admin130 feared dead in plane crash
ISLAMABAD — Up to 130 people are feared dead after a Boeing 737 crashed while trying to land in bad weather near the Pakistani capital Islamabad yesterday, officials said. The Bhoja airline flight from Karachi came down outside Islamabad’s international airport, police official Fazle Akbar said, adding that emergency teams have been sent to the site. “There is noItaly to pay US$200 000 to Indian fishermen’s families
NEW DELHI — Italy has agreed to pay nearly US$200 000 to each of the families of two dead Indian fishermen allegedly shot by Italian marines who mistook them for pirates, lawyers for the victims’ families said. V M Syamkumar, a lawyer for the sisters of slain fisherman Ajeesh Pink, said details of an accord to pay 10 million rupees US$192 308) to each familyBishop compares Obama to Hitler
Peoria — An Illinois Roman Catholic diocese whose bishop compared President Barack Obama’s health care policies to actions taken by Adolf Hitler said on Thursday that the comments, which prompted outside demands for an apology and investigation, were “historical context” in an ongoing debate over religious liberty.
Heglig under Sudan control: Defence minister
KHARTOUM — Sudanese Defence Minister Gen Abdul-Rahim Mohammed Hussein announced yesterday that his army had taken control of the strategic oil-rich Heglig region in South Kordofan, which had been seized by South Sudanese army since last week. “The victorious Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have managed to liberate the Heglig region from remains of the Sudan
French presidential race hots up
PARIS — Nicolas Sarkozy made a last-gasp bid to woo voters yesterday, the last campaign day before the crucial first-round French presidential vote that Socialist rival Francois Hollande is tipped to win.Incumbent Sarkozy began the day apologising for the perceived mistakes of his time in office since 2007, while polls said main rival Socialist Hollande was increasingly
Young Warriors ready for Batswana
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
YOUNG Warriors captain Willard Kalongonda and his deputy Kuda Mahachi hold the aces when the new-look side host Botswana in an African Under-20 Championship first round, first leg match at Barbourfields this afternoon. The two defenders are the
For Football and Family
DYNAMOS striker Takesure Chinyama has two things that he holds closest to his heart — his young family and football.
In fact, his life revolves around his game and his family.
4 perish in crash
Herald Reporter
FOUR people were killed while 13 others were injured when a Toyota Hiace they were travelling and a Lofombo bus side-swiped along Kirkman Road in Harare yesterday morning. The injured were taken to Parirenyatwa Hospital. National Traffic deputy
Diplomats hail President
Herald Reporter
SOME diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe have commended President Mugabe for promoting peace and reconciliation in his speech at the National Sports Stadium on Wednesday during the country’s 32nd independence celebrations. Chinese
New Zealand journalist fined
Beitbridge Bureau
A New-Zealand journalist who was arrested with a Zimbabwean woman at Beitbridge Border Post while working on a story about irregular migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa on Monday morning was yesterday fined US$150. The two were