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/ 11 December 2005
Notorious rock hell-raiser Ozzy Osbourne admitted on Sunday he was a few beers away from mooning Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and cannot fathom why Her Majesty would want to meet the ”tattoed lunatic”. He said former Guns n’ Roses guitarist Slash offered him cash to flash his backside at the Royal Variety Show last month.
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/ 11 December 2005
Thousands of anti-globalisation activists — some dressed like chickens and others carrying a big spider — held on Sunday their first protest march ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit in Hong Kong. Overseas activists have been flooding into Hong Kong ahead of the WTO’s meeting from December 13 to 18.
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/ 11 December 2005
Oil heavyweight Saudi Arabia set the tone on Sunday on the eve of an Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) meeting on prices and production, saying there is no need to change present output at least for the first quarter of 2006. Opec is currently pumping about 30-million barrels a day of crude, a third of world demand.
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/ 11 December 2005
The Durban home of the 31-year-old woman who has accused former deputy president Jacob Zuma of raping her was broken into and trashed days after he was formally charged, City Press reported on Sunday. Kwa-Mashu police confirmed they are investigating the incident.
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/ 11 December 2005
Chadian President Idriss Deby vowed on Saturday to fight any challenge to his authority as he celebrated 15 years in power, amid desertions and declarations of rebellion by senior army officers. Deby has faced a wave of desertions since October as part of a movement calling for his resignation.
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/ 11 December 2005
Ethiopia said on Friday it is prepared to withdraw from its disputed border with Eritrea in compliance with a United Nations order aimed at reducing tension between the two countries. ”This move is in the interests of peace,” said Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, according to the Ethiopian News Agency.
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/ 11 December 2005
Ulrich van den Berg has acknowledged that invaluable encouragement from veteran golfer Fulton Allem has given him the conviction to win a tournament like the Dunhill Championship. He will have the perfect opportunity to achieve that aim on Sunday when he takes a two-shot lead into the final round.
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/ 11 December 2005
John Terry’s second-half header saw reigning champions Chelsea extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to 12 points as the Blues beat Wigan 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday. European kings Liverpool moved up into second place with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
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/ 11 December 2005
Dynamos earned three valuable points when they beat high-riding Ajax Cape Town one-nil at a windy Athlone Stadium on Saturday night. The only goal was scored in the 35th minute. Ajax were all over the visitors but poor passing and shooting saw them finish goalless.
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/ 11 December 2005
Cycling chief Pat McQuaid has described as ”obscene” the plan by the sport’s three biggest races to offer teams appearance money. The tours de France, Italy and Spain have moved to split from the International Cycling Federation’s official ProTour series introduced for the first time this year.