Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, has died. He was 85. Glazer — the son of a Lithuanian immigrant who went on to build an diverse business empire — gained a global profile through…
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One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting incident at Cape Town’s international airport Wednesday, an official said. The shooting happened in an airport restaurant on a mezzanine floor around 6.00 pm (1600GMT) and there was no disruption…
The Turkish central bank seemed close to being caught in cross-fire over its independence and interest rates on Wednesday when the finance minister came to its defence despite criticism from the prime minister. Last week the central bank, which had…
A suspected Boko Haram attack on a military base and police station in northeastern Nigeria left at least 33 people dead, a security source told AFP on Wednesday. The source, who requested anonymity, said 18 soldiers and 15 police lost their lives in…
A Cambodian court sentenced three foreigners from Australia, France and Nigeria to between 23 and 27 years in prison on Wednesday for attempted heroin smuggling. Australian woman Yoshe Ann Taylor, 41, and French woman Charlene Savarino, 19, were arrested…
The United States expressed skepticism Tuesday that more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants had been located by Nigeria, stating that it had no “independent information” on the matter. The country’s highest ranking military officer on…
Italian Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) held off a small group of chasers in the home straight to claim his maiden Giro d’Italia victory in the 17th stage on Wednesday. Race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) crossed the finish line with the main peloton…
Scores of young men armed with bottles and stones on Wednesday attacked women protesters staging a demonstration over the plight of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, an activist said. Hadiza Bala Usman, a leader of the Bring Back Our Girls…
Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has grown in scale and scope due to a lack of political leadership, an influential governor told AFP. Kano state governor Rabiu Kwankwaso said the country was unprepared…
Veteran Mark Bresciano said Wednesday the Socceroos plan to “shock the world” as they departed for Brazil to headlines asking: “Will Australia be the worst team at the World Cup?” The inexperienced Australians, the lowest ranked team in the World Cup…