Big-spending Paris St Germain almost fell at the first hurdle as they drew their first Ligue 1 game of the season 2-2 with Lorient in a thrilling match at the Parc de Princes.
Manchester United completed their pre-season preparations by edging a seven-goal thriller in Germany. Wayne Rooney scored twice – one a free-kick and the other a penalty – and new recruit Shinji Kagawa netted the winner as the Red Devils came back from…
Blackburn manager Steve Kean has been told he could be sacked three games into the season.
Barcelona continued their pre-season preparations with a 2-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest at the Arena Nationala with goals from Lionel Messi and Ibrahim Afellay.
[Shabelle]Mogadishu -Witnesses said at least two Somali soldiers dead and two others sustained sever wounds after a remote-controlled bomb struck their vehicle in Mogadishu on Friday.
[ENI]The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) on 9 August, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, called on society and governments to support community radio in an effort to advance the democratic participation and act…
[RFI]Mauritania’s Sahara Media published on Friday a video of five French hostages, who were kidnapped by the North African Al-Qaeda branch in Mali and Niger over the past two years.
[UN]The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France):
[UN News]Condemning violations of human rights and the destruction of ancient sites in Mali, which is gripped by insurgencies in the north and political turmoil in the capital, the Security Council today encouraged countries and organizations in the re…
[IFEX]On Thursday, 9 August 2012, a photojournalist with the independent daily, “Leadership”, Mr. Benedict Uwalaka, was attacked and brutalised on the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) by persons believed to be mortuary …
