Bulks of cash at the hearing of ousted Sudan President, Bashir

Stacks of cash piled high were shown as evidence on Saturday (September 21) against ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir at his trial on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption.

Millions of euros and Sudanese pounds were found at Bashir’s residence in April after he was overthrown and detained by the military following months of demonstrations against his rule.

Ugandan President scoffs at USA for sanctioning former police general

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has bashed the United States’ sanctions against former Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura. The President commented that visiting the USA is not as important as the opposition politicians in the country make it to be.

Pittsburgh police probe wristband-wearer drug deaths

Police in the US city of Pittsburgh are investigating how seven people all wearing orange wristbands were involved in an apparent drug overdose.

Three have died and the other four are in conditions ranging from serious to critical. Five were found in a flat, one in a lift and one on the street.

Fifa 'assured' Iranian women will be able to attend football matches

Women cheering at a screening of a match at last year's World Cup- one of the very rare occasions female fans were admitted along side men

Women in Iran will be able to attend football matches, starting with a World Cup qualifier next month, according to football's world governing body, Fifa.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino said

Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment

Iran has been holding military parades to mark the start of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war

Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region.