The political situation in Zimbabwe is attracting regional leaders as Angolan President Joao Lourenco and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma visits Harare on Wednesday.…
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Robert Mugabe finally resigns
Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe Tuesday, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda announced, bringing the curtain down on a 37-year reign. Mugabe was swept from…
View More Robert Mugabe finally resignsNorth Korea to be declared terrorists nation
In spite of the sanctions slammed on North Korea following its nuclear programme, the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump announced Monday that his country…
View More North Korea to be declared terrorists nationMugabe ‘agrees’ to step down
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has agreed to the terms of his resignation and a letter has been drafted, according to CNN. Quoting a source,…
View More Mugabe ‘agrees’ to step downAngola President fires police chief
The President of Angola, Mr. João Lourenço, has sacked the country’s police commander, Mr Ambrósio de Lemos. According to a note from the Civil House…
View More Angola President fires police chiefAll eyes on billionaire Pinera as Chile votes today
Sebastian Pinera, one of Chile’s richest men, looks likely to prevail in the first round of the country’s presidential election today, confirming his frontrunner status…
View More All eyes on billionaire Pinera as Chile votes todayEnd of the Road for Mugabe, Grace today
On two fronts, President Robert Mugabe’s era in Zimbabwe will come to an ignominious end as leaders of the ruling ZANU-PF party sack him and…
View More End of the Road for Mugabe, Grace todayMugabe’s impeachment process begins Tuesday : report
Zimbabwe’s parliament is expected to commence an impeachment process against President Robert Mugabe, if he fails to resign, latest by Tuesday Nov. 21. The main…
View More Mugabe’s impeachment process begins Tuesday : reportMerkel in final push for coalition to avert crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a last push Sunday to forge a government, in a twin battle to save her political future and avert fresh…
View More Merkel in final push for coalition to avert crisisHariri returns to Lebanon this week
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will return home before Wednesday’s Independence Day celebrations and explain his situation. Two weeks ago, his shock resignation…
View More Hariri returns to Lebanon this weekZimbabweans celebrate expected exit of Mugabe
Thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, waving national flags, singing and dancing in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall…
View More Zimbabweans celebrate expected exit of MugabeGreek flooding toll reaches 19, as more bodies found
Greek police and emergency workers rescued three bodies in flood-hit areas west of Athens on Saturday, bringing the death toll since Wednesday to 19. “The…
View More Greek flooding toll reaches 19, as more bodies foundRussia blocks bid to briefly extend Syria chemical weapons inquiry
Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend by one month an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical…
View More Russia blocks bid to briefly extend Syria chemical weapons inquiryFlood in Greece towns kills at least 15
Flood triggered by torrential rain hit 3 towns west of the Greek capital Athens early Wednesday, killing at least 15 and injuring nearly 40 others.…
View More Flood in Greece towns kills at least 15Moore should leave race if sex allegations true
US President Donald Trump says Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should leave the race if the sexual misconduct allegations against him are true. White…
View More Moore should leave race if sex allegations trueI won’t quit, Sleepy Mugabe says
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, refused to resign during a crunch meeting Thursday with military generals who have seized control…
View More I won’t quit, Sleepy Mugabe saysFall from Grace: Mugabe’s wife was his weakness
President Robert Mugabe’s downfall was caused by the ambitions of his combative wife Grace, whose emergence as his likely successor proved a step too far…
View More Fall from Grace: Mugabe’s wife was his weaknessTrump defends Asia trip, vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea
US President Donald Trump hit back at critics of his recent Asia trip and vowed a global campaign of “maximum pressure” on North Korea Wednesday,…
View More Trump defends Asia trip, vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North KoreaDa Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mn
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record 450 million US dollars (380 million euros), including fees,…
View More Da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mnEU urges ‘peaceful resolution’ to Zimbabwe crisis
The European Union has called for a “peaceful resolution” to the unfolding crisis in Zimbabwe, after the army put long-time President Robert Mugabe under house…
View More EU urges ‘peaceful resolution’ to Zimbabwe crisisMacron’s movement falters after election glory
Six months after riding his own political movement to power in a sensational upset for French politics, President Emmanuel Macron faces the first signs of…
View More Macron’s movement falters after election gloryZimbabwe in ‘bloodless transition’ away from Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, says the series of military activities underway in the country mark a “bloodless transition” of power from long-time President Robert Mugabe.…
View More Zimbabwe in ‘bloodless transition’ away from MugabeTank convoy seen outside Zimbabwe capital
Several tanks were seen moving near the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Tuesday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the army warned it could intervene over…
View More Tank convoy seen outside Zimbabwe capitalWashington cop shoots man for performing sex act ‘wrong’
A 21-year-old escort in Washington USA, Marissa E. Wallen has shot a man in the back of the head for wrongly performing a sex act…
View More Washington cop shoots man for performing sex act ‘wrong’