It appears the militants operating in the Niger Delta are not in a hurry to halt their perceived "criminal activities", which in the last few weeks have hugely affected the economy of the nation negatively.

A minister's son died in Canada after a helicopter fell on him and burst into flames.

Give us an O! Give us a B! Give us an A! Give us an M! Give us an A! Who have you got? Obama. You must have seen many cars in Kampala with a sticker bearing the name of the man who could be the US's first black president on their windscreens.

A group of United States senators is blocking a bill that would help HIV/Aids patients in Africa and around the world, and could postpone the bill's passage until next year.

Policy analysts at two leading American Universities are urging that male circumcision and partner reduction should become the focus of prevention efforts in countries such as Uganda with generalised HIV epidemics.

HUMAN rights group Khulumani, which represents about 36000 South Africans seeking damages in the US courts from more than 50 major corporations that had dealings with the apartheid government, is understandably elated at this week's US Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for the $400bn lawsuits to proceed.