Rabada handed Test ban after screaming send-off for England’s Root

dailytimesPK Friday, January 17, 2020 11:37:00 PM EAT | info [other]

. South Africa’s top bowler Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the last test of the four-match series against England after being given another demerit point for a robust wicket celebration on the first day of the third Test at St George’s Park on Thursday....

Rabat kept Belgian-Moroccan for years in 'abusive solitary': HRW

pulse Saturday, January 18, 2020 2:13:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Abdelkader Belliraj was the alleged mastermind of a terrorist network of 35 people dismantled by Moroccan authorities in 2008, and was convicted in a trial criticised for rights violations. His wife told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that since 2016, Belliraj had been confined to a cell for 23 hours a.......

Children bearing the brunt of Libya's long-standing civil war

irishsun Saturday, January 18, 2020 2:25:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Warring factions engaged in Libya and UN-Secretary General Antonio Guterres will take part in a peace summit in Berlin on Sunday. Meantime, the head of the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, on Friday said the world needs to take notice of the devastating effects of the war on children....

Libya strongman Haftar in Greece ahead of peace meeting

arabnews Friday, January 17, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT | info [other]

ATHENS: Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar was holding talks in Athens on Friday two days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin, which he and the head of Tripoli’s government Fayez Al-Sarraj are expected to attend. Haftar thanked Vladimir Putin, his “dear friend,” for his efforts to bring.......

Zimbabwe police raid opposition offices

thezimbabwemail Friday, January 17, 2020 11:36:00 PM EAT | info [other]

. HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe police on Friday raided the offices of the country’s main opposition party, and a spokesman says the officers were looking for machetes. Police officers blocked roads leading to the Movement for Democratic Change party in the.......

Stokes puts England on top against South Africa 09:05 AM

newshub Friday, January 17, 2020 11:47:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope both scored centuries as a dominant England took a firm grip on the third test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. The Proteas closed on 60/2 after the tourists posted an imposing 499/9 declared on a day of dominance by Joe Root's side....

Liverpool boss Klopp hits out at Africa Cup of Nations revamp

modernghana Saturday, January 18, 2020 1:23:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Friday hit out at African football bosses' decision to switch the timing of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations from summer to winter. For decades the biennial tournament was played in January and February but in 2019 it was expanded from 16 to 24 teams and moved to June and July....

LOUIS VUITTON PURCHASES WORLD’S SECOND-BIGGEST DIAMOND – by Chelsea Ritschel (The Independent – January 16, 2020)

republicofmining Friday, January 17, 2020 11:45:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Diamond’s name ‘Sewelo’ translates to ‘rare find’ Louis Vuitton has purchased the world’s second-largest diamond, a 1,758-carat gem known as the Sewelo diamond. On Wednesday, it was reported that the luxury French fashion house purchased the diamond for “millions” as the brand turns its attention from leather handbags to high jewellery....

I will bequeath free, fair elections as a beneficiary of one ― Buhari

vanguardngr Saturday, January 18, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT | info [other]

President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that as a beneficiary of a free and fair election in the country, he would bequeath the same to his successor and the nation in 2023. The president, according to a statement by one of his spokesmen, Malam Garba Shehu, spoke at a.......

Gatwick passenger running late called called in bomb threat to hold easyJet flight

themirror Saturday, January 18, 2020 2:00:00 AM EAT | info [other]

An airline passenger who caused a bomb scare on his own flight because he was running late and feared he would miss it has been jailed for 16 months. Rashidul Islam was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court after pleading guilty to communicating false information. He was also banned from Gatwick Airport....