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JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON — In an open letter to the Israeli public, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to deliver a “tough response” in his UN speech yesterday to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address to the General Assembly a day earlier. Netanyahu made the remarks asPutin blames West for global chaos
MOSCOW — The Russian leader did not hesitate to name who is responsible for sowing the seeds of disorder that is gripping many parts of the world, including Syria. Commenting on the “Arab Spring” and the ongoing Syrian conflict, he said: “Our position is to help carry out changes for the better inGoogle’s Schmidt defends hosting of anti-Islam film
SEOUL/ BANGKOK — Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt defended yesterday YouTube’s hosting of an anti-Islam film that sparked violent global protests, saying the answer to “bad speech is more speech” — not a ban. Google, the parent company of the video-sharing site, has blocked accessNigeria, Saudi Arabia in diplomatic face-off?
LAGOS — Nigeria and Saudi Arabia may have engaged in a diplomatic face-off as Nigeria gave the Saudi Arabia government 24 hours to expedite action in resolving the issues surrounding the detention and deportation of some of its female pilgrims. More than 750 Nigerian female pilgrims inObama’s no moral compass
Tichaona ZindogaThe world today is on fire and it is not just American flags burning on account of the offensive anti-Muslim video released recently. Conflicts are gnawing at societies from Afghanistan to Syria, from North Africa down to DRC. United Nations chief Ban ki-Moon put it well in his address to the UN
Address women’s challenges now
Ruth Butaumocho Gender ForumI was going through my e-mails last week, when I came across an auto-reply from a South African colleague, saying she was away from work for a week, as part of the Woman’s Month commemorations that were taking place in that country in August. Curious, what the hype was all about, I
Prosecutor rapes maid, court told
Senior Court ReporterA CHINHOYI regional prosecutor allegedly raped his teenage maid twice after she turned down his love proposal. Admore Shekede (35) was not asked to plead when he appeared before regional magistrate Ms Adiona Masawi who remanded the matter to October 22 this year for trial. The complainant
Bev, Zoey freed
Hlatini Hlatini Herald Reporter
POLE dancers Beverley Sibanda and Zoey Sifelani were yesterday released from custody after spending the night in cells at Harare Central Police Station. The pair was arrested on allegations of public indecency on Wednesday afternoon. Police spokesperson Inspector Tadius Chibanda confirmed
Africa needs a mental overhaul
Ojijo PascalA ONE paragraph, two sentence, four line and forty-four word letter was delivered to the vice chancellor of Makerere University in Uganda, who is also a member of Uganda Academy of Sciences, asking his office to convene a forum to debate the de-colonisation, and de-enslaving of the
Multitudes coming back home to Zanu-PF
Cde PF ‘Gidi’ NgwindingwindiOne bus has a destination board inscribed “Nyamapanda” and the other is written “Somewhere”. They are both stationed at Mbare Musika and the touts are shouting above their voices competing to attract prospective passengers into their respective buses. The sweet-tongued tout is loading