Roma, Win Or Win: Make Your Choice!
“At my signal, unleash hell”. We are not going to talk about “Gladiator” movie, but Roma head coach definitely wants to look like Russell Crowe’s epic character and make Liverpool lose...
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UCL: Liverpool Beat Roma 5-2 In Semi-Final First Leg
English Premier League side Liverpool FC on Tuesday continued their push for a first appearance in the UEFA Champions League final in a decade as they beat AS Roma 5-2 in the first leg of the...
5 Buzz Facts About Sprinter Who Defeated Fastest Man Alive Usain Bolt
August 5 may eventually be a day of celebration for Justin Gatlin’s family, as that was the day when the forgotten son reclaimed his honour in the world of sports. The sporting public was denied a...
Libya Unity Govt Denies Accord For Italy Ships To Deploy
Libya's UN-backed unity government chief has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian vessels in Libyan waters to combat human trafficking. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj...
ACILA Urges Gov’t To Pass ICC Bill
Research and education think tank, Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) has urged the Akufo-Addo administration to prioritise the passage of the International Criminal Court...
Cardinal Pell Denies Abuse Charges In Australian Court
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell, a top advisor to Pope Francis, denied all charges of historical sexual abuse Wednesday at his first appearance in an Australian court over the allegations....
Cardinal Pell Arrives For Australian Sex Abuse Court Hearing
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell arrived for his first appearance in an Australian court on historical sex abuse charges Wednesday, facing a huge media scrum ahead of the largely...
Rescuers Find 13 Bodies In Crowded Migrant Dinghy Off Libya
Rescuers coming to the aid of a dinghy packed with migrants off the coast of Libya said Tuesday they had discovered 13 bodies including those of pregnant women. "Thirteen corpses in total. People who...
Court Battle Over UK Baby Raises Ethical Conundrum
A five-month legal battle over the fate of a terminally-ill British baby that drew the attention of Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump has also stoked an often angry debate about medical...
Peace Deal Eludes Senegal’s Casamance, 35 Years On
In Senegal's southern Casamance region, new houses dot a landscape once dominated by abandoned ruins full of bullet holes, though the spectre of a 35-year conflict still haunts its villages....
Palestinian Civilians Urge ICC To Speed Up ‘war Crimes’ Probe
Palestinian lawyers and civil society groups Wednesday urged the International Criminal Court to speed up inquiries and open a full investigation into alleged war crimes in Gaza, east Jerusalem and...
Newborn Among Migrants Reaching Italy After Rescue Off Libya
The first of more than 3,500 would-be migrants picked up off the coast of Libya in recent days arrived Wednesday in Italy, as Rome pressures other countries into taking their share. The early morning...
Eritrea’s ‘city of Dreams’ Given UNESCO Heritage Listing
The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday the UN agreed, designating it a World Heritage site. The proclamation ends a long-running...
Fresh Wimbledon Woe For Nishikori, Azarenka Hits Back
Kei Nishikori suffered fresh Wimbledon misery as the Japanese star crashed out on Friday, while Victoria Azarenka stepped up her bid to become the first mother to win the All England Club title for...
Police Officer ‘terrorises Pop Singer Morrissey At Gunpoint In Rome’
Singer Morrissey claims he was 'terrorised' by a police officer in Rome who held him at gunpoint for half an hour on a busy street. The outspoken British star, a longtime lover of Rome who has...
S.Africa Set For ICC Ruling For Failing To Arrest Bashir
War crimes judges will rule Thursday if South Africa flouted international law by failing to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, wanted for trial on charges of genocide in Darfur. Legal experts...
Activists Urge ICC To Probe Mexico’s ‘crimes Against Humanity’
Rights activists on Wednesday urged the International Criminal Court to probe years of killings and disappearances, as well as torture and detentions, in violence-plagued northern Mexico. "From...
‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants
Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for them to follow, saying European ministers tackling the crisis are bungling their...
Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017
More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid mounting tensions among EU nations on how to tackle the crisis. Nearly 2,250...
ICC To Rule If S. Africa Broke Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir
War crimes judges will Thursday hand down an eagerly anticipated ruling on whether South Africa flouted international law by failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in 2015, wanted for...