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COLUMBUS, OHIO: In a better world, my nieces and nephews in Equatorial Guinea would respect our country’s president for overseeing the careful management of revenues pouring in from oil, and…
Pope Shenouda and the remarriage crisis
CAIRO: Egyptian Pope Shenouda III this week took his most confrontational public stance since his stand-off with former president Anwar Sadat in September 1981 when about one month before his…
England aiming to make their mark on US
RUSTENBURG: England have been urged to lay down a World Cup marker when they take on the United States in their opening Group C match here on Saturday. Steven Gerrard,…
Shock qualifiers Algeria and Slovenia dare not lose
JOHANNESBURG: Shock World Cup qualifiers Algeria and Slovenia clash on Sunday in Polokwane in a Group C match neither team dare lose. Pundits make England hot favorites to top the…
Subway graffiti case stirs up Singapore
Is spray-painting a subway train with graffiti a matter of national security? Yes if you do it in Singapore, and you'd better be prepared for the consequences. Oliver Fricker, a…
Argentina's bold plan to shoot down Super Eagles
JOHANNESBURG: Diego Maradona is set to unleash his formidable trio of goal poachers to get Argentina off to a flying start at the World Cup against Nigeria here on Saturday.…
The sour taste of Helmy’s "Black Honey"
Picture this: An Egyptian immigrant to the US returns home for the first time in 20 years. Naively believing that his Egyptian stature atomically grants him certain basic rights and…
South Korea, Greece, test World Cup water
PORT ELIZABETH: South Korea and Greece dip their toes into the World Cup water at this Eastern Cape port on Saturday anxious to get precious points on board with Argentina…
Parker pays somber tribute to fashion's McQueen
Marc Jacobs took home the big prize as the top talent in womenswear at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, but the big moment on stage at Lincoln…
Two US soldiers killed by central Iraq car bomb, says army
BAGHDAD: A suicide car bomb in a central Iraqi town killed two American soldiers and wounded six others on Friday, a US military statement said. "Two US Division-North soldiers were…