• RFI

    Kenya mourns defence chief killed in helicopter crash

    Kenya began three days of mourning on Friday after its defence chief and nine other senior military officers were killed in a helicopter crash, the latest accident to blight the nation's military. General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), was killed when his helicopter went down shortly after takeoff in a remote area of northwestern Kenya on Thursday."A distinguished four-star general has fallen in the course of duty and service of the country," President Willia

  • Cover Media

    Kid Cudi announces engagement

    The Day 'N' Nite rapper, real name Scott Mescudi, revealed on Instagram on Wednesday that he was now engaged to fashion designer Lola Abecassis Sartore. He shared pictures of himself and the menswear designer at the London premiere of his Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series Knuckles. "My fiancé Lola and me at the Knuckles premiere. This amazing woman makes me so happy, she is everything to me and im so excited to share this news w u all (sic)... Life is wild, and right when I felt my future was uncertain, it became crystal clear with Lola. Happy Cud in full effect."

  • Reuters

    Sterling wavers as markets gauge reported Israeli attack on Iran

    The pound was little changed on Friday after falling to a five-month low against the dollar in Asian trading hours as investors responded to reports of an Israeli attack on Iran. People familiar with the matter told Reuters that Israel attacked Iran, days after Iran launched an unprecedented assault on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria. Yet the market reaction later unwound somewhat after Iran played the incident down and said it did not plan a new response.