adminClashes continue for fifth day in Egypt
Police have fired tear-gas at protesters in downtown Cairo, just hours after President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emegency and a curfew in three Suez Canal cities.
Yesterday was the fifth consecutive day of street violence in Egypt. There were reports that one person was killed; he was not taking part in the protests, but was hit by a stray gunshot.
Protests began last week to mark the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak; nearly 50 people have been killed so far.
AU talks break down over DR Congo crisis
Talks have broken down at the African Union summit in Ethiopia on plans to solve the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the United Nations had not consulted regional players on their efforts to mend the crisis, according to a South African official.
Zim delegation in Spain for trilateral meetings
Oliver Kazunga
Business Reporter
A delegation from Zimbabwe is in Spain where it will hold trilateral meetings with officials from Zambia and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation on the programme for UNTWO general assembly in August.
The delegation, which is led by the Tourism and Hospitality Minister Engineer Walter Mzembi, left for Madrid on Saturday and will attend the 33rd Fitur International Tourism Trade Fair.