GAO, Mali (AP)
— Malians voted Sunday in legislative elections amid heavy security
highlighting fears the poll could be sabotaged by rebel attacks.
Associated Press
Debutant
tailenders Bilawal Bhatti and Anwar Ali defied a strong South African bowling
attack to enable Pakistan to post 218 for nine in the first one-day
international against South Africa at Newlands on Sunday. Bhatti (39) and Ali
(43 not out) put on 74 for the eighth wicket after Pakistan's…
AFP
HARMANLI,
Bulgaria (AP) — Idris Hassan, his wife and their three children fled the
carnage of the Syrian war, hoping to find peace and safety in western Europe.
Instead, they are stuck in an overcrowded Bulgarian refugee camp — living in a
freezing tent without enough food or running water.
Associated Press
South Africa
captain Jean de Villiers hailed the current international outfit as one of the
best in the country's history after they ended 2013 with 10 wins out of 12. The
Springboks put in a polished and controlled performance at the Stade de France
on Saturday and never looked likely to lose to…
AFP
South Africa
ended a long, hard season with a bruising victory over France in Paris on
Saturday and in so doing reaffirmed the difference between the top two in the
world and the rest. Only one team have beaten the Springboks in 2013 and, barring
an unlikely upset in Dublin later on Sunday, New…
AFP
By Laurent
Prieur NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Voters in Mauritania went to the polls in
Saturday in legislative and local elections expected to bring a once-outlawed
Islamist party into parliament for the first time. The legislative polls - the
first since a 2008 army putsch - are being boycotted by…
Reuters
South Africa
cemented their status as the second best team on the planet with a 19-10 win
over France in Paris on Saturday. Having already beaten Six Nations champions
Wales 24-15 and crushed Scotland 28-0 on their November tour to the northern
hemisphere, the Springboks ensured they ended their…
AFP
The killing
comes after a tense week during which President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' MPLA
party accused the main opposition party UNITA of promoting "chaos"
with its protests against the kidnap and possible murder of two activists in
May 2012. Police said presidential guards shot Manuel Ganga, one…
Reuters
Mauritanians
voted Saturday in nationwide elections overshadowed by a widespread boycott of
opposition parties, with all eyes on the performance of an Islamist party
allowed to take part for the first time. "I think these elections today
are a victory for democracy in my country," President…
AFP
Bangui (Central
African Republic) (AFP) - The foreign minister of the Central African Republic
on Saturday rejected international warnings that his impoverished, strife-torn
country could be headed for genocide. World alarm has grown over the violence
wracking the mineral-rich country since a…
AFP
Nigeria's
President Goodluck Jonathan has been given the all clear to travel after
falling ill while on an official visit to London, his spokesman said Saturday.
Jonathan was forced to skip a meeting Thursday with an investment advisory
group after "the sudden onset of several abdominal pains,"…
AFP
Joint leader
overnight and pre-tournament favourite Charl Schwartzel moved into a one shot
lead at the South African Open on Saturday after a three under 69 put the
Johannesburg native in control heading into the final round. The 2011 Masters
champion drained five birdies against two bogeys on a…
AFP
Angolan police
fired tear gas and warning shots on Saturday to disperse hundreds of opposition
supporters demonstrating in the capital against the disappearance and possible
murder of two anti-government activists. The ruling MPLA party this week
accused the main UNITA opposition group of…
Reuters
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
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