The United Nations increased its appeal to over -million to help 2,5-million people in desperate need of food in Niger and said more money will be needed to tackle the humanitarian crisis. The UN World Food Programme more than tripled the amount of emergency aid it is seeking for southern Niger — the epicentre of the crisis — from -million six months ago to ,6-million.
The officer investigating the case against Donovan Moodley — who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of student Leigh Matthews — will investigate the possible involvement of others in the crime. Superintendent Piet Byleveldt said although the case against Moodley (25) was closed, there were certain aspects of it that could still be probed.
A 52-year-old Ethiopian refugee detained for six days in connection with the London bombings claimed in an interview published on Thursday that British police beat and humiliated him as he was arrested. Girma Belay, a Christian who has lived in London for 12 years, was arrested on July 22, a day after the failed bomb attack on the city.
Gilles Muller of Luxembourg defeated ninth-seeded Nicolas Massu of Chile 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the second round of the Legg Mason Classic on Wednesday. Muller, who lost to Lleyton Hewitt in last year’s championship final, will next face Arnaud Clement of France after he defeated Britain’s Richard Bloomfield 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7).
Champions of Europe, but only the second-best team in Liverpool. With their Champions League final triumph over AC Milan now history, Liverpool face the reality that they still have a long way to go to catch Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United in the Premier League race.
Two years without a league championship. Not a single trophy last season. A contentious American takeover and a turbulent preseason. The aura surrounding Manchester United isn’t what it used to be. Alex Ferguson’s team finished in third place last season — 18 points behind Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea.
Security in Helsinki is being tightened to never-before seen levels ahead of the World Athletics Championships starting on Saturday, but police say they are more worried about hooligans and thugs than about terrorism. Athletes from more than 200 countries will participate in the games set to take place amid record security levels.
A South African flight attendant was jailed for 18 years on Thursday for trying to smuggle heroin with a street value of up to ,5-million into Australia. Leyakoa Mohlasedi was a crew member on a flight from Johannesburg last year when he smuggled in almost 1,2kg of the drug, national ABC radio reported.
Britain secretly supplied the 20 tonnes of heavy water to Israel nearly half a century ago which enabled it to make nuclear weapons, according to Whitehall documents which have been discovered at the Public Records Office. According to the files, officials in the Macmillan government deliberately concealed the deal from the United States.
It is guaranteed to raise a cheer among those who enjoy a tipple: moderate drinkers are better thinkers than teetotallers or those who overindulge. Research by the Australian National University in Canberra suggests drinking in moderation boost your brainpower. But none at all, or too much, can make you a dullard.