Football: International friendly results

Paris, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Results from World Cup warm-up friendly internationals on Tuesday (kick-offs GMT): In Suwon, South Korea Uzbekistan 1 (Shomurodov 25) Costa Rica 2 (Hernandez 90+2, Waston 90+4) In Seoul South Korea 1 (Son Heung-min 35) Cameroon 0 In Dusseldorf, Germany Japan 0 […]

Guinean ex-dictator jailed on eve of 2009 massacre trial

Conakry, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent to prison Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said. The prosecutor had “our six clients taken to the central house (prison) where they […]

Blinken defends Pakistan arms sales against Indian criticism

Washington, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended military sales to Pakistan after withering criticism from growing US partner India, which considers itself the target of Islamabad’s F-16 planes. Blinken met in the US capital with India’s foreign minister a […]

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince named Prime Minister: decree

Riyadh, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced Tuesday night. Mohammed bin Salman, who has been the kingdom’s de facto ruler for several years, was previously serving […]

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