Riots, bombs in Bangladesh strike

 

Dhaka — Explosions of home-made bombs were reported across the Bangladeshi capital yesterday as opposition activists enforcing a day long general strike rioted and clashed with police.

FAs to introduce cultural lessons for foreigners

LONDON. — Football’s governing bodies are considering the introduction of cultural lessons for foreign players as part of a series of measures to tackle the recent increase in racially related offences in the

Zim ready to adopt social media

Joseph Neusu

The social media revolution has produced arguably the most far reaching impact since the invention of the television as it has transformed human interactions in an unprecedented manner. Actually, its

‘Mandela has lung infection’

PRETORIA. — Former president Nelson Mandela is suffering from a lung infection, the presidency said yesterday. “Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have revealed a recurrence of a previous lung

Ghana opposition considers court challenge

ACCRA. — Ghana’s main opposition party yesterday said it planned to challenge presidential election results in court after it alleged a “pattern of fraud” in incumbent John Dramani Mahama’s victory.

Strauss-Kahn, hotel maid strike deal

NEW YORK — Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn reached a financial agreement on Monday with the New York hotel maid who has accused him of sexual assault. Lawyers on

Nadal confirms comeback

LONDON.— Former world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will return from knee trouble in the Mubadala Championship in Abu Dhabi from December 27-29. Nadal has had a partial tear

Klitschkos untouchable

BERLIN. — The main question for boxing fans in 2013 is “Who can break the Klitschko brothers domination of the heavyweight division?” with no obvious contenders on the horizon. Having now held

‘Brazil delivers a third of housing target’

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is almost a third of the way toward its goal of providing 3.4 million houses to low-income families by 2014, President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday. A million units have already

Just what was Nasri thinking?

LONDON. — Your team has battled back from two goals down to draw level in the Manchester derby.
The home fans — your fans — are going crazy at denying your arch rivals victory on your patch.

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