It was long past midnight when Abdel Moneim Awad al-Sheikh awoke to desperate screams from outside his home in the Libyan city of Derna, only to find his building engulfed by surging flood waters.”I took nothing but my glasses and cellphone and fled as the waters shook the iron doors like an earthquake,” recounted the …

‘The earth shook’: survivors recount Libya flood horrorMon, 18 Sep 2023 12:39:28 GMT Read More »

France-born Tunisia international Hannibal Mejbri scored his first goal for Manchester United at the weekend, four years after joining the club.But while the second-half substitute celebrated, his strike did not lift the gloom at Old Trafford as United slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Brighton.His exuberant celebration drew some criticism given struggling United’s predicament, but …

African players in Europe: Tunisian’s special United goal in vainMon, 18 Sep 2023 12:01:54 GMT Read More »

Calls for compassion for migrants suffering in North Africa and those attempting to reach Europe or die trying will be at the heart of Pope Francis’s visit to Marseille this week.The pontiff is making a two-day trip to France’s second-largest city, a historic gateway for immigrants, where he is expected to insist on the causes …

Pope to defend migrants in Marseille tripMon, 18 Sep 2023 02:15:30 GMT Read More »

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace Sunday. Search-and-rescue teams wearing face masks and protective suits kept up the grim search for bodies or any survivors in the mud-caked wasteland of smashed buildings, …

A week after Libya flood, aid effort gains paceSun, 17 Sep 2023 19:11:37 GMT Read More »

The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week.The surge in asylum seekers on the Italian island of Lampedusa has rekindled a fierce debate in Europe on how to share responsibility for …

EU chief vows new migrant help for Italy after Lampedusa surgeSun, 17 Sep 2023 19:04:24 GMT Read More »

Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row, witnesses reported, as fighting raged into its six month.”Clashes are now happening around the army headquarters with various types of weapons,” one Khartoum resident, who declined to be named, told AFP.Other witnesses in southern Khartoum …

Central Khartoum in flames as war rages across SudanSun, 17 Sep 2023 16:56:37 GMT Read More »

Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen dismissed the first five Australian batsmen to clinch a come-from-behind series win for South Africa in the fifth one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.Jansen took five for 39 as Australia were bowled out for 193 in reply to South Africa’s 315 for nine.South African captain Temba Bavuma said …

Jansen destroys Australian top order to clinch series for South AfricaSun, 17 Sep 2023 16:37:55 GMT Read More »

South Africa captain Bongi Mbonambi said on Sunday the holders kept things “simple” as they beat Romania 76-0 in the Rugby World Cup.Scrum-half Cobus Reinach and winger Makazole Mapimpi scored hat-tricks in wet conditions on Bordeaux.”We just kept it simple, we stick to our plan, we kept it tight,” the hooker said.”All respect to Romania. …

Springboks keep it ‘simple’ to thrash RomaniaSun, 17 Sep 2023 15:54:16 GMT Read More »

Scrum-half Cobus Reinach and wing Makazole Mapimpi both scored hat-tricks as South Africa ran in 12 tries in a 76-0 demolition of Romania in rainy Bordeaux on Sunday. Reinach, 33, scored three of South Africa’s first five tries to complete his hat-trick in just 21 minutes – 10 minutes slower than the treble he scored against …

Reinach hat-trick triggers South Africa demolition of Romania in Rugby World CupSun, 17 Sep 2023 15:25:26 GMT Read More »

In her earthquake-hit Moroccan town, Zina Mechghazzi has improvised a sink by placing a pink bucket and a bar of soap on the dusty ground amid the ruins.”I haven’t taken a shower in seven days,” said the woman from Amizmiz at the foot of the High Atlas range, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of …

Dire hygiene spells new threat for Morocco quake survivorsSun, 17 Sep 2023 14:49:56 GMT Read More »