A Swedish couple were dismayed to find a 4cm-long bat in their breakfast cereal, the Swedish news agency TT reported on Saturday. The couple in Tanum, in western Sweden, were already part way down the packet when they made their unappetising discovery, the agency said.
Darfur rebels accused the Sudanese government of bombing a Darfur water station on Saturday and said militiamen and soldiers shot dead four people in a village elsewhere in the country’s war-ravaged west. A Sudanese army spokesperson denied the military had been involved in any incident in either place.
Israel killed three suspected Hamas militants in one of four pre-dawn air strikes in Gaza on Sunday as it built up pressure on the Islamist militant group to stop the firing of makeshift rockets into the Jewish state. An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed a strike had taken place on a vehicle belonging to Hamas militants.
Cecilia Sarkozy wears Prada, not the more presidentially correct Chanel, and claims to be more comfortable in a pair of combat trousers. Her best friend is Rachida Dati, a Moroccan bricklayer’s daughter who has just been appointed France’s Minister of Justice.
Burning a small pile of rusty rifles and machine guns, militias that backed the government in Côte d’Ivoire’s 2002 to 2003 civil war completed their disarmament on Saturday, taking the country one step closer to reunification.The civilian combatants fought in some of the fiercest battles of the conflict.
Didier Drogba’s 33rd goal of the season, four minutes from the end of extra time, was enough to secure the FA Cup for Chelsea in the first final at the new Wembley on Saturday. Drogba’s goal count this season also includes the winner in the League Cup final against Arsenal in February.
Former African National Congress (ANC) chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe will receive a new disciplinary hearing for alleged sexual misconduct after the previous process was found to have been procedurally flawed, the party said on Saturday. In December, Goniwe was found guilty of bringing the organisation into disrepute after allegations that he sexually harassed a woman.
Springbok wing Bryan Habana scored a try two minutes into injury time to lead the Bulls to a thrilling win over the Sharks for their first Super 14 title. Bulls flyhalf Derick Hougaard added the conversion from next to the uprights to spoil the party for the 54 000 home fans who turned out to witness the first all-South African Super 14 final.
Sachin Tendulkar hit his 36th Test century and Sourav Ganguly also reached a hundred as India moved on to 384-6 on a rain-hit second day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Saturday. Just 20 overs were possible on the second day, India having resumed on 295-3.
Ethiopia said on Saturday its troops backing Somali government forces killed nearly 1 000 insurgents in Mogadishu in March and April during some of the heaviest clashes in the city’s bloody history. Renegade Somali leaders living in Eritrea last month vowed to intensify insurgent attacks despite their retreat following the Mogadishu clashes.