I have to make sure to take players who are physically ready and who are determined to bring us the two wins necessary to qualify for the World Cup, says Ivory Coast coach
  
Coach to Build World Cup Team Without High-Profile PlayersFour People Dead After Stampede at Ghana Church Service At least four people died Sunday in a stampede at a Ghana service to distribute "special anointing oil" at the Synagogue Church of All Nations founded by Nigeria's controversial Prophet TB Joshua. The police spokesman of the Greater Accra Regional Command Freeman Tetteh said 15 others were injured and had been transferred to hospital. Nigerian Christians Live In State of Terror as Islamic Militants Continue Killing Spree A declaration of a state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states does nothing to address the root cause of a surge in Islamic terrorism against Christians and others, an expert in Islamism told Baptist Press. Further, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's May 14 declaration is only a partial state of emergency because local governments in the northeastern states are still in place, said Adeniyi Ojutiku, a native Nigerian Christian and founder of Lift Up Now, a Christian nonprofit outreach to improve living conditions in his homeland. "Nigeria is the number one country where Christians are killed. Nigeria tops that list," Ojutiku said. "And it's an ideological warfare. It's a coup d'état. [Jonathan] wants to stem the tide of violence without really addressing the basic factors that are associated with Islamism. Church of Christ in Nations Seeks Compensation for Victims of Boko Haram The church commended the implementation of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. The Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, has advocated for compensation to victims of the Boko Haram insurgents. The church also pledged its total support for the steps taken by the federal government in restoring peace at the northeastern part of the country through emergency rule. Israel's Netanyahu says Israel Is "Acting" to Deny Hezbollah Weapons for Syria Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.His remarks came two weeks after Israel carried out air strikes near Damascus, which a senior Israeli source said were aimed at preventing the transfer of sophisticated Iranian arms to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on May 19, 2013. (AFP, Ronen Zvulun) India, World's Largest Democracy, Has 3,000 Child Soldiers Thousands of children are serving as child soldiers across India. That is the devastating conclusion of a new report by the Asian Center for Human Rights. According to the study, the recruitment of child soldiers in the country is "rampant," as at least 3,000 children have been involved in various conflicts. The center estimates that 500 children have been recruited in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, and 2,500 in eastern provinces that are home to leftist insurgents. BET Announces Best International Act: Africa Nominees Photo: Toya Delazy Tuface and Ice Prince have been nominated for the 2013 Black Entertainment (BET) Best International act award. The ceremony is taking place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on June 30. The two Nigerian music stars were nominated alongside R2bees from Ghana, Radio and Weasel from Uganda, Donald from South Africa, and Toya Delazy from South Africa. The award will hold 30th June. National Producers Urged to Invest More in Gospel MusicThe Diaspora Can Help Fuel Rwanda's Technology and Digital AmbitionsNew Karoo Array Telescope in South Africa Observed Giant Outbursts From Neutron Star The first scientific results using the new Karoo Array Telescope (KAT-7) in South Africa, the pathfinder radio telescope for the $3 billion global Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, have been published by an international team of astronomers this week.
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