA — Human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza has delivered a direct and pointed appeal to Uganda’s legal community: do not…
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Besigye Tells Court He Was Produced ‘Under Duress’ as Treason Case Continues
KAMPALA — Veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye on Friday told the High Court that he had been brought before…
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No Lights, No Exits, No Way Out: 27 Dead After Fire Tears Through Bangkok Beer Hall
BANGKOK — A musician on stage saw smoke rising from a circuit breaker near his feet. Then the power went…
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What the Minister Saw at Midnight: Baryomunsi Orders Probe as Mbarara Hospital Crisis Is Laid Bare
MBARARA — Patients sharing beds. Others lying on the floor. Essential medicines missing. Sick people who had not been attended…
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US, Iran Trade Fire for Second Straight Night as Ceasefire Collapses
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes for a second consecutive night into Thursday, deepening a rupture in their fragile…
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Muwanga Kivumbi Walks Free After 169 Days on Remand as Court Grants Bail
KAMPALA — Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been granted bail after spending 169 days in detention on…
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Lukwago Pleads for Merciful Death If Treatment Is Denied, Tells Court Prison Is Killing Him
KAMPALA — Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago made an emotional appeal in court on Tuesday, saying he would rather…
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From State Witness to Accused: Ex-Spy Chief Birungi Charged With Fabricating Intelligence in Besigye Case
KAMPALA — Major General James Birungi, Uganda’s former military intelligence chief and a listed state witness in the treason case…
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Chinese Court Sentences Former Nanjing Official to Death in $325 Million Corruption Case
A court in eastern China has handed down the death penalty to a former economic development official convicted of accepting…
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Death Trap on a Mountain Highway: 40 Killed as Overcrowded Bus Plunges Into Ravine in Southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan — A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus lost control on a mountain highway in southwestern Pakistan in the early…
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