Author Archives: Ken Yiga
‘Paa’ child actor Taruni Sachdev among Nepal crash victims
Mumbai: She began acting at the age of six and went on to co-star with Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Paa’ in 2009. Taruni Sachdev, who became a popular child artiste with over 50 commercials to her credit, is most remembered as the Rasna...
GPS technology maps land rights for Africa’s ‘forest people’
In the lush rainforests of Africa’s Congo Basin, hundreds of thousands of indigenous people live as hunter gatherers, depending on the forest’s natural resources for their survival. Yet most have no legal rights to the land that...
Rwanda genocide survivors cycle towards London 2012
For Rwanda’s national cycling team, survivors of its genocide, cycling is proving to have an unlikely healing power. Eighteen years after the genocide of Tutsis that claimed an estimated 800,000 lives in all, Team Rwanda is now gaining...
Up close with Rwanda’s endangered mountain gorillas
Hidden high among the forested volcanoes of central Africa, the mountain gorilla was unknown to science until 1902, when two were first encountered by a German explorer — and promptly killed.
It set the tone for the relationship. For much...
Kenny Dalglish sacked by Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as Liverpool manager after one-and-a-half seasons of his second spell in charge of the club.Kenny Dalglish’s contract has been terminated.
The 61-year-old’s departure comes after face-to-face talks...
Sir Alex Ferguson in Berlin to observe Shinji Kagawa as Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich in the German Cup
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and assistant Mike Phelan were notable spectators at the German Cup final on Saturday night in Berlin.
United have been linked with Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa recently, with quotes coming out...
It’s the Prince of Gales! Charles and Camilla have soggy forecast for the UK as they take to presenting the weather live on TV
(BBC)11th May – No, he hasn’t given up the day job. But if Prince Charles ever fancies becoming a weatherman, he could rain supreme.
Yesterday, clutching a remote control and reading authoritatively from an autocue, he looked perfectly...
Which Country Influence to the World Better?
10 May 2012 (Global Scan, BBC) – Positive views of the European Union and European nations have declined sharply over the last year—so much so that Germany has been overtaken by Japan as the world’s most positively viewed major nation,...
People Love Talking About Themselves, Brain Scans Show
Got something to report about yourself? An opinion, perhaps, or a status update? Nobody may care except you, but new brain research suggests you can make yourself feel good simply by sharing.
Participants who talked about themselves showed signs...
Bosco ‘Terminator’ Ntaganda loses ground to DR Congo army
Gen Ntaganda was born in Rwanda, which some say is still backing himThe army of the Democratic Republic of Congo says it has regained control of the entire eastern area of Masisi from rebels loyal to warlord Bosco “Terminator” Ntaganda.
The...
