Read more Uganda stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18010/uganda.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:08:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70481/mountain-gorillas-take-fight-to-survive-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot only can your online buddies be any age and in any location, they don't even have to be your species. Tech-savvy advocates of the endangered mountain gorilla are about to launch an umbrella site, friendagorilla.org, that will feature videos, social networking, and blogs—by park rangers, not gorillas....http://www.newser.com/story/70481/mountain-gorillas-take-fight-to-survive-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 18:37:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70268/toxic-booze-kills-40-ugandans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToxic alcohol has killed at least 40 drinkers in the last month in the the African party capital of Kampala, where all-night bars sell cheap spirits . Among the victims who suffered sudden blindness followed by organ failure was one of the country's best-loved media personalities, lonely-hearts radio host DJ Ronnie,...http://www.newser.com/story/70268/toxic-booze-kills-40-ugandans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 3:54:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68722/ugandan-child-murders-linked-to-witch-doctors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRitual murders and kidnappings continue to haunt Uganda despite police efforts to battle the horrors, the Guardian reports. Often linked to organ trafficking and witch doctors, some 300 cases were reported last year, and only 18 taken to court. A US-backed task force started this year has failed to stem...http://www.newser.com/story/68722/ugandan-child-murders-linked-to-witch-doctors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 18:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61830/fungus-poised-to-kill-off-worlds-wheat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rust-colored fungus could destroy 80% of the world's wheat crops in a few years unless scientists counter it with genetically resistant strains, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Ug99 fungus—an ancient wheat-killer that rose up again in Africa 10 years ago—is already threatening 19% of the world's...http://www.newser.com/story/61830/fungus-poised-to-kill-off-worlds-wheat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 18:02:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50186/us-funded-failed-attack-on-ugandan-rebels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US military helped fund and plan a disastrous attack on a Ugandan rebel group that resulted in reprisals against civilians, the New York Times reports. Uganda had hoped to rout the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army from the Congolese national park it was hiding in, but it failed to seal...http://www.newser.com/story/50186/us-funded-failed-attack-on-ugandan-rebels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Feb 2009 11:27:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46768/baby-born-on-transatlantic-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPassengers on a Boston-bound plane from Amsterdam got a New Year's surprise when a woman on board went into labor, the Boston Herald reports. Two doctors on the flight informed the pilot that the baby would come before the aircraft could make an emergency landing. Passengers cheered after the woman...http://www.newser.com/story/46768/baby-born-on-transatlantic-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 7:48:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46114/10-places-already-feeling-global-warmings-heat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile some consider global warming a cautionary tale of things to come, its effects are already being felt all over the world, reports Scientific American. The worst-hit: Darfur: The deserts have been crippled by a decades-long drought, and can no longer support farmers or their grazing herds. America's Gulf Coast:...http://www.newser.com/story/46114/10-places-already-feeling-global-warmings-heat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Dec 2008 14:54:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44193/female-thieves-in-uganda-use-chloroformed-bosoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUgandan men, particularly traveling salesmen with hefty wallets, have been beset by bandits employing femmes fatale outfitted with chloroform-laden bosoms, the Telegraph reports. After being stripped and relieved of all his possessions, a typical victim “just remembers being in the act of romancing” and nothing after, says one official.http://www.newser.com/story/44193/female-thieves-in-uganda-use-chloroformed-bosoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Dec 2008 18:17:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41257/congolese-exodus-begins-as-rebels-reach-key-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe strategic Congolese city of Goma descended into chaos today, raising the likelihood of a bloody regional war. Government soldiers commandeered cars, taxis, and motorbikes in a retreat from advancing rebels, joining tens of thousands of terrified refugees struggling to stay ahead of the violence. Tutsi rebels said they had...http://www.newser.com/story/41257/congolese-exodus-begins-as-rebels-reach-key-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 20:45:17 CDT