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Slovenia heads for runoff vote as conservatives win first round
Slovenia heads for runoff vote as conservatives win first round
World
by  AFP

Slovenia's conservative candidate Anze Logar was headed for a first-round victory in Sunday's close presidential election, but will face his centre-left rival in a runoff, partial results suggested. His main rival, Slovenia's former head of the data protection authority, centre-left independent candidate Natasa Pirc Musar, received 27 percent of the vote.

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto says sorry for cannabis comments
Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto says sorry for cannabis comments
Africa
by  AFP

Star Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto on Sunday apologised for causing offence through recent public statements in which he acknowledged using cannabis. "I offer my apologies to anyone offended by my words, starting with the authorities and my public," ElGrande Toto, whose real name is Taha Fahssi, told a packed press conference.

At least four dead in attack on south Somalia hotel
At least four dead in attack on south Somalia hotel
World
by  AFP

At least four people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in Kismayo, southern Somalia, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, police and a witness said on Sunday. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying members of the federal government of Jubaland, where Kismayo is located, were meeting in the hotel at the time.