Mobile money popular

NAIROBI. – Africa and Asia are leading a global boom in the use of “mobile money” as millions turn to their mobile phones instead of coughing up cash or handing over credit cards. In 2012, more than 30 million people were actively

Coltart bars teachers from referendum

EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has barred

UN aims for peace, stability

UNITED NATIONS. – Mediating, strengthening governance and creating jobs were some of the UN objectives highlighted by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to ensure that people living in conflict areas or in countries

Banda to monitor Kenyan polls

NAIROBI. – The Carter Centre announced yesterday that former Zambian President Rupiah Banda and the Centre’s Vice President for Peace Programmes John Stremlau will co-lead the Centre’s 60-person delegation

Update:Sheikh Saud returns home

Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Saud Bin Al Saqr Qasimi

Three dead, seven wounded in Swiss factory shooting

GENEVA — A 42-year-old employee killed two workmates and wounded seven when he opened fire in a Swiss factory yesterday, rocking the small community where the plant is located. Police said the gunman, who also died, had

World powers, Iran wrap up crunch nuclear talks

TEHRAN. — World powers are taking a “more realistic” approach to the Iranian nuclear standoff, Tehran’s chief negotiator said yesterday, announcing a resumption of talks in March and then at a higher level in April. “Some of the points raised in

MDC-T hijacks funeral

Takunda Maodza in HEADLANDS
MDC-T has hijacked the funeral of Christpower Maisiri (12) of Headlands, who died in an inferno last Saturday night amid calls by Cabinet for law enforcers to get to the bottom of the fatal incident. Preliminary police investigations

Nigeria police confirm release of 6 hostages

YENAGOA. — Six foreigners abducted by pirates off Nigeria’s southern coast of Bayelsa State were on Tuesday freed unhurt, local police authorities have said. Kingsley Omire, commissioner of police in Bayelsa State, said the

Peter Turkson favourite to replace Pope Benedict

LONDON — Ghana’s Peter Turkson is the Irish bookmakers’ favourite to replace Pope Benedict, putting a non-European in pole position to lead the 12 billion-member Roman Catholic Church for the first time in more than a millennium. Irish bookmaker Paddy

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