CAF unveils candidates for African Player of 2008
LAGOS: Chelsea duo Michael Essien and Didier Drogba face competition from Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor and Egyptians Mohamed Abou-Trika and Amr Zaki in the race to be named African Player of…
Golden Globes promise glamour and pizazz Sunday
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards would be sure to tower over last year s telecast, even without trying. And executive producer Barry Adelman is trying. Last year was not…
Somali pirates free Saudi supertanker
MOGADISHU: Somali pirates freed a Saudi supertanker seized in the world s biggest ship hijacking for a $3 million ransom on Friday, an associate of the gang said. The capture…
Oil slips below $41 after US unemployment data
LONDON: Oil prices slipped below $41 a barrel on Friday as data showing a big rise in US unemployment deepened gloom over the outlook for the world s biggest oil…
Hamas to hold truce talks in Cairo
CAIRO: Hamas will send a delegation, including representatives from Gaza, to Cairo today to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire, a senior Hamas official told AFP on Friday.Moussa Abu…
Carter: Fighting in Gaza could renew peace talks
ATLANTA: Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that Israel's assault on Gaza has been destructive and disproportionate to rocket attacks on Israel but could result in new efforts for a…
Gaza violence rages on despite UN ceasefire call
JERUSALEM: Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza early Friday, as Israel's government said it will press forward with its offensive despite a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.One Israeli…
Tens of thousands protest Gaza war nationwide
ALEXANDRIA: More than 50,000 Egyptians demonstrated in Alexandria after prayers on Friday against Israel's two-week onslaught in the Gaza Strip, witnesses and security officials said.The demonstrators, led by members of…