May 12 (Reuters) - Striker Eddie Johnson, whose goals helped the United States to qualify for the World Cup, was surprisingly left out of coach Juergen Klinsmann's 30-man provisional squad, announced on Monday.
May 12 (Reuters) - United States coach Juergen Klinsmann named the following 30-man squad on Monday for next month's World Cup in Brazil:
* Ghana's cedi has slipped 23 pct against dollar this year
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 12 people including Somali government soldiers and civilians were killed by an explosion near a cafe in the south central town of Baidoa on Monday, police said.
May 12 (Reuters) - Midfielder David Accam and defender Jeffrey Schluup were two surprise inclusions on Monday when Ghana named a provisional 26-man squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil.
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan will postpone a presidential election set for 2015 as the country's warring factions will need time to reconcile, President Salva Kiir said, with a vote possibly taking place as late as 2018.
* Mid-crop prospects improving after earlier weather worries
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least one Lonmin worker was killed on Monday in South Africa as he reported for work at their strike-hit platinum mine, a police spokesman said, threatening the firm's plans to end the walkout this week.
JUBA (Reuters) - President Salva Kiir said South Sudan will postpone presidential elections scheduled for 2015 as the country's warring factions will need time to reconcile, with a new poll possibly taking place as late as 2018.
ABUJA (Reuters) - The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram has said he will release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in exchange for prisoners, according to a video seen by Agence France-Presse on Monday.
ROME (Reuters) - A migrant boat believed to be carrying around 200 people has sunk south of the island of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italian authorities said on Monday, a day after at least 40 people died when a boat sank off the Libyan coast.
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 3 million people died from using alcohol in 2012, for reasons ranging from cancer to violence, the World Health Organisation said on Monday, as it called on governments to do more to limit the damage.
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Oscar Pistorius has an anxiety disorder brought on by an unstable childhood and the "traumatic assault" of having his lower legs amputated as a baby, a psychologist told the court hearing the South African track star's murder trial on Monday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two Lonmin workers were killed on Monday in South Africa as they reported for work at their strike-hit platinum mine, a mineworkers union said, threatening the firm's plans to end the walkout this week.
HAMBURG, Germany, May 12 (Reuters) - Germany have failed to generate much enthusiasm for their friendly game against Poland with most big names still busy with their clubs but for some it could be the ticket to the World Cup, assistant coach Hansi Flick said on Monday.
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - British businessman Shrien Dewani, who was extradited to South Africa to face charges of planning the murder of his bride while on honeymoon in 2010, appeared briefly in court on Monday pending a trial date for his case.
PARIS (Reuters) - Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria's Islamist Boko Haram militants, said on Monday he would release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters in exchange for prisoners, according to a video seen by Agence France-Presse.
LONDON (Reuters) - Platinum miner Lonmin said on Monday restructuring and job cuts were inevitable as it posted a steep fall in six-month earnings, suffering from South Africa's longest and most costly labour stoppage.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said two of its members were killed on Monday as they reported for work at Lonmin's strike-hit platinum mine, threatening the firm's plans to end the industrial action this week.
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