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Nasdaq - Mon Dec 7, 2:17 am ET
KAMPALA, Uganda (Dow Jones)—The Banyoro tribe, who occupy Uganda's oil- rich region around Lake Albert, have threatened to boycott the country's 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, accusing the government of not resolving land ownership issues in the region, local leaders said over the weekend.
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Sun-Sentinel - Tue Dec 8, 1:19 pm ET
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
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KION 46 Salinas - Tue Dec 8, 1:23 pm ET
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities.
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Arizona Daily Star - Wed Dec 9, 2:12 am ET
KAMPALA, Uganda — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their families and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 5:18 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Coffee exports from Uganda , Africa’s largest producer of the robusta variety, may climb 0.3 percent this month following an improvement in weather conditions which hindered harvesting and drying of the crop last month, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:21 am ET
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni flew economy class from London to Entebbe to shame big-spending civil servants and counter mounting corruption allegations, his spokesman said Monday.
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CNN - Tue Dec 8, 6:50 am ET
As a gay man in Uganda, Frank Mugisha is used to the taunts, the slurs and the daily harassment of neighbors and friends.
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UPI - Mon Dec 7, 6:59 pm ET
KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Uganda is considering legislation that would impose a death sentence for intentional or willful transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, authorities say.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 1:18 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- An outbreak of Hepatitis E has killed 12 people out of 210 infected in Uganda’s northeastern region of Karamoja since August, New Vision reported, citing Michael Lochiyo, the health educator of Kaabong district in the region.
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Deseret News - Tue Dec 8, 11:07 pm ET
KAMPALA, Uganda — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and...
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CBS News - Tue Dec 8, 5:00 pm ET
Bill, Decried by Rights Groups, Would also Punish Family Members and Friends who Don't Report Gay Acquaintances
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MSNBC - Tue Dec 8, 5:08 pm ET
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail for failing to report them to authorities.
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The Advocate - Tue Dec 8, 8:07 pm ET
Organized by Faith in Public Life and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Christian leaders from across denominations united on Monday to denounce the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda.
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Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 2:30 pm ET
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them.
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Gawker - 29 minutes ago
Uganda wants to impose the death penalty for being gay.