Pakistan has world’s fastest growing nuclear programme: US think tank

Report says that by 2020, Pakistan could have a fissile material stockpile sufficient to produce more than 200 nuclear weapons - Photo: ISPR

Pakistan has the world’s fastest growing nuclear programme capable of weaponising up to 200 nuclear devices by the year 2020, a US-based think tank says in a recently released report.

Profesa Ibrahim lipumba amjulia hali mchungaji gwajima

Imechapwa na : Ambwene Mwamwaja Saa 14:19 

Profesa Ibrahimu Lipumba akimjulia hali mchungaji Gwajima mchana wa leo

Hali ya mchungaji kiongozi wa kanisa la Ufufuo na Uzima nchini Askofu Josephat Gwajima aliyelazwa katika hospitali ya TMJ jijini Dar es salaam inazidi kuimarika. Taarifa kutoka kwa watu wake wa karibu inasema mchungaji Gwajima amehamishwa kutoka chumba cha wagonjwa mahututi kwenda chumba cha kawaida ambapo mwenyekiti wa chama cha siasa cha wananchi (CUF) Profesa Ibrahim Lipumba ni mmoja kati ya watu waliofika hopsitali siku ya leo kumjulia hali mchungaji huyo.

Lukuvi now overturns Prof Tibaijuka’s decisions on Kigamboni new city

Dar es Salaam. Residents of six wards in Kigamboni area who have been in a dispute with the government over a plan to repossess their land to pave the way for a modern city were relieved after they were told that the plan has been shelved.

Rais wa Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete (kushoto) akiwa na Waziri Mkuu mstaafu, Edward Lowassa

Rais Kikwete “abariki” mbio za urais wa Lowassa

SIRI imefichuka. Mbio za Edward Lowassa, kusaka urais kwa udi na uvumba, zimebarikiwa kwa asilimia 100 na Rais Jakaya Kikwete.

MATOKEO YA UCHAGUZI WA ACT,ZITTO ASHINDA UKUU WA CHAMA

MATOKEO YA UCHAGUZI WA ACT,ZITTO ASHINDA UKUU WA CHAMA

MATOKEO YA UCHAGUZI WA VIONGOZI WA ACT-WAZALENDO. KIONGOZI MKUU WA CHAMA TAIFA ZITTO KABWE,MWENYEKITI WA CHAMA TAIFA ANNA MGHWIRM,MAKAMU MWENYEKITI BARA SHABAHANN MAMBO,MAKAMU MWENYEKITI ZANZIBAR RAMADHAN SULEIMAN RAMAD

Presbyterian Church Proposal to Wipe ‘Israel’ off the Map

Presbyterian Church Proposal to Wipe ‘Israel’ off the Map

A proposed resolution at this year’s Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly attempted to strike the word “Israel” from their hymnal.

Transcript of black box recording reveals conversation between Germanwings pilots

The captain, who was locked out of the cockpit, shouted and forcefully tried to open the door.

Photo Credit: Channel 2 News/Sky News

Bild, a German newspaper, published part of the transcript from the black box recordings that documented the communication between the pilots from

Israel premier expresses 'deep concern' on pending Iran deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Netanyahu said he has "deep concern" over a pending nuclear deal the West appears close to signing with Israel's arch-enemy Iran. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he has "deep concern" over a pending nuclear deal the West appears close to signing with Israel's arch-enemy Iran.

Australia signs up to negotiations on Chinese-led bank

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia announced on Sunday that it would join negotiations to establish a new a Chinese-led Asian regional bank that has emerged as a potential challenge to United States influence in a part of the world where the Obama administration has tried to forge stronger ties.

‘Unofficial’ data could land you behind bars

Dodoma/Dar es Salaam. Tanzania could become one of the most hostile territories for publishing firms, researchers and academicians after Parliament passed a new law yesterday limiting the publication of data to only those from the government’s own Bureau of Statistics.

Russia 'to join China-led development bank'

Construction of a Disney amusement park in Shanghai, pictured on February 2, 2015 (AFP Photo/Johannes Eisele)

Moscow (AFP) - Russia is to sign up to the Chinese-led development bank AIIB, first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov said Saturday at an international forum in China, cited by Russian news agencies.

Will Saudi Arabia get a nuclear bomb ?

Will Saudi Arabia get a nuclear bomb ?

There are reports that Pakistan would sell nuclear weapons to Saudi Arabia, if the United States succeeded in negotiating an Iranian nuclear deal. The US and Iran may be preparing to sign an agreement at the end of March.

Pakistan nuclear missile

The UK Independent states that western intelligence agencies believe that the Saudi monarchy paid for up to 60% of Pakistan’s nuclear programme in return for the ability to buy warheads for itself at short notice, the Guardian newspaper reported in 2010.

Latvia says Russia's military rhetoric is 'alarming'

By Aija Krutaine and Katya Golubkova

Latvia and its neighbours Estonia and Lithuania were all part of the Soviet Union until 1991 and are now members of the European Union. They are wary about Russia and have watched with alarm as ties have frayed over the Ukraine crisis.RIGA (Reuters) - A war of words between Russia and the West could degenerate into something worse, with "devastating" consequences, Latvia's foreign minister said on Friday.

Mchungaji Gwajima Ajisalimisha Polisi Kuhojiwa Juu ya Lugha Chafu Dhidi Ya Askofu Pengo.

Mchungaji Gwajima Ajisalimisha Polisi Kuhojiwa Juu ya Lugha Chafu Dhidi Ya Askofu Pengo.

Mchungaji Kiongozi wa Kanisa la Uzima na Ufufuo, Josephat Gwajima amejisalimisha kituo cha polisi kati kuhojiwa juu ya kutoa lugha chafu dhidi ya Askofu Mkuu wa Kanisa Katoliki Jimbo Kuu la Dar es Salaam, Muadhama Polycarp Kardinali Pengo.

Let investments benefit the common man: Kagame

President Jakaya Kikwete confers with his Rwandan counterpart, Mr Paul Kagame, yesterday in Dar es Salaam during the regional forum on the Central Corridor.  PHOTO | VENANCE NESTORY 

Dar es Salaam. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda yesterday said the multi-billion- shilling investments undertaken by governments in the region should be geared towards uplifting the lives of ordinary citizens. 

Egypt: prepared to invade Yemen "if necessary"

The Egyptian army may join the Saudi-led military operation which was launched yesterday to fight the Iranian-backed Houthis

Photo credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News

Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Thursday that his country is prepared to send ground troops into Yemen if necessary, as part of a recently launched military campaign led by Saudi Arabia and supported by nine other states.

Yemen rebels threaten revenge on ‘Zionist’ Saudis after airstrikes

Yemen rebels threaten revenge on ‘Zionist’ Saudis after airstrikes

US says it is supporting airstrikes by Arab states against Iran-backed Houthi forces who drove out country’s president

As Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes in Yemen Wednesday against Houthi forces, an official from the Shiite rebel group said they would exact revenge on “the Zionist Saudi regime,” the Israeli Ynet news site reported.

Putin hints he may not run in 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen here in Israel in 2012, is enjoying record-level approval ratings in Russia. File photo by Debbie Hill/UPI 

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MOSCOW, March 27 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested he may not run for re-election in 2018.

Obama Release Of Secret Report On Israel Nukes Betrays Ally

Obama Release Of Secret Report On Israel Nukes Betrays Ally


Traffic passes by a sign showing the direction to Israel's Sorek nuclear reactor, near the central Israeli town of Yavne. Israel’s nuclear...

Mideast: Quietly, the Obama administration has released details of Israel's nuclear program through the Defense Department. It was no accident, and could have a devastating impact on the balance of power in the region.

Why Putin’s Warplanes Are Penetrating European Airspace

Russian military planes fly above the Kremlin, with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower seen in the foreground, during the Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, 2014. TATYANA MAKEYEVA/REUTERS

As a U.S. Army Stryker convoy crossed from Lithuania to Poland on March 24 —within about 12 miles of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad—nearby NATO warplanes scrambled to intercept Russian bombers and fighters over the Baltic Sea.

US isolated as allies line up to join China-led bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. resistance to a Chinese-led Asian regional bank has left it isolated among its Asian and European allies and given some heft to China's frequent complaints that Washington wants to contain its rise as a world power.

Russian superhighway could connect London to New York

Russian Railways is proposing to build a new train network alongside the Trans-Siberian Railway

Russia has unveiled ambitious plans to build a superhighway that, in theory, could make it possible to drive from London on one end to New York on the other.

Cash-strapped Russia is drastically cutting its planned fleet of 5th-generation fighter jets

(Wikimedia Commons)The T-50 The Russian military has announced that they will build significantly fewer fifth-generation fighters than previously planned due to the country's current economic situation, Russia Beyond The Headlines reports citing comments from the Deputy Defense Minister in charge of Armaments Yuri Borisov. 

Arabs inch closer to old dream of joint Arab force

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Arab leaders meeting this weekend in this Egyptian Red Sea resort are moving closer than ever to creating a joint Arab military force, a sign of a new determination among Saudi Arabia, Egypt and their allies to intervene aggressively in regional hotspots, whether against Islamic militants or spreading Iranian power.

With the U.S. F-35 Grounded, Putin’s New Jet Beats Us Hands-Down

With the U.S. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter still in limbo over reliability problems, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration on Monday said it would begin regular production of its newest fighter jet, the T-50, next year.

Russia’s return to Nicaragua worrying many in Central America

Russia’s return to Nicaragua worrying many in Central America

In this Aug. 21, 2009 file photo, a Russian-made MiG-29 jet fighter flown by the aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) performs during the International Aviation and Space Show in Russia. Russia is rekindling its once-strong ties to Nicaragua, possibly including providing jet fighters like this one, and the new bond is stoking unease as far away as the Andes.

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MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Russia is rekindling its once-strong ties to Nicaragua, possibly including providing the Central American nation with jet fighters, stoking unease as far away as the Andes in South America.

China Manufacturing Collapses

In the "go fast, go slow" Chinese economy, data show that the recent "go slow" period will extend itself. The HSBC/Markit PMI flash for China was 49.2, against a figure of 50.7 in the previous month. The number was an 11 month low. The demarcation between expansion and contraction is 50.

The IDF’s secret weapon?

An information security expert from Gaza claims that that the IDF has been using a new technological device in order to collect intelligence on Hamas – an electronic dragonfly that can track its members and shoot at targets.

Is the IDF using electronic dragonflies? Photo Credit: Reuters / Channel 2 News

A Gazan source dealing with information security told “al-Majd”, a news website affiliated with Hamas, that the organization has gotten hold of electronic dragonflies, whose size does not top that of a bird, which have been flying across Gaza. Hamas claim that Israel is behind the development of the technologically advanced spying device.

US can prevent Iran developing nuclear bomb: CIA director

CIA director John Brennan says the US has the means to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)

Washington (AFP) - The United States is confident it can prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons even if the Islamic republic pulls out of talks, CIA Director John Brennan said in remarks broadcast Sunday.

Zitto Zuberi Kabwe apokelewa kwa mbwembwe ACT Tanzania

Zitto Zuberi Kabwe apokelewa kwa mbwembwe ACT Tanzania

600 Students Expelled for Cheating on School Exams in India

Education authorities in eastern India say 600 high school students have been expelled after they were found to have cheated on pressure-packed 10th grade examinations. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India, File)

PATNA, India (AP) — About 600 high school students in eastern India have been expelled for cheating on pressure-packed 10th grade examinations this week, education authorities said Friday.

North Korea Could Fire Nuclear Missiles At Any Time, Claims Ambassador To UK

North Korea, under leader Kim Jong Un, is nearing the capability of striking the continental United States with a nuclear weapon, according to a former U.S. defense secretary. In this undated photo, Kim inspects a factory run by the Korean People's Army, in Pyongyang, on March 18, 2015. Reuters

North Korea is prepared to launch nuclear missiles at any time, a North Korean diplomat told Sky Newsin an exclusive interview published Friday. Hyun Hak-bong, North Korea's ambassador to Britain, said North Korean officials are closely watching U.S. military exercises in the Pacific amid concerns of a looming invasion.

Putin calls for currency union with ex-Soviet allies

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R), Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev (C) and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko meet in Astana on March 20, 2015 (AFP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin)

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for a single currency with the Kremlin's closest ex-Soviet allies despite fraying ties in the region which is struggling with the fallout from Moscow's economic crisis.

Russia says sanctions "destructive", will act in own interests

MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia described "sanctions rhetoric" as destructive on Friday and said it would do what is in its national interests after European Union leaders kept economic sanctions in place over the Ukraine crisis.

North Korean envoy says his country has nuclear missiles

LONDON (AP) — A North Korean envoy says his country has developed nuclear missiles and is prepared to use them at any time.

Russian Bear Is Back, But Not U.S. Deterrence

David Ignatius

The language of the Cold War has returned with a vengeance, with renewed talk of nuclear alerts, alleged testing of medium-range nuclear missiles and worries about NATO's defense umbrella.

President Vladimir Putin's seizure of Crimea just over a year ago has now broadened into what some U.S. officials see as a wider Russian challenge to the post-Cold War order. Reading recent news reports, it's almost as if U.S.-Russian relations have fallen through a black hole back toward the deadly confrontations of the 1980s.

The debate about Russian aggression isn't just about Ukraine. Putin's activities are rekindling core concerns that created the NATO alliance. Unfortunately, this time around, there appears to be less transatlantic resolve to combat Russian threats. The Obama administration is debating how to augment its Russia policy, but there are internal disagreements.

Downing of U.S. drone suggests Syria imposing red lines on air war

By Tom Perry and Sylvia Westall

The U.S. military has said it lost contact with one of its drones over northwest Syria but has not given the cause of the incident over Latakia province - part of the western region of Syria where Damascus has been consolidating state control.BEIRUT (Reuters) - After allowing the United States to use its air space to bomb Islamic State fighters for six months, the Syrian army appears to have imposed a "red line" by shooting down a U.S. drone over territory of critical importance to Damascus.

China probes top executive of auto giant FAW: watchdog

Shanghai (AFP) - China is investigating the top executive of one of the country's biggest automakers FAW, the Communist Party's corruption watchdog said, as a prolonged graft crackdown targets more state-owned companies.

Putin reappears after 10-day absence, looks healthy

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin resurfaced Monday, looking healthy after a 10-day absence from public view.

EU worried by military build-up, human rights situation in Crimea

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Monday it would stick to its policy of not recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea and voiced concern over what it said was a military build-up and deteriorating human rights situation there.

Saudi prince says Iran deal risks nuclear proliferation: BBC

RIYADH (Reuters) - Any terms that world powers grant Iran under a nuclear deal will be sought by Saudi Arabia and other countries, risking wider proliferation of atomic technology, a senior Saudi prince warned on Monday in a BBC interview.

Netanyahu era 'coming to an end,' says former ally Lapid

By Luke Baker

The centre-left opposition is poised for a surprise victory over Netanyahu's right-wing Likud in one of Israel's most nail-biting elections in years, according to the last polls. Nearly six million Israelis are eligible to vote in Tuesday's election.JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The era of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ending, with Israeli voters clearly more concerned about economic and social issues than about security or fears over Iran, a leading election candidate said on Monday.

Putin puts Northern Fleet on alert for Arctic exercises: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet and paratrooper units to go on full alert as part of snap military exercises in the Arctic, RIA news agency quoted the defense minister as saying on Monday.

Zitto bids his voters farewell

Dar es Salaam (The Citizen). Kigoma North MP Zitto Kabwe yesterday left the public guessing on his next political move when he declared that he would not defend the seat in the October 2015 General Election.   But the firebrand politician, who has served as MP for 10 years, hinted that he would continue in an undeclared position that would enable him to extend his public service and the war against corruption. He was first elected in 2005, aged 29.

Here are the best theories about why Putin has disappeared

(AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gestures, during their news conference after the talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2015. Something may be afoot in Moscow.

Powerful Libyan militia alliance in rare clash with IS

Fighters from Fajr Libya drive at a military camp in Ajaylat 80 kms west of the Libyan capital Tripoli on March 12, 2015 (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia)

Tripoli (AFP) - Rare clashes between jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said.

Russia rejects U.S. concerns over Vietnam base role in bomber flights

A Russian TU-95 bomber flies through airspace northwest of Okinoshima island, Fukuoka prefecture in the southern island of Kyushu, in this picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released August 22, 2013. REUTERS/Defense Ministry of Japan

By Jack Stubbs and David Brunnstrom

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia on Friday rejected U.S. concerns about its use of a former American base in Vietnam for the refueling of Russian bomber flights around U.S. territory in the Pacific, dismissing recent U.S. statements as "puzzling" and "strange".

US accuses UK over China stance

Alex Wong | Getty Images

The White House accused the U.K. on Thursday of a "constant accommodation" of China after the British government decided to join a new China-led financial institution that could become a rival to the World Bank.

China is on a crazy mission to build artificial islands. What the hell is it up to?

China is on a crazy mission to build artificial islands. What the hell is it up to?

Something astonishing is happening in the South China Sea, and there are satellite photos to prove it. The Chinese government has been sending construction equipment to a string of small islands in disputed waters and quietly making them bigger.

The effect is pretty dramatic — drag the slider below to see how things have changed at Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands, which are claimed by China and several other Asian countries. The first photo shows the reef last August. It’s totally underwater; the only habitable area is a small concrete platform built by the Chinese navy. Now look at the second photo, showing the same reef in January. It’s now an artificial island more than 3,000 yards long. Defense analysts from IHS Jane’s, which released the photos taken by a commercial satellite wing of Airbus, say it looks capable of housing an airstrip.

Left image: CNES 2014, distribution Airbus DS/Spot Image/IHS. Right image: CNES 2015, distribution Airbus DS/IHS

Hungary-Russia nuclear deal hits EU hurdle

(Reuters) - Hungary's 10 billion euro ($10.6 billion) plan to expand its Soviet-era Paks nuclear power plant in a deal with Russia has hit an objection in the European Commission that may oblige Budapest to revise the terms, EU sources said on Thursday.

N. Korea fires seven surface-to-air missiles into sea

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired seven surface-to-air missiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in an operation supervised by leader Kim Jong-Un at a time of heightened military tensions, South Korea's Defence Ministry said Friday.

Netanyahu: “I will not be Prime Minister in rotation”

5 days before elections, and with the drop in recent polls, Prime Minister Netanyahu turned up for an interview with Channel 2 News and stated that the Likud will not join a national unity government if Herzog were to form the next coalition.

Putin Pulls Out of Post-Cold War Arms Treaty

At a time when European officials concerned about Russian aggression in Eastern Europe are openly calling for the creation of a Pan-European army, Moscow has announced it will cease all involvement in a major arms control treaty that was signed at the end of the Cold War. 

Here's what it's like when President Obama gets mad

(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Then-President-elect Barack Obama with his personal assistant Reggie Love before a flight on November 10, 2008.

When he's mad, President Barack Obama gets eerily quiet. 

Bibi in big trouble: New poll shows Israeli PM in danger of losing bid for fourth term

Center-left Zionist Union alliance pulls ahead of Netanyahu's Likud

Benjamin Netanyahu (Credit: Reuters/Nir Elias)

How Powerful Is America's Military Really?

Politicians are fond of telling Americans that

Pro-Russian Rebels Preparing Advance ‘On All Fronts’, Warn Ukraine Fighters

Pro-Russian rebels observe the area at a front line outside the village of Molochnoye, north-east from Donetsk, March 8, 2015. MARKO DJURICA/REUTERS