Egyptian sumo wrestler storms his way into ancient sport

By Elaine Lies and Ami Miyazaki INAZAWA Japan (Reuters) – Sumo wrestler Osunaarashi was a large, muscular Egyptian teenager with a passion for body building when a friend recommended he try the ancient Japanese sport of sumo. But it was a hard sell. “This sport is about two elephants pushing each other,” he recalls thinking. … Read more

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon’s vice PM

By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE (Reuters) – The wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister was kidnapped and at least three people were killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants on in the northern town of Kolofata on Sunday, Cameroon officials said. A local religious leader, or lamido, named Seini Boukar Lamine, who is also the … Read more