Blaze leaves trail of destruction

Nine people, including six members of the same family, died early yesterday when fire razed a house in Buguruni Malapa, Dar es Salaam. The 3am incident left relatives and neighbours struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.

Hillary Clinton embarks this week on her most high-profile tour since leaving the State Department, a cross-country bonanza where the American public and media will focus as much on her political future as her past.

Former Mbeya city mayor, Mr Athanas Kapunga launched his election campaign today, just three days before  Sunday's election. Mr Kapunga is contesting for Itiji ward councillorship in Mbeya urban District.

Hot on the trail of space rocks: Scientists collect over 10,000 micrometeoroids in Antarctica  Daily Sabah

Can South Sudan be saved from self-destruction?

A suspected Islamist charged with the war crime of destroying religious monuments in the Malian city of Timbuktu arrives at the International Criminal Court.

China publicly destroys 6.1 tonnes of confiscated ivory in a move to discourage the illegal ivory trade, which conservationists say fuels poaching in Africa.

Satellite images of Nigerian towns attacked by Boko Haram earlier this month show widespread destruction and suggest a high death toll, Amnesty International says.

Beijing, China, 29 May 2015 —The Chinese government indicated today that it was planning to eventually phase out its domestic ivory market. 
According to the announcement by the administrator of the State Forestry Administration during the public destruction of 662kg of confiscated illegal ivory, the Chinese authorities will “strictly control ivory processing and trade until the commercial processing and sale of ivory and its products are eventually halted.”
“This is a very positive signal,...