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In the mid 1800's, the West African or Niger giraffes were plentiful in various herds located around the Senegal and Cameroon areas. During the course of the following century horrific droughts, habitat loss, farm land conversion, food scarcity, and hunting—caused...

It was a simple question that I know I posed correctly in Arabic. "What time does the movie 'Stolen Kisses' begin?" I asked the guy at the ticket booth in my best Egyptian dialect. "At 7 o'clock," he responded in...

Somali pirates are back in the headlines after a Spanish trawler and its 36 member crew has thrust the issue of Somali piracy back into the spotlight. The vessel was released after a ransom payment exceeding $3m was agreed. Does...

It’s bad enough that the territory known as Somalia is in turmoil 365 days a year, but now the waters that surround the war savaged country are looming with want-to-be Jack Sparrows that seem intent on revenge. If we could...

Around the tomb of late President Yasser Arafat, raising tens of thousands of Palestinians to mark the fifth anniversary of his death and made the occasion to pledge allegiance to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinians united Batmaarham Palestinian scarf...

A bus carrying the Algerian national soccer team was attacked after leaving the airport in Cairo, Goal.com reports. According to the web site, bricks thrown through the bus windows created a bloody scene. Algeria's government says four players on the...

The 112 years old man waited for the 17 year old girl to grow up before proposing to her – they are from the same village in Somalia. She is his sixth wife and he already has 18 children from...

Revelations have emerged how T.B. Joshua warned the Golden Eaglets of the tough times awaiting them in the hands of the Germans over a week prior to their opening encounter… Fresh from a training stint in Qatar’s ‘Aspire Academy’, Nigeria’s...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has established a Board of Inquiry for an unusual accident last week in which a civilian passenger accidentally ejected from a trainer during tight manoeuvres. Times Online quoted an unnamed SAAF spokesman saying: “Much...

World champions South Africa suffered a second successive loss on their northern hemisphere tour as France triumphed in Toulouse last night. Les Bleus overturned a 13-3 deficit, with Julien Dupuy kicking four penalties, his replacement Morgan Parra adding a fifth...