en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-08-09 Uganda World

Nine Killed, Four Rescued From Hotel in Mali, Says Official
Wall Street Journal
BAMAKO, Mali—Special forces early Saturday rescued four people who hid in a hotel for nearly 24 hours after Islamic extremists stormed the building and launched a shootout that killed nine people plus three attackers, in a rare attack far from the ...
At least 12 dead as Mali siege ends, some UN workers freed   Reuters
12 dead, four UN workers rescued in Mali hotel siege   Irish Independent
Twelve killed and four UN workers saved as Mali siege ends   Herald Scotland
Toronto Star
The Seattle Times
The Straits Times
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Newsweek

Half of dead victims' relatives opposed death penalty for gunman
Herald Scotland
Over whisky, wine and sandwiches, families of the murder victims of James Holmes reflected on the Colorado movie massacre trial and said about half of them had opposed the prosecution's decision to seek a death penalty for the 27-year-old. They ...
The right decision in the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting   Washington Post
Colorado theatre shooter James Holmes gets life in prison without parole   CBC.ca
Defense jury selection strategy key in theater shooting sentence   The Denver Post
Sacramento Bee
Xinhua
Sentinel Republic
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New Vision

Uhuru Kenyatta arrives for state visit
New Vision
Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni chat after the Kenyan leader arrived at State House in Entebbe for a state visit. Photos by Eddie Ssejjoba. mail. img. newvision. mail; img. By Moses Walubiri. KENYAN president Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in ...

International Criminal Court asked to keep Kenyatta case open   Irish Times
ICC Appeals Chamber to deliver its judgment on the Prosecutor's appeal ...   StarAfrica.com
ICC to Rule Aug 19 On Non-Cooperation in Uhuru Case   AllAfrica.com
K24 TV
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Ghafla!Kenya
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Reuters Canada

Gbagbo's FPI picks presidential hopeful after years of boycotts
Reuters Canada
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The party of Ivory Coast's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo has chosen its leader, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, to run in an Oct. 25 presidential election that will mark its return to electoral politics following a string of boycotts since a ...
Ivorian government sets October 25 as the date for presidential elections   Standard Republic

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The Independent

Suicide bombers spread fear of Boko Haram in Cameroon
Arab News
YAOUNDE, Cameroon: Empty streets, body searches and tips to police embody the fear that Boko Haram has instilled in northern Cameroon, where they killed more than 40 people in suicide bombings in July. Raiders from the Nigerian sect later kidnapped ...

Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria's new president promises to rid country of ...   The Independent
Will a 'modest military industrial complex' help Nigeria defeat Boko Haram?   Christian Science Monitor
FG Reiterates Readiness To Negotiate With Boko Haram   CHANNELS TELEVISION
BBC News
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CNN

French couple dies in New Mexico desert; son survives
CNN
(CNN) The sun and heat are harsh in the summer, and shade is nowhere to be found. But from all over, people come to admire the otherworldly beauty of the wave-like white dunes and to hike a trail marked only by posts staked deep in the gypsum sand.
Sheriff: French pair who died in US desert likely saved son   New Zealand Herald
French hikers die in US desert, son saved   Sky News Australia
French hikers die in US desert, son survives   The Nation
Telegraph.co.uk
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World Briefs: Russia suspected in US e-mail cyber attack
The Straits Times
WASHINGTON • Russia is the leading suspect in a sophisticated cyber attack on the unclassified e-mail network of the US military's Joint Staff that prompted the Pentagon last month to restrict access to portions of that network, US officials said ...

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