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American kidnapped in West Africa’s Benin

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

ABUJA (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Benin, the U.S. embassy in Nigeria said on Wednesday, and sources said the American had

AU to take Mali to UN Security Council

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – The African Union plans to refer the situation in Mali to the United Nations Security Council so that it

Matfield believes du Preez should lead Springboks

YoopyaMay 31, 2012June 22, 20230

By Ken Borland PRETORIA, South Africa (Reuters) – Former South Africa captain Victor Matfield believes Fourie du Preez would be “a great choice” to lead

Brazil outclass United States 4-1 in friendly

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

By Julian Linden LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) – United States coach Juergen Klinsmann said America’s players needed to toughen up and get “nastier” if they wanted

Hero’s welcome for Drogba as African qualifiers

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Didier Drogba can expect a hero’s welcome when he returns to the continent for the start of the

Former Liberian leader Taylor jailed for 50 years

YoopyaMay 30, 2012June 19, 20230

By Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was jailed for 50 years on Wednesday for helping Sierra Leonean

Obama honors Dylan, other “heroes” for their influence

YoopyaMay 30, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama gave the United States’ top civilian honor on Tuesday to musician Bob Dylan, novelist Toni Morrison and 11 other people

High drama as Serena crashes out of French Open

YoopyaMay 30, 20120

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – A shell-shocked Serena Williams crashed to her earliest defeat at a grand slam when she was beaten 4-6 7-6

War criminal Charles Taylor faces sentencing

kiemtarMay 30, 20120

Victims of Sierra Leone’s civil war await news from The Hague today where convicted war criminal Charles Taylor is to receive his sentence. Sento Thoronka is

Frightened Italians refuse to return home after second quake

kiemtarMay 30, 2012May 30, 20120

Residents in the Italian town of Medolla spent an anxious night in the open after yesterday’s earthquake left many buildings unsafe to sleep in. They were