"There is no right or wrong way," the trail master tells his nine fellow bushwalkers as they trace a little-known passage through the Philippines’ Sierra Madre range. "But whining is not allowed." The city slickers enter a different world in the sleepy village of Daraitan just 50km east of Manila. Here there are no roads, no bridges, no electricity, no telephones, and no 24-hour convenience stores.
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital on March 18 after being found unconscious in his hotel room, the team announced. Woolmer (58), a former England Test batsman and coach of South Africa, had seen his team crash out of the World Cup on March 17 after a shock group-D defeat by Ireland at Sabina Park.
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Service Company has offered a R50 000 reward for information that will help track down those responsible for the killings of and attacks on bus drivers, said its chairperson, Vincent Mntambo, on Sunday.
Bloemfontein Celtic produced the great escape of the Premier Soccer League season when they qualified for the Absa Cup quarterfinals on Sunday via a 3-2 penalty shoot-out advantage over Orlando Pirates. Also qualifying for the quarterfinals were Santos and Mvela Golden League’s Dynamos.
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Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital on Sunday after being found unconscious in his hotel room, the team announced. Woolmer (58), a former England Test batsman and coach of South Africa, had seen his team crash out of the World Cup on Saturday after a shock group-D defeat by Ireland at Sabina Park.
The spokesperson for Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader was assaulted by security forces as he tried to leave the country on Sunday, a party official said. Nelson Chamisa, aide to Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, was assaulted at Harare International airport as he was leaving for Belgium.
Hundreds of thousands of revellers throughout Ireland and across the world celebrated St Patrick’s Day on Saturday with colourful parades and other festivities. The feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, when much Guinness and other alcohol is traditionally drunk, showcases the country to give an early kick-start to the country’s tourism season.
Differences between the United States and other Group of Eight (G8) industrialised countries were highlighted on the closing day of an environment ministers’ conference in Potsdam near Berlin that ended on Saturday. While no negotiations were conducted in Potsdam, the delegates prepared the ground for the G8 summit in June.
Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar joined tens of thousands of people in a march through the Spanish capital to protest against the continuing war in Iraq and to demand the closure of the United States prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Other rallies were held around Spain.
Pet owners were worried on Saturday that the pet food in their cupboard may be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled. The company that produced the pet food, said it was recalling dog food sold under 48 brands and cat food sold under 40 brands.