By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s lower house of parliament voted on Thursday to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his rule beyond a second term that ends in 2017 and possibly stay on until 2034, a move opposed by the United States and other donors. Draft amendments to the constitution approved by the lower house still have to be backed by the upper house of senators and also
Vienna (AFP) – Many attempts have been made to resolve the conflict in Syria, and yet another is getting underway in Vienna.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is delivering on his promise to treat his players to pizzas after an early season incentive. The Italian had vowed to treat the high-flying Premier League squad to pizzas if they kept a clean sheet. True to his word, Ranieri is footing the bill at a city centre restaurant on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Splintered House Republicans elected Rep. Paul Ryan to be the chamber’s 54th speaker on Thursday, turning to the youthful but battle-tested Wisconsin lawmaker to mend the party’s self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year’s elections.
It was not a good night for the media at the CNBC Republican presidential debate.
A plainclothes police officer who fatally shot a stranded motorist in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 10 days ago, apparently wasn’t qualified for his undercover surveillance assignment, according to documents obtained by Yahoo News.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to install Republican Representative Paul Ryan as its new speaker, replacing John Boehner following a revolt by conservative lawmakers who forced his retirement. Ryan won 236 votes among the 247 Republicans in the chamber, indicating that the Wisconsin congressman was deserted by only a handful of the conservatives who pushed out Boehner. Ryan now moves to the number two succession spot for
Twelve people have died in Turkey and dozens have been hospitalised over the last three days after being poisoned by bootleg alcohol, media reported on Thursday. Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu earlier in the day said six people had died. Turkey’s Islamist-rooted government levies some of the world’s highest taxes on alcohol and tobacco, which analysts say has encouraged increased smuggling and illegal production.
According to researchers in Australia, people whose work days require constant decision-making are at greater risk of expanded waistlines compared to their counterparts. The overarching conclusion from the study, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, suggests that the two aspects of job control — decision-making and the application of skills — should be treated separately when evaluating levels of job stress and health. For the study, researchers from