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Late Goal Pushes Greece Past Ivory Coast

Greek spot-kick drama denies Ivorians.

(RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil) - Incredible drama unfolded in Fortaleza when Georgios Samaras converted a stoppage-time penalty to secure Greece a 2-1 victory over Côte d'Ivoire to set up a Round of 16 clash against Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup.

Côte d'Ivoire duo Kolo and Yaya Toure were both named in the starting XI just days after the tragic passing of their brother, Ibrahim.

LGBTI Rights Defenders in Ivory Coast Facing Death Threats and Attacks

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes, is deeply concerned by repeated attacks...

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Death threats have been issued against Claver Touré and his colleagues at Alternative - Côte d'Ivoire. They been facing increasing persecution over their legitimate work in defence of the rights of minorities, including the right to health.

On 23 January 2014, for the second consecutive day, a homophobic mob violently attacked the offices of Alternative - Côte d'Ivoire, in what appears to be a series of co-ordinated attacks...