Yearly Archives: 2013
Smartphone maker may have to pay for its sins
Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC is being sued by Nina Simone’s estate for the unauthorised use of her recording of Sinnerman in their “You...
Legend survives heart attack – thanks to Jesus (and asprin)
Rock ’n’ roll royalty Little Richard has revealed that he suffered a heart attack last week. Speaking with Cee Lo Green on Sunday in...
Hour of truth nears for Atlas Lion Cubs
Morocco had to scrap every inch of the way to secure their place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup United Arab Emirates 2013. The...
Kalu Uche debuts for new
Nigeria striker Kalu Uche is expected to debut for new Qatari club El Jaish on Friday against Al Kharaitiyat.
Razvan Lucescu's side signed the powerful...
Ba snubbed for Elephant clash
Chelsea striker Demba Ba has again been snubbed by Alain Giresse for Senegal’s away clash against Cote d’Ivoire on October 12.
Ba has been...
Greek neo-Nazis cheered as they appear in court
Some of the arrested leaders of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn appeared in court on Tuesday supported outside by dozens of protesters chanting Nazi slogans.
The...
Sheikh Mohammed to probe private jet dope find
The most powerful figure in British horse racing, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is said to have launched an enquiry into how one...
Nationalist Party MP sentenced to death for war crimes
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal has sentenced opposition party MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death for atrocities committed during the country’s 1971 war of...
Campaigners highlight poor Angolans’ latest plight
A human rights watchdog has said police in Angola are abusing impoverished street vendors in the capital Luanda.
Officers are accused of attacking and demanding...
Shopkeepers accuse Nairobi mall rescuers of looting
Soldiers sent in to end the Westgate shopping mall siege in Nairobi are being accused by shop owners returning to their units of looting...
