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/ 11 November 2007
A five-wicket haul by Dale Steyn helped South Africa beat New Zealand by a mammoth 358 runs 42 minutes after lunch on the fourth day of the first Castle Lager Test at the Wanderers on Sunday. Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum resumed play on the overnight score of 57 for three.
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/ 11 November 2007
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday a general election will be held by January 9 — but under a state of emergency he imposed eight days ago. Musharraf, under pressure to put Pakistan back on a path to democracy, said the National Assembly and provincial assemblies will be dissolved in coming days.
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/ 11 November 2007
A Russian fuel tanker broke in half during a storm on Sunday, spilling about 1 300 tonnes of oil in the Kerch Strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, a Transport Ministry spokesperson said. The spill is an ”environmental disaster”, the deputy head of the state Rosprirodnadzor agency said.
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/ 11 November 2007
Low-cost computers meant to usher poor children worldwide into the digital age are being mass-produced in China as United States non-profit One Laptop Per Child strives to deliver on its promise. The first of the XO laptops being built at a Quanta Computer facility in Changshu are destined for Uruguay.
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/ 11 November 2007
A computer security consultant accused of installing malicious software to create an army of up to 250 000 ”zombie” computers so he could steal identities and access bank accounts will plead guilty to four federal charges. He could face up to 60 years in federal prison and a ,75-million fine.
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/ 11 November 2007
An Australian state government’s plans to shoot more than 10 000 wild horses to protect the environment were on Sunday attacked by some animal rights activists as inhumane. The Queensland government had attempted to keep the cull of the horses, or brumbies, a secret because of fears of a public outcry.
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/ 11 November 2007
Uganda hopes that recent oil discoveries will lift it out of poverty, but the conflict-scarred east African country is taking a cautious approach towards its new status as an oil-producing nation. Oil found in the west on the banks of Lake Albert is propelling the country into a new phase of its economic history.
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/ 11 November 2007
Draft Moroccan legislation has earmarked nearly 30% of the state’s 2008 budget for security, underscoring anti-terrorism concerns after spring suicide attacks, a government source said on Saturday. The state is expected to pour about 45-billion dirhams (,8-billion) into security, a 29% boost from 2007.
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/ 11 November 2007
The toll from some of the worst fighting in Somalia’s war-wracked capital climbed to 59 on Saturday, as thousands fled the city fearing more clashes between Ethiopian forces and rebels, witnesses said. Residents recovered bullet-riven bodies, ripped limbs and shattered skulls on the blood-streaked streets.
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/ 11 November 2007
Five years ago, Ugandan rebels bayoneted Ellen Atim’s husband and five of her children to death. Atim narrowly escaped and fled with her surviving children to a displacement camp where they have eked out a meagre existence ever since. Yet she says she is prepared to forgive the rebels who tore her family and life apart.