2014-08-20 Uganda Health

  Livemint   

Liberian President orders curfew over Ebola outbreak  Livemint
Liberia's information minister Lewis Brown on Tuesday announced the return of 17 missing Ebola patients, who had fled a medical facility in West Point on Saturday after it was attacked by club-wielding youths. Photo: AFP. Monrovia: Liberian President Ellen ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Science

  Irish Independent   

Airlines on alert over ash cloud fears from Iceland  Irish Independent
Irish airlines have been put on alert amid fears that seismic activity at Iceland's largest volcano could cause a new ash cloud. Share. Go To. Comments. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has said it is "closely monitoring the situation" following notice from the ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Sports

  Bright Side of News*   

Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft Board  Bright Side of News*
Just a few days shy of the first anniversary of his announcement that he intended to resign as Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer, the Ballmer era of Microsoft has come to a close. Steve Ballmer announced his resignation from Microsoft's board — a position ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Entertainment

  New York Daily News   

Model used actor boyfriend's name to check in  New York Daily News
He asked for help finding his missing model girlfriend — but it seems he should have been looking for himself. Grant Monohon, the actor boyfriend of Ataui-Deng Hopkins, told the Daily News before visiting her at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital on Tuesday ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Technology

  Irish Independent   

Flappy Bird Developer Unveils New Game Called Swing Copter, Coming August ...  PC Magazine
Perhaps you remember the frenzy over Flappy Bird early in 2014. It amassed millions of downloads as people became obsessed with guiding the awkward little bird through those pipes, then the developer pulled it from Google Play and the App Store back in ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Business

To wipe out corruption, just disband Uganda  The Observer (blog)
Last week I attended two important meetings aimed at stamping out the evil of corruption from our nation. The first one, organised by the Inspectorate of Government, took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The other was the launch of a Water Loss Prevention ...

2014-08-20 Uganda World

  Reuters   

James Foley 'Died Doing Job He Believed In'  Sky News
James Foley "lived and breathed" conflict journalism and was aware of the dangers involved in reporting from war-torn Syria. 4:29am UK, Wednesday 20 August 2014. Matthew VanDyke speaks to Sky News about friend James Foley. Video: Foley 'Died Doing ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Africa

  Reuters   

Defections help boost Jonathan's chances in presidential election  BDlive
UNDER FIRE: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has faced criticism for failing to contain a raging Islamist insurgency. Picture: REUTERS/SIPHIWE SIBEKO. A STRING of defections to Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) from the opposition ...

2014-08-20 Uganda Uganda

Byandala accuses Nasasira, Tumwebaze  The Observer (blog)
Under-fire minister of Works and Transport Abraham Byandala has accused two cabinet colleagues of working to oust him from office. Byandala told The Observer in an extensive and exclusive interview on Monday that John Nasasira, his predecessor and ...