Sunday, November 24, 2013

International News Headlines..Sunday 24th November 2013

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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