Liberia is heading for a rematch of the 2017 presidential runoff between incumbent George Weah and opponent Joseph Boakai, with official provisional results on Tuesday placing them neck and neck.With votes from more than 98 percent of polling stations counted, Weah, a former international footballer who is running for a second term, garnered 43.79 percent.Boakai, …

Liberia heads for presidential run-off voteTue, 17 Oct 2023 19:20:52 GMT Read More »

Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders humiliated the Proteas for the second time in a year.Chasing 246 to win from a rain-reduced 43 overs after Dutch captain Scott Edwards made a crucial 78 not out, South Africa, one of the tournament favourites, …

Netherlands humiliate South Africa at Cricket World CupTue, 17 Oct 2023 18:14:43 GMT Read More »

Belgian police on Tuesday shot and fatally wounded an apparent Islamist accused of gunning down two Swedish football fans visiting Brussels, as Sweden faces what its premier said is an unprecedented security threat.The attack was launched in central Brussels late on Monday, when a gunman opened fire on Swedes ahead of a football match, killing …

Belgian police shoot dead ‘lone wolf’ who killed Swedish fansTue, 17 Oct 2023 17:21:58 GMT Read More »

Liberia is heading for a rematch of the 2017 presidential runoff between incumbent George Weah and opponent Joseph Boakai, as official provisional results Tuesday placed them neck and neck.With more than 94 percent of ballots counted, Boakai, 78, won 43.70 percent, while Weah, 57, a former international footballer who is running for a second term, …

Liberia heading for presidential run-offTue, 17 Oct 2023 17:10:42 GMT Read More »

Captain Scott Edwards smashed an undefeated 78 while Roelof van der Merwe returned to stun his homeland with a late cameo as the Netherlands made a fighting 245-8 against South Africa in the World Cup on Tuesday.Edwards’s runs came off 69 balls and featured 10 fours and a six. Meanwhile, 38-year-old Van der Merwe, who played 13 …

Edwards, Van der Merwe take Dutch to 245 against South AfricaTue, 17 Oct 2023 14:13:31 GMT Read More »

Belgian police on Tuesday shot and fatally wounded an alleged Islamist accused of gunning down two Swedish football fans visiting Brussels, as Sweden faces what its premier said was an unprecedented security threat.The attack was launched in central Brussels late on Monday, when a gunman opened fire on Swedes ahead of a football match, killing …

Gunman who murdered two Swedes is shot dead by Belgian policeTue, 17 Oct 2023 11:51:16 GMT Read More »

Brussels police on Tuesday shot and fatally wounded an attacker accused of gunning down two Swedish football fans in what Belgium’s prime minister condemned as an act of “terrorist madness”.Police opened fire on the suspect after he was cornered following an overnight manhunt in north central Brussels. He later died of his wounds, prosecutors said. “The …

‘Terrorist’ murders two Swedes, is shot dead by Belgian policeTue, 17 Oct 2023 09:03:03 GMT Read More »

Belgian police on Tuesday arrested a suspected gunman who shot dead two Swedish football fans in what authorities said was a “terrorist attack”.The arrest, in the Brussels neighbourhood of Schaerbeek, followed an intensive manhunt in the capital for the assailant armed with an automatic rifle.Police opened fire during the arrest, a spokesman for the Belgian …

Suspect arrested in Brussels after two Swedes killed in ‘terror attack’Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:37:43 GMT Read More »

UN peacekeepers in Mali announced Monday their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal region, opening a new phase in a forced withdrawal igniting fears fighting will intensify between troops and armed actors.The UN stabilisation mission known as MINUSMA had expected to leave the camps in mid-October has brought the date forward …

UN peacekeepers leaving two more camps in tense northern MaliMon, 16 Oct 2023 19:13:20 GMT Read More »

Textile trader Yusuf Abdullahi admitted he could not afford to marry despite being 30 years old until Nigeria’s northern Kano state financed and staged mass weddings for 1,800 couples.Customary gifts for newlyweds were also provided by the state as part of efforts to enable the poorest to get married.Abdullahi was one of the grooms dressed …

Nigerian state holds mass weddings for 1,800 couplesMon, 16 Oct 2023 17:20:58 GMT Read More »