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Chaotic scenes as Mugabe loyalists disrupt meeting in Zimbabwe
Mon, Jul 13, 2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Militants from President Robert Mugabe's party disrupted the opening of a national conference to draw up a new constitution for Zimbabwe
Mukoko is a free woman at last
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent human rights activists and her co-accused cannot be tried — now or in the future — on terror charges because they were beaten and tortured in jail, Zimbabwe's chief justice ruled Monday.
Zimbabwe Cricket names squad for upcoming series against Kenya and Bangladesh
Tue, Oct 06, 2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe Cricket have included two uncapped players for an upcoming series against Kenya and Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC boycotts unity government
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
Harare - Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is disengaging from the unity government because of the "persecution" of a top aide.
UN investigator urges protection of detainees
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment called Tuesday for a new U.N. convention to protect the rights of detainees, saying many are held for years and sometimes for a lifetime in inhuman and degrading conditions.
Witness torture evidence admissable in Bennet trial
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A judge says allegations the main witness was tortured can be raised in a trial that has shaken Zimbabwe's coalition government.
Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out
Mon, Nov 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still cling to hope for Zimbabwe.
'Zimbabwe will recover from crisis' WOZA
Mon, Nov 23, 2009
Washington - After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still cling to hope for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's police force and face court trials for challenging Zimbabwe's government. He said their grassroots efforts could improve the African country.
Osama was 'within reach'
Sun, Nov 29, 2009
Washington - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of US troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.
Russia's Putin eyeing top job - again
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
In an electric four-hour solo performance on live television, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he would think about whether to reclaim the presidency - one of the strongest signals yet that he might run again for Russia's top office in 2012
5,200 strip for nude photo shoot
Mon, Mar 01, 2010
SYDNEY, Australia - About 5,200 naked people embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House on Monday for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.
Mugabe seeks to regain power
Sun, Dec 13, 2009
Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe believes the country's unity government is short-lived and he plans to regain his hold over the country he has ruled for nearly three decades.
Zimbabwe rivals getting along, but no breakthrough
Thu, Dec 24, 2009
President Robert Mugabe, centre, shares a light moment with Morgan Tsvangirai, left, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and his Deputy, Arthur Mutambara after giving their end of year message to the nation, at Zimbabwe House in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The three leaders said they had made progress in clearing the outstanding issues in the Global Political agreement, and hoped the economy would get better ahead of the New Year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Ethiopian Airlines plane veered off course before sea crash
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Lebanese minister says plane that went down in storm, killing 90, suddenly turned in opposite direction from suggested path
Britain tightens student visas
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
London - Britain is tightening its rules on student visas to prevent people from flouting the rules and working illegally
Zimbabwean security forces accused of poaching
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The leader of a U.N. program to protect endangered species on Thursday charged that Zimbabwean security forces are spearheading poaching of elephants and rhinos in the troubled country.
Zimbabwean police ordered to return photos seized from exhibition
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
Zimbabwean high court judge ordered police to return 65 photographs seized the from an exhibition meant to portray the brutality of President Robert Mugabe's regime.
Zimbabwe police action stops human rights exhibit
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- A Zimbabwean rights group says they're abandoning a photo exhibit that documented human rights violations after fresh attempts by police to shut it down.
North Korea venue change 'purely a sporting issue'
Wed, Apr 28, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's tourism minister said on Wednesday North Korea's World Cup squad has changed its training venue for its upcoming visit but denied the move was politically motivated.
Zimbabwe's President, PM worlds apart in Tanzania
Wed, May 05, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's president and prime minister may both be in Tanzania this week, but they didn't even share a flight to get there. The agendas of the longtime rivals are worlds apart too, raising more questions about their struggling coalition government.
US shows no sign of lifting Zimbabwe sanctions
Tue, May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON — Zimbabwe's reform-minded Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday urged the United States to recognize that Zimbawe has made progress toward democracy as he appeared to suggest it ease sanctions.
Malawi gay wedding pair face jail
Tue, May 18, 2010
A MALAWI court on Tuesday convicted a gay couple who staged an illegal same-sex wedding of violating "the order of nature", which could land them with up to 14 years in prison.
Zimbabwe court frees 2 gay group staff on bail
Thu, May 27, 2010
Harare - A Zimbabwe court on Thursday freed two employees of a gay organisation after six days in jail on allegations of possessing indecent material and displaying a placard seen as insulting to President Robert Mugabe, an outspoken critic of homosexuality.
Mandela's group says World Cup will help Africa
Mon, May 31, 2010
JOHANNESBURG — A group of international statesmen and women brought together by Nelson Mandela have expressed excitement but also some concerns at the prospect of the first World Cup being held in Africa.
Lost ark or African treasure? Relic stirs passions
Mon, May 31, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Tudor Parfitt has spent years chasing a theory that a lost tribe of Jews wound up in Southern Africa. But his latest leap has landed him in a minefield.
Animals die, drown on Zimbabwe's Starvation Island
Fri, Jun 04, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Starvation Island in northern Zimbabwe is living up to its name for the first time in 50 years as rising lake waters have submerged grazing land for hundreds of animals, conservationists say.
Zimbabwe rights activist claims jail mistreatment
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwean defense lawyer says a prominent activist has accused police of mistreating him after his arrest on claims he gave false information about human rights abuses in the country's diamond industry.
S. Africa holds education summit before WCup final
Sun, Jul 11, 2010
PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa's president read fellow leaders a lesson before heading out with them to Sunday's World Cup final.
Zimbabwe diamond-crime whistleblower freed on bail
Mon, Jul 12, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A judge in Zimbabwe has freed a human rights activist jailed for more than five weeks on allegations of passing false information on diamond-mining violations to the international diamond control body.
Retired Lt. Gen. Peter Walls dies in exile in South Africa
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
JOHANNESBURG — A veterans' group says the last white commander of forces that opposed the guerrilla armies that swept Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to power has died.
Retired Lt. Gen. Peter Walls dies in exile in South Africa
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
JOHANNESBURG -- A veterans' group says the last white commander of forces that opposed the guerrilla armies that swept Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to power has died.
Retired Lt. Gen. Peter Walls dies in exile in South Africa
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
JOHANNESBURG -- A veterans' group says the last white commander of forces that opposed the guerrilla armies that swept Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to power has died.
Sabina Mugabe passes away
Thu, Jul 29, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The party of Zimbabwe's president says his sister Sabina Mugabe — a former lawmaker and one of his closest allies — died after a long battle with illness. She was 76.
Zimbabwe fools media with plane accident report
Thu, Aug 05, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Around the world, the news went out: Plane accident in Zimbabwe, black smoke on runway, ambulances screaming in.
Zimbabwe's coalition agrees on some disputed posts
Fri, Aug 13, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe prime minister's party says one of its major disagreements with longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe over sharing the key posts of ten provincial governors has been resolved ahead of a summit of regional leaders.
Conservationist gored to death by a wounded buffalo
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A wounded buffalo, known as one of the most aggressive animals in the African bush, gored veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Steve Kok to death, ending his years of dedication to saving wild animals from poachers' traps, colleagues said Tuesday. He was 71.
Mugabe won't honour GPA outstanding issues any further until 'sanctions' are lifted
Fri, Aug 20, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe president says he won't meet any further demands of the former opposition in a coalition government until Western sanctions called for by his longtime opponents are abolished.
Illegal occupiers kill hundreds of animals in nature reserve - conservationists
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Illegal occupiers on an animal reserve in southern Zimbabwe have killed hundreds of animals and torn down several miles (kilometers) of protective fencing, a conservation group said Friday.
Ailing Mugabe skips Ecuador trip
Sun, Sep 26, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe state radio says President Robert Mugabe arrived home Sunday from the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Zimbabwe Fails To Get Go-Ahead To Export Diamonds
Thu, Nov 04, 2010
The global diamond industry's oversight body upheld on Thursday restrictions preventing Zimbabwe from exporting its vast stockpile of diamonds from a large mine after efforts to reach a compromise ended in deadlock.
Zimbabwe progressing: Machel
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
HARARE — The wife of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, praised Wednesday progress in Zimbabwe since last year's formation of a compromise government to ease a political and economic crisis.
Ivory Coast governed from hotel room
Sun, Dec 12, 2010
Abidjan - From a hotel room just big enough to hold a bed and a desk, the man considered the legitimate president of Ivory Coast is trying to govern a troubled nation whose sitting president refuses to leave.
"Fired, fueled, fast-moving train." and ready to kill - Mugabe
Sat, Dec 18, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's president said Saturday his party is ready to regain its political dominance, likening it to a fast-moving train that would crush those who stood in its way.
Plenty of secrets left in WikiLeaks treasure trove
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
LONDON — Nearly two months after WikiLeaks outraged the U.S. government by launching the release of a massive compendium of diplomatic documents, the secret-spilling website has published 2,628 U.S. State Department cables -- just over 1 per cent of its trove of 251,287 documents.
Libya fighting continues as officials step down from Gadhafi government
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Protester death toll reported to be in the hundreds as Libyan officials, diplomats and soldiers disown Gadhafi's regime.
Iran hunts for Nukes uranium in Zimbabwe
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
VIENNA — Iran is expanding its covert global search for the uranium it needs for its nuclear activities and a key focus is Zimbabwe, says a new intelligence report acquired by The Associated Press.
'Obama is a nobody in America'- sickly Mugabe
Sat, Feb 26, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's ruler of 30 years celebrated his 87th birthday Saturday, saying that even if his body "may get spent" he still has the political ideas of a young man.
Libyan people hold firm against Gadhaffi's mercenaries
Wed, Mar 02, 2011
Rebel forces routed troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in a fierce battle over an oil port, scrambling over the dunes of a Mediterranean beach through shelling and an air strike to corner their attackers.
US warns Zimbabwe over Iran nuke cooperation
Tue, Mar 08, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration warned Zimbabwe on Monday that it could face penalties if it cooperates with Iran's nuclear program in violation of U.N. resolutions.
Zimbabwe rhino conservationist wins top award
Mon, Apr 11, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe—The endangered African rhinoceros isn't like a prehistoric dinosaur on the verge of extinction. It is robust in its natural habitat, it is disease resistant and breeds well when protected from poachers, says veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Raoul du Toit.
Zimbabwe's president says he is not ill
Thu, May 19, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's 87-year-old president scoffed at speculation over his health as "misplaced" and said Thursday he and his wife are fitness enthusiasts.
FIFA's Blatter arrives in Zimbabwe
Mon, Jul 04, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — FIFA's Sepp Blatter met Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe for talks Monday after the head of world soccer arrived for a two-day visit to a country where the game is mired in a match-fixing controversy.
South Sudan celebrates birth of a nation
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
Juba - South Sudan raised the flag of its new nation for the first time on Saturday, as thousands of South Sudanese citizens and dozens of international dignitaries swarmed the new country capital of Juba to celebrate the country's birth.
Zimbabwe government in turmoil as vote looms
Wed, Jul 13, 2011
Legislators have yet to rewrite Zimbabwe's constitution more than two years after a historic power-sharing agreement between longtime enemies. At least a quarter of the people on the country's voter lists are in fact dead writes ANGUS SHAW
'Put Out Your Own Fires' - Mugabe tells the Brits
Tue, Aug 09, 2011
HARARE, - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe tells Britain "to put out your own fires" and to stop interfering in his southern African nation.
Study says Zimbabwe capital worst city to live in
Thu, Sep 01, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A top research group on Thursday rated Zimbabwe's capital as the worst of 140 world cities in which to live.
'Black people, stop crying and complaining': Obama
Sun, Sep 25, 2011
Washington - President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.
Zimbabwe's president says he can't force 2012 vote
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president said Thursday that he can't force a poll he wants next year to end a troubled coalition government, saying he was "not in control" of elections in a country he's ruled for three decades.
Gadhafi's burial delayed for further investigation
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan official says the burial of slain leader Moammar has been delayed until his death can be examined by the International Criminal Court.
Senators: US losing sway in Africa as China rises
Wed, Nov 02, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators voiced concern Tuesday that the United States has lost influence with African governments as China has emerged as the continent's main trading partner and a major source of investment for infrastructure development.
Gadhafi Son Seif Al-Islam Seized In Southern Libya
Sat, Nov 19, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam — the only member of the ousted ruling family to remain at large — was captured as he traveled with aides in a convoy in Libya's southern desert, Libyan officials said Saturday. Thunderous celebratory gunfire shook the Libyan capital as the news spread.
Climate change hits Africa's poorest farmers
Sat, Nov 26, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As she surveys her small, bare plot in Zimbabwe's capital, farmer Janet Vambe knows something serious is happening, even if she has never heard of climate change.
US protests media arrests in Zimbabwe
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States on Wednesday protested the increasing number of arrests of journalists and civic activists ahead of the completion of constitutional reforms and proposed elections in Zimbabwe.
Putin's power tested by nationwide protests
Fri, Dec 09, 2011
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's opposition will test Vladimir Putin's grip on power Saturday in protests across the nation's sprawling expanse that promise to be the largest demonstration of public outrage since the dying days of the Soviet Union.
Hospital lures rural doctors with unusual offer
Sun, Jan 01, 2012
ASHLAND, Kan. (AP) — The hospital had lost the last doctor in a succession of those who came to the remote Kansas town and left again. A sole physician assistant kept watch over the 24-bed facility and its adjacent nursing home. It was on the verge of closing.
CHIPOLOPOLO chaZambia. Zambia wins African Cup of Nation
Mon, Feb 13, 2012
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) – Zambia won the African Cup of Nations Sunday, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a nerve-racking final at Stade de l'Amitie.
EU cuts Zimbabwe targeted travel, business bans by one-third, eases restrictions on businesses
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The European Union said Friday it has removed 51 loyalists of Zimbabwe’s president from a list of people facing travel and banking bans in their countries.
Mugabe says 2012 early election ‘definite,’ dismisses criticism
Sun, Feb 19, 2012
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president says he will “definitely” call elections this year to end a fragile three-year coalition with the former opposition and describes as cowards politicians who say polls cannot be held until well into 2013.
Mandela hospitalised
Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalised for a test to determine what is behind an undisclosed stomach ailment, and the country's current leader said the much beloved 93-year-old icon was in no danger.
Taylor conviction and the fates of other leaders
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is part of a long parade of leaders accused of war crimes in modern history. Here is what happened to some:
Zimbabwe probes Chinese abuses on local workforce
Tue, May 01, 2012
Zimbabwe's government is investigating persistent reports of rampant abuse of workers by Chinese employers, the labor minister said Tuesday.
Zimbabwe drops rape charges against 3 women
Thu, May 03, 2012
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Prosecutors in Zimbabwe say they have dropped charges against three women accused of raping men after DNA tests failed to link them to 17 alleged male victims.
Judge: South Africa Must Probe Rights in Zimbabwe
Tue, May 08, 2012
South Africa should investigate whether officials in neighboring Zimbabwe are responsible for human rights abuses there, a judge said Tuesday in an order that has grave political and practical implications.
China to re-investigate human flesh capsule claims
Tue, May 08, 2012
This handout photo released by Korea Customs Service on May 8, 2012 shows capsules filled with powdered human flesh in Daejeon, officials reported. Image by: AFP PHOTO / HO / Korea Customs Service
Man killed by a croc while rescuing a friend
Wed, May 09, 2012
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwean man was killed while trying to rescue his friend from attacking crocodiles in northwest Zimbabwe, a fishing club said Wednesday.
Chinese target rare ant eaters
Thu, May 17, 2012
HARARE, Zimbabwe — An animal welfare group in Zimbabwe says poachers are now targeting rare anteaters because of a growing demand for exotic animal parts for Asian traditional medicine.
