A Sudanese man armed with a knife hijacked a Sudan Airways plane from Libya and forced it to land at Khartoum airport early on Friday but was later arrested by Special Forces, a civil aviation authority official said. ”The hijacker burst into the pilot’s cabin about one-and-a-half hours from landing …,” Abdel Hafiz Abdel-Rahim said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in interviews published on Friday that the Jewish state could clinch global peace with its enemies within five years, after Arab leaders revived a peace plan. "There is a real possibility that Israel can sign a global peace accord with its enemies within five years," Olmert said in an interview with the mass-selling <i>Yediot Aharonot</i>.
Media and entertainment group Johnnic Communications on Friday announced the appointment of acting group CEO Prakash Desai as group CEO with immediate effect. Chairperson Mashudu Ramano commented: "I congratulate Prakash on his appointment. He enjoys the full and complete support of the board."
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Glenn McGrath believes Australia are a class apart as they chase an unprecendented third successive World Cup title. The reigning champions, winners in 1999 and 2003, as well as 1987, have won their last 22 World Cup matches and fast bowler McGrath cannot see a reason for that run to end in the Caribbean.
Southern African leaders called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe, flying in the face of a chorus of Western criticism of President Robert Mugabe’s regime. ”The extraordinary summit reaffirms its solidarity with the government and the people of Zimbabwe,” the leaders said.
Shells rained down on Mogadishu in a second day of battles on Friday as Ethiopian and Somali troops sought to flush out militant Islamist insurgents in the worst fighting since a war over the New Year. After around 30 people died on Thursday, terrified residents said there was no let-up in the fighting across the bullet-scarred city on the Indian Ocean coast.
Learner drivers should prepare themselves for a long wait to get their licences, media reports said on Friday. With stringent new measures being introduced at testing stations, only 15% of applicants for driver’s licences can expect to pass the test the first time.
The Iranian hostage crisis took a sinister turn on Thursday night when Tehran withdrew an earlier offer to release one of the 15 captive sailors and marines and issued a second, strangely-worded letter in her name calling for Britain to withdraw from Iraq.
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There are many reasons why Australia will continue to be better at cricket than South Africa for the foreseeable future. Most of them have to do with the psychological, emotional and intellectual differences between the white populations of our two countries; but sometimes the chasm can seem infinitely wide.
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New Zealand overcame a rocky start to reach 179 for three and beat West Indies by seven wickets on Thursday. After bowling out West Indies for 177 at Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, the Kiwis lost opener Peter Fulton to the second ball of the innings but still reached their target with more than 10 overs to spare.