Six Afghan migrants killed by Iranian security forces while illegaly border crossing

Iranian authorities shot dead six Afghan migrants allegedly attempting to cross over into the country via Sistan and Baluchestan province, it emerged on Wednesday.  According to a report by human rights group Halvash, the six migrants were killed on September 8 while several others were injured as around 300 Afghans attempted to make past the border … Read more

Ganguly’s Pretoria team lands big-hitting Brevis for record price

JOHANNESBURG: Coach Sourav Ganguly splashed out a record 16.5-million rand ($941,000) to land big-hitting Dewald Brevis for his Pretoria Capitals franchise in the SA20 auction in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The former India captain won a bidding war against former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming, who wanted Brevis for the Joburg Super Kings. The price paid … Read more