RADIO: DRC HOSTAGES RESCUED

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Seventeen hostages have been rescued by Congolese and Ugandan troops carrying out joint military operations against rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Spokesperson of the joint operation, Colonel Mak Hazukay says the hostages were rescued on Thursday in the village of Kamungu as their forces pursued the rebels. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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EAC plans to host Africa, China US business summit

The East African Community plans to host the Africa and China and US Business Summit in 2024. This was discussed in a meeting between the EAC Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, and the American Chinese CEO Society President, Mr. Robert Sun. The aim is to open up investment opportunities in all EAC partner states.

Daniel Kijo reports.

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Death toll in India's Himachal Pradesh rises amid monsoon rain disasters

The death toll due to landslides and flash floods caused by torrential monsoon rains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the past few days has reached more than 70.

Authorities say that the economic cost of the damage stands at over $120 million.

India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Giant Chinese property developer with giant debts seeks US bankruptcy protection

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A giant Chinese property developer is asking for bankruptcy protection in the United States – another sign that China’s real estate crisis and economic woes continue to get worse.

Estimates say the company, Evergrande, owes around three hundred billion 

Andrew Wood reports from Hong Kong

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US Stocks Fall as Bond Yields Rise

The rocky August for US markets continues, with stocks declining for the third straight day.

Meanwhile some bond yields have hit their highest levels in more than decade.

Ira Spitzer reports from New York.

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Wildfires spread towards residents near the Arctic Circle in Canada, forcing evacuations

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Residents in parts of Canada's Northwest Territories are being evacuated due to wildfires threatening their towns.

It's part of what has become the country's worst fire season on record, with a warmer and drier spring and summer than normal.

Caroline Malone reports. 

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UK POLICE FORCES LIKELY HOLDING MILLIONS OF RECORDS ILLEGALLY

UK police forces are probably unlawfully storing the sensitive data of millions of former suspects — and those who have never been charged with a crime — according to an investigation by British rights organisations.

They found the UK's biometrics watchdog — which is responsible for protecting citizens' private data — has repeatedly warned the police they're breaching data rules.

Stuart Smith has more from London.

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Maui Agency Chief Defends Siren Decision

Maui's top emergency management official has defended his department's not to activate warning sirens during last week's wildfires.

The death toll from the fires has now exceeded a hundred people and is likely to go up.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge in Trump case

A Texas woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill the judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case. According to prosecutors, Abigail Jo Shry also threatened to kill a Texas Congresswoman. Toni Waterman has more.

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Sudan Opens Airspace

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Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in Eastern Sudan, to allow the operation of passenger and other civilian flights. The decision comes as fighting continues in parts of the country.

Naba Mohiedeen reports from Sudan.

 

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NATO chief: Ukraine will set terms for peace

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says only Ukraine will decide what kind of settlement to the war is acceptable. It comes after a senior NATO official suggested that Ukraine may have to give up territory to Russia. Julia Chapman reports.

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RADIO: DRC BOAT ACCIDENT

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The death toll from a boat accident in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 18 after more bodies were found in the Lukeni River. Locals say the boat was carrying more than 300 people when it sank in the river in the DRC's western province of Mai-Ndombe province on Wednesday. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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More than 60 feared dead after migrant boat rescue near Cape Verde

38 migrants have been rescued after their boat was spotted near Cape Verde off the coast of west Africa.

The vessel set off from Senegal carrying 101 people, meaning more than 60 are believed to have died while it drifted out at sea.

Giles Gibson has the details.

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ECOWAS Condemns Killings of Soldiers in Niger Republic

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The Economic Community of West African States has condemned the killings of Nigerien soldiers by armed groups.

Niger's defence ministry said 17 soldiers were killed and 20 others wounded on Tuesday in an attack by suspected jihadists near the country's western border with Mali.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.

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ZIMBABWE ELECTION PREPARATIONS

Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission has emphasized it aims to hold free and fair elections ahead of the 2023 elections next week. At observers briefing this week  the  Zimbabwean Electoral Commission's Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba affirmed  It said it is not influenced by the government.

Daniel Kijo reports 

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France faces fresh outbreaks of Covid-19

France is facing a fresh outbreak of Covid-19, with 900 people taken to the ER/A&E with the disease between 31 July and 6 August.

It comes ahead of a booster vaccination campaign beginning in the autumn.

Ross Cullen reports.

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Death toll from Himalayan floods climbs to 70

More than 70 people have died this week in landslides triggered by heavy rains in north India.

Thousands of homes remain without power and water supply and hundreds of roads are still blocked. Officials say with power lines snapped in many regions, they don't yet know the full extent of the destruction.

Neha Poonia has more from New Delhi.

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Churches vandalised in Pakistan's Punjab amid blasphemy accusations

Several churches and homes have been vandalised in Pakistan's Punjab after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy against Islam.

The incident has stoked tensions between the Muslim and minority Christian communities.

The US, meanwhile, is urging Pakistan to conduct a full investigation.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Americans favour standing up to China: survey

CUE: Most Americans want Washington to be better prepared to face military threats from China, and to put more taxes on imports of Chinese goods.

That’s the finding of a survey by the opinion pollsters IP-SOS [pron: rhymes with “boss”], and the news agency Reuters. 

Andrew Wood reports from Hong Kong

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Singapore Busts Billion Dollar Money Laundering Ring

Police in Singapore have arrested 10 foreign nationals and seized more than $700 million in cash, properties and other assets in an alleged money laundering and forgery case.

It's one of the city state's biggest ever cases of this kind.

Patrick Fok reports.

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