This was supposed to be the moment Ahmed Bel Bacha was waiting for — the end of his five years in prison at Guantánamo Bay. Instead, the Algerian is fighting to stay put rather than return home. Bel Bacha, reportedly slated to leave Guantánamo Bay soon along with three of his countrymen, fears he will be tortured back in Algeria
Louis Van Zyl led a medals sweep for South Africa in the men’s 400m hurdles at the All Africa Games on Saturday. Meanwhile, Algeria and Egypt tied for golds at the top of the medals table with just two days to go. The 22-year-old Van Zyl won in 48,74 seconds.
These are the migrants Europe never sees: Africans stranded in the wastes of southern Algeria, stuck midpoint on long and treacherous journeys in search of a better life. Deep in the Sahara desert, Tamanrasset teems with thousands of migrants who live amid rocks and rubble on the edge of the town and agonise over difficult choices: Should they admit defeat and suffer the shame of returning home empty-handed?
A Tunisian airliner heading for an emergency landing in Sicily ditched into rough seas off the Mediterranean island, and at least 13 of the 39 people aboard died, Italian authorities and airline officials said. Some of the 23 survivors clung to the wing or fuselage as they screamed to rescuers.
The police described in detail on Monday how they monitored a London bombing suspect’s cellphone calls before arresting him in Rome and said his extradition to Britain would not take long. Italian police also said the Briton falsified his name and nationality when applying for asylum in Britain years ago.
