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BENGHAZI. — Three Libyan soldiers died in a bomb attack on their patrol in the eastern city of Benghazi, a military spokesman said yesterday, updating an earlier toll.“An explosive device that was concealed in a rubbish bin blew up near a patrol of the Al-Khandak Brigades,” killing one soldier on the spot while the other two later died of their
SA diplomats in Yemen over kidnapped couple
JOHANNESBURG. — South African diplomats were yesterday heading to Yemen to try to secure the release of a couple kidnapped this week in the central city of Taiz, the foreign affairs ministry said.Editorial Comment:Inspectors must find cause to building collapse
THE collapse of a section of the steel girders supporting the eastern verandah of Mohamed Mussa Wholesalers, killing one construction worker and injuring others, raises a number of issues.
The war on terror
THE speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the National Defence University in Washington DC last week has revealed not only a crisis within the Obama administration and increasingly bitter conflicts within the highest echelons of the state but also, and most profoundly, a historic crisis of class rule.Rekindling Pan-Africanism
AT the African Cup of Nations played in South Africa from January 10 to February 19 2013, Africa’s fine soccer artistry, which has evidently come of age, was on display. But there was something else on display at that tournament, which only a few people might have noticed, that was a celebration of Africa. All the players that featured in the
Out of the Rabble: A compelling read
AUTHOR and Retired Brigadier General David Chiweza’s latest new release hits the Zimbabwean market with a scheduled high profile launch by the Minister of Small to Medium Scale Enterprises, Honourable Sithembiso Nyoni on Saturday June 1 2013 at Faith Ministries’ Borrowdale Community Church from 2-5 pm. Published and released in the USA by
Linesman killers in court
Netherlands. — Seven Dutch teens and a father went on trial yesterday charged with kicking to death an amateur football linesman last year, a killing that sent shockwaves around the Netherlands and the world.Ponting ready for emergency call-ups
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said he is ready to return to Test cricket if required as an emergency call-up for Ashes duty against England.
The 38-year-old, one of the best batsmen of his generation, retired from Test cricket in December with 13,378 runs, including 41 hundreds, in 168 matches at an average of
Game time gets precious in cricket
LONDON. — The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee said Wednesday countries could risk losing their Test status unless they played a “minimum number of Test matches over a four-year period”.Reds sign Kolo
LONDON. — Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Kolo Toure when his current contract with Manchester City expires on July 1.The 32-year-old, who made 18 appearances for City this season, has been brought in by Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as a replacement for recently retired Jamie