Taormina (Italy) (AFP) - It's a powerful symbol: Seven of the world's richest countries gathered in Sicily, a Mediterranean island on whose shores rickety migrant boats from northern Africa regularly wash up. But while migration and the vast continent on Sicily's southern doorstep got a mention Saturday in the final statement of G7 leaders gathe ...
Riyadh (AFP) - The world's 1.5 billion Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday, blighted by conflict and bloodshed in countries ranging from Afghanistan to Libya. Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam during which Muslims are supposed to devote themselves to praying, giving to charity and fasting from dawn to ...
Nairobi (AFP) - Tanzanian police said Saturday that they had arrested two morgue employees in Dar es Salaam after they admitted to cutting open a dead man's corpse and stealing the drugs hidden in his stomach. The two morgue workers admitted to cutting open the body a week ago to take the drugs, local police official Simon Sirro said in a stat ...
Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Teenaged Kenyan star Celliphine Chespol recovered from a lost shoe to win the 3000m steeplechase with the second fastest time in history at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Friday. Chespol, still just 18, stormed to victory after a thrilling duel with Olympic champion and world record holder Ruth J ...
Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) - South Africa hope to live up to their reputation as the world's top-ranked one-day international side at Southampton on Saturday after blowing away cobwebs in their series-opening defeat by England. Victory put England 1-0 up with two to play and was a shot in the arm for Eoin Morgan's men ahead of next wee ...
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