http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/g8-summit-the-west-pitted-against-russia-over-assads-future/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/g8-summit-the-west-pitted-against-russia-over-assads-future/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:25:13 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11181 Western nations are facing down Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland over his support for the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria. Divisions between Moscow and the West have been laid bare at the annual gathering of world leaders, which comes days after President Barack Obama suggested the US may send weapons to the Syrian opposition. In response Mr Putin warned that the opposition includes extremists opposed to European values, who “eat the organs” of their enemies. British Prime Minister David Cameron has put Syria top of the agenda for the summit dinner, at which he aims to seek consensus on five key principles which … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/g8-summit-the-west-pitted-against-russia-over-assads-future/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/vladimir-putin-warns-the-west-against-arming-syrian-cannibals/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/vladimir-putin-warns-the-west-against-arming-syrian-cannibals/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:56:25 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11174 By Henry D Gombya Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against arming Syrian rebels who are fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad and have been filmed publicly eating human flesh from dead Syrian soldiers. Speaking outside No.10 Downing Street yesterday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Mr Putin, who is in the United Kingdom to attend the G8 Summit that kicks off today in Lough, Northern Ireland said: “One does not really need to support the people who not only kill their enemies, but open up their bodies, eat their intestines in front of the public and cameras.” He added: “Are these the people you want to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/vladimir-putin-warns-the-west-against-arming-syrian-cannibals/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/calls-made-to-investigate-iccs-bensouda-and-moreno-ocampo/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/calls-made-to-investigate-iccs-bensouda-and-moreno-ocampo/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:36:46 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11162 By Henry D Gombya A call has been made to the United Nations Security Council to investigate the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Ms Fatou Bensouda and her predecessor Louis Moreno-Ocampo over allegations that they deliberated committed perjury. In a statement released by Chairman of Africa World Media Dr David Matsanga, the conflict resolution specialist also called for all cases against Kenyan politicians now at the ICC to be dropped and fresh investigations carried out. He said: “The current events at ICC are a clear indication that the Kenyan cases were not properly investigated.” Because of its potentially legal implications, we have decided to reproduce verbatim, Dr Matsanga’s statement. … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/calls-made-to-investigate-iccs-bensouda-and-moreno-ocampo/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/air-india-expands-global-network-with-boeing-787-dreamliner/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/air-india-expands-global-network-with-boeing-787-dreamliner/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:46:10 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11151 By Tilusha Vyas – Asia Correspondent: Air India plans to expand its global network using Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which will emerge as the “game changer” for the national carrier, India’s Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said in London during the celebrations marking 65 years of its operations from India to UK. The inauguration of their ultra-modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen as the ‘jewel in the crown’ amongst Air-India’s fleet of majestic aircraft.  Despite the official launch in London, Air India’s newest state-of-the-art aircraft has already taken to the skies last month even though the Boeing 787 aircrafts were grounded worldwide since January 17 as a result of reports … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/air-india-expands-global-network-with-boeing-787-dreamliner/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/m23-warns-kabila-dont-underestimate-our-strength/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/m23-warns-kabila-dont-underestimate-our-strength/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:57:21 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11141 By Nkonge I Kaggwa in Kampala, Uganda One of the major rebel movements opposed to the leadership of President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has warned Kinshasa not to underestimate its strength and vowed it would repulse any attempt to overrun and render it useless by any forces now in Eastern DRC. In an exclusive interview with The London Evening Post at the Silver Springs Hotel just outside the Ugandan capital Kampala on Thursday, Rene Abandi the spokesman for the March 23 (M23) Movement, accused the Kinshasa regime of pandering to war rather than seeking solutions to the problems of the country that have seen over … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/m23-warns-kabila-dont-underestimate-our-strength/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/kony-no-longer-a-threat-to-uganda-gen-katumba-wamala/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/kony-no-longer-a-threat-to-uganda-gen-katumba-wamala/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:58:45 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11124 By Nkonge I Kaggwa in Kampala The newly appointed chief of Uganda’s armed forces, Gen Katumba Wamala has told the London Evening Post that the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by fugitive warlord Gen Joseph Kony, no longer poses a threat to the country. Speaking to the press at the headquarters of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Wamala who was recently promoted to full general after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni carried out a mini reshuffle of both the armed forces and his cabinet, said: “Kony has been defeated and pushed very far in the Central African Republic (CAR). We are waiting for the African Union and the … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/kony-no-longer-a-threat-to-uganda-gen-katumba-wamala/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/m23-rebels-return-to-kampala-for-talks-with-kabila-team/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/m23-rebels-return-to-kampala-for-talks-with-kabila-team/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:58:27 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11133 When they left Uganda more than a month ago, representatives of Congo’s M23 rebel movement said peace talks with Congo’s government were hopeless amid plans by the United Nations to deploy an offensive brigade of peacekeepers in eastern Congo. On Tuesday, those M23 representatives were back in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where they sat waiting in a hotel for the Congolese government to send its delegation so that negotiations can resume. They do not even know when the Congolese delegation will be arriving, if at all, or when their Ugandan mediator is likely to set the agenda for the next round of talks. Representatives of M23 —who arrived in Uganda … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/m23-rebels-return-to-kampala-for-talks-with-kabila-team/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/sudan-on-verge-of-war-as-bashir-stops-oil-flowing-south/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/sudan-on-verge-of-war-as-bashir-stops-oil-flowing-south/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:25:42 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11107 Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has ordered a stoppage of all South Sudan’s oil exports, accusing his neighbour of backing rebels on his territory, and bringing the foes back to the brink of confrontation after months of relative peace. Gen al-Bashir urged youths to join the army and prepare for “holy war”. He did not name the enemy but the head of Sudan’s paramilitary forces said his men were ready to confront Khartoum’s long-time opponent South Sudan. The order to shut pipelines carrying oil from landlocked South Sudan through Sudan to a port on the Red Sea – the South’s only route to market – came just three months after … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/sudan-on-verge-of-war-as-bashir-stops-oil-flowing-south/feed/ 2 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/libyan-army-chief-resigns-after-30-are-killed-in-benghazi/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/libyan-army-chief-resigns-after-30-are-killed-in-benghazi/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:43:45 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11099 Libyan army chief of staff Youssef al-Mangoush has reportedly resigned after 30 people died in clashes between protesters and a militia in Benghazi. The General National Congress accepted his resignation in a session on Sunday, sources at the assembly say. The clashes erupted when protesters gathered outside the Libya Shield Brigade premises demanding it disband. The government has struggled to tackle the presence of armed militias since Col Gaddafi’s death in 2011. Mangoush, who was due to be replaced soon, was seen as ineffective and to blame for much of the country’s problems with the militias. It comes as part of a wider decree, according to the same source, which … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/libyan-army-chief-resigns-after-30-are-killed-in-benghazi/feed/ 0 http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/revealed-col-muammar-gaddafi-was-richest-man-on-earth/ http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/revealed-col-muammar-gaddafi-was-richest-man-on-earth/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:08:29 +0000 Editorial Team http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/?p=11089 The man that arguably began many revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa last year has been revealed as also having been stinking rich. Col Muammar Gaddafi, who led Libya for over four decades, allegedly used his power to line his pockets as the domineering controller of the country’s plentiful oil fields. Using Libya’s coffers as his bank account, Gaddafi, who never promoted himself and simply retained the army rank of colonel that he had when he led a successful army coup, reportedly spent freely, and amassed a personal fortune that included real estate and corporate investments all over the world. At the time of his capture and death … Continue reading →]]> http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/revealed-col-muammar-gaddafi-was-richest-man-on-earth/feed/ 3