Mauritanians voted on Saturday in
nationwide elections overshadowed by a boycott of the "radical"
opposition -- apart from an Islamist party calling its participation a struggle
against "dictatorship". Polling stations opened on time at 7:00 am
(0700 GMT) in the capital Nouakchott, with observers,…
AFP
Brisbane (Australia)
(AFP) - England were fighting to save the opening Ashes Test after a
demoralising third day dominated by Australia at the Gabba on Saturday. Skipper
Michael Clarke left the tourists toiling in the field chasing after the ball
before calling a halt with just over an hour left…
AFP
Both Scotland and
Australia go into Saturday's Test match at Murrayfield with something to prove,
albeit for different reasons. The Scots are out to banish the memory of their
28-0 mauling at the hands of South Africa in Edinburgh last weekend. Australia
want to salvage their European tour after…
AFP
South African police
said Friday they have arrested a Czech fugitive who is the controversial owner
of a Johannesburg area shop where an explosion last week killed two people.
Radovan Krejcir was detained on an arrest warrant related to charges of attempted
murder and kidnapping, a police…
AFP
The Burkina Faso
football federation (FBF) have complained to FIFA over what they say was the
ineligible participation of Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra in Tuesday's
World Cup play-off defeat. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up claim
Bougherra - who scored the only goal in Blida which…
AFP
Obama and
Morocco's king meet at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Barack Obama hosted Morocco's King Mohammed VI at the White House on
Friday for talks on furthering democracy in the Middle East and countering
violent extremism.
Associated
Press
CAIRO (AP) — Clashes
erupted Friday as thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood around
Egypt held protests marking the passage of 100 days since the start of a bloody
crackdown against them in the wake of the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed
Morsi. The violence left two dead including…
Associated
Press
WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Barack Obama has met with Morocco's King Mohammed VI at the White
House for talks on a range of issues.
Associated
Press
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Latvia store
collapse: was rooftop garden to blame?
The collapse in Riga is still under
investigation, reports The Associated Press. Paul Tribble, a British citizen
who lives in Riga, told the BBC that he was grocery shopping in the supermarket
when the roof caved in and a falling isle knocked him to the ground.
Christian
Science Monitor
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Five plead
guilty after cocaine ship is seized in Ghana waters
Four citizens of Guyana and one Ghanaian
pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the seizure of a ship carrying
tens of millions of dollars' worth of cocaine, a senior legal official said.
Ghanaian authorities impounded the Guyana-registered MV ATIYAH on Tuesday and
arrested the five when…
Reuters
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Driven from
towns, Nigeria extremists hit villages
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hearing his
neighbors' screams around midnight, a businessman in northeast Nigeria ripped
off his pajamas and jumped out a window, hoping his dark skin would not be
visible to the people attacking his village.
Associated
Press
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