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Cameroon court rejects all petitions calling for re-run of elections
Cameroon's Constitutional Council on Friday rejected the last of 18 petitions calling for a re-run of an Oct. 7 election that the opposition said was marred by fraud, paving the way for results expec…
Basketball: LeBron James' Lakers debut ends in defeat
LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers debut ended in a 128-119 defeat at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Thursday night.The three-time NBA champion switched hometown team Cle…
Top Afghan official killed in shooting, U.S. General unhurt
A senior US commander has narrowly escaped a gun attack in which top Afghan security officials were killed.The gunman, reported to be acting as a bodyguard, opened fire as officials left a meeting in…
Flash floods in Tunisia leave five dead, two missing
Flash flooding in Tunisia has killed at least five people while a further two are unaccounted for, the interior ministry said on Thursday.Two died in the Kef region in the northwest and another in Gr…
Ethiopia's PM says soldiers who marched on palace sought to 'abort reforms'
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that soldiers who marched on his palace last week had "nefarious aims" and wanted to abort the government's reforms.In an address to parliament, …
Three officials of Nigeria Football Federation in court over alleged misappropriation
Three officials of Nigeria's football body, accused of misappropriating $9.5 million and N1.3 million were brought before a Federal Capital Territory High Court at Maitama by anti-graft agency, Econo…
Barcelona's Arturo Vidal fined 800,000 euros for Munich nightclub fight
Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal has been fined 800,000 euros by a Munich court after being found guilty of assault during a nightclub fight last year.Munich district court fined the Chile internati…
Kenyan Olympic great Kip Keino surrenders to police in corruption case
Running great Kip Keino handed himself over to police in Kenya on Thursday and is under arrest, set to face charges of corruption and abuse of office that threaten the reputation of one of track and …
116 policemen suspended in Pakistan
No fewer than 116 police officials have been suspended from their posts for their alleged involvement in June 2014 Model Town tragedy in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.The s…
UEFA bans Rubin Kazan from European competition for a season
Russian club Rubin Kazan have been banned from European competition for one season for breaching Financial Fair Play restrictions, UEFA said on Thursday.UEFA said in a statement the ban would come in…
US reluctant to abandon ally Saudi Arabia as more government official pull out of Saudi conference
While the united State is still reluctant to abandon its ally Saudi Arabia in the ongoing controversy over the sudden disappearance of a Washington Post columnist and prominent critic of Saudi's lead…
Basketball: Pelicans stomp Rockets 131-112 in season opener, Anthony Davis scored 32 points
Anthony Davis scored 32 points and Elfrid Payton finished with a triple double as the New Orleans Pelicans got their NBA season off to a roaring start by clobbering the Houston Rockets 131-112 on Wed…
Virginity test violates female human rights - UN agencies
A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess the virginity of any female.The statement, issued during the World Congress of Gynaecology a…
Ex-USA Gymnastics president held over Nassar case
Former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny was arrested Wednesday after a Texas grand jury indicted him, alleging he tampered with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymn…
Nigeria's foreign reserve loses $1.02bn in 13 days
Latest data released by Nigeria's Central Bank has revealed a negative change of value in the country's external reseerves, with the figure which was $44.30bn as at September 28, falling to $43…
Son-in-law admits to ordering the killing of billionaire heiress
The son-in-law of late billionaire H?l?ne Pastor has admitted ordering the 2014 shooting of the property heiress, whose family was known as second in importance in Monaco only to the royal Grimaldi f…
Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday ordered shutdown of the crossings between Gaza and Israel after Gaza militants fired rockets at Israel, a statement released by the Defence Min…
Football: Usain Bolt rejects two-year contract with Valletta FC
Usain Bolt has turned down Valletta FC's two-year offer after deciding against a move to Malta.Bolt remains in Australia on trial for the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League but received an offer …
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras accepts foreign minister's resignation
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Wednesday and will himself take over the foreign affairs portfolio, Tsipras's office said.Earlier, Gr…
Indian minister quits over alleged sexual harassment
India's fledgling #MeToo movement claimed its highest-profile scalp to date on Wednesday as a government minister and veteran editor quit after at least 20 women accused him of sexual harassment.M.J.…