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Row over Egypt-Algeria Cup match
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 22:52 in World | viewed 19 views times | 0 Comments
Thousands of Sudanese police are on alert ahead Wednesday's World Cup qualifier play-off between Egypt and Algeria in Khartoum. Sudanese officials say 15,000 police will be deployed to prevent a repeat of Saturday's violence in Cairo, where Egypt's win... (Continue reading)
Saharan activist ‘facing court’
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 20:57 in World | viewed 20 views times | 0 Comments
A Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in Spain's Canary Islands has been told to appear in court on public order charges, her supporters say. Aminatou Haidar has been refusing food at Lanzarote's airport since Sunday after being expelled... (Continue reading)
High alert for Egypt-Algeria tie
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 17:58 in World | viewed 37 views times | 0 Comments
Thousands of Sudanese police are on alert ahead Wednesday's World Cup qualifier play-off between Egypt and Algeria in Khartoum. Sudanese officials say 15,000 police will be deployed to prevent a repeat of Saturday's violence in Cairo, where Egypt's win... (Continue reading)
Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 17:52 in World | viewed 19 views times | 0 Comments
Police in Germany have arrested two Rwandan militia leaders on suspicion of crimes committed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ignace Murwanashyaka, the leader of the FDLR rebel group, and his aide Straton Musoni were held... (Continue reading)
Sahara cocaine plane crash probed
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 12:51 in World | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
The UN is investigating the crash in the Sahara desert of a cargo plane, which is thought to have been carrying cocaine from Venezuela. Alexandre Schmidt from the UN drugs agency told the BBC that the plane could have... (Continue reading)
Aspiring recruits flood Cameroon police chief with requests for favours
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 11:37 in World | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
Cameroon's security chief has said some 3,000 people hoping to get jobs in the police force have asked him for preferential treatment. Emmanuel Edou, who has vowed that a recruitment drive launched last year will be fair, said friends,... (Continue reading)
Pirates seize N Korea tanker crew
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 10:20 in World | viewed 24 views times | 0 Comments
A chemical tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans has been hijacked by pirates near Somalia, the European Union's naval force says. The MV Theresa VIII, a Singaporean-operated tanker, was taken in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical... (Continue reading)
Congo gold ’still funding’ rebels
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 7:08 in World | viewed 13 views times | 0 Comments
Sanction busters are smuggling 40 tonnes of gold annually out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations official has told the BBC. Dino Mahtani said most of the gold was controlled by rebel groups who use the... (Continue reading)
Rwanda genocide ruling overturned
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 19:14 in World | viewed 33 views times | 0 Comments
The UN tribunal hearing cases from the 1994 Rwandan genocide has freed a man who had been sentenced to 22 years. Protais Zigiranyirazo, the brother-in-law of ex-Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, had been found guilty of organising a massacre of... (Continue reading)
Zimbabwe MDC aide denies charges
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 15:22 in World | viewed 37 views times | 0 Comments
A senior aide to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism. Roy Bennett, treasurer for Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was held in February for allegedly possessing illegal weapons. ... (Continue reading)
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