100,000 Iraqi refugees approved for resettlement: UNHCR
DAMASCUS: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) chief Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the body has referred 100,000 Iraqi refugees in the Middle East for resettlement in third countries since…
Switzerland looking to take Libya to court over 'kidnapping'
GENEVA: Switzerland is examining if it can prosecute Libya in an international court over the "kidnapping" of two Swiss nationals, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said in remarks published Friday. "We…
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims deadly central bank attack
BAGHDAD: An Al-Qaeda in Iraq front group claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on the Central Bank in which suicide bombers wearing military uniforms stormed the country's most important financial…
Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews in jail after mass demo
JERUSALEM: Dozens of Israeli men were in jail on Friday a day after ultra-Orthodox Jews staged their largest protest in 10 years in support of parents who defied a supreme…
World Cup inaction
It's much too early to start comparing the 2010 World Cup with World Cups of the past. Where South Africa 2010 will ultimately rest among the pantheon of WCs…
Brazil's Robinho thrives as Kaka struggles
JOHANNESBURG: Manchester City fans might not believe it, but Robinho is the toast of the Brazilian World Cup squad. With Kaka not firing on all cylinders after a difficult season…
World Cup scalpers out in force
PORT ELIZABETH: Two hours before gates opened for the World Cup clash between Germany and Serbia on Friday, ticket scalpers circled the stadium for potential buyers. They casually approach fans…
Beckham tells Tutu he would have loved to play World Cup
CAPE TOWN: Footballer David Beckham on Thursday told Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu he would have loved to play in the World Cup but was in South Africa to…
Americans start to embrace another kind of football
JOHANNESBURG: Americans who descended on Rustenburg for the United States' World Cup opener against England last weekend were as puzzled as everyone else by their numbers, greater than any other…
Preview: Dutch face Japan in potential group topping game
DURBAN: The Netherlands face Japan here on Saturday with both teams in a position to battle for top spot in Group E, a position that would see them potentially avoid…