North Korea will protect sovereignity

HARARE. — The aspiration and desire of mankind to lead an independent life free from all sorts of domination and subjugation is growing stronger.
But there are many challenges to that trend. Recent tragic events in many countries show that

South Korea’s cunning ploy slammed

SEOUL. —  The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) yesterday slammed the dialogue overtures by South Korea as a “cunning ploy,” Yonhap News Agency reported.
The dialogue offer is “a cunning ploy to conceal their criminal wrong-doings that drove the

UN hit by war crimes court dispute, again

UNITED NATIONS. — The United Nations has been hit by a second war crimes court dispute in a week with Rwanda trying to stop the UN Security Council praising the International Criminal Court. The storm comes only days after the United States boycotted a UN General Assembly debate where

Syria in trouble

BEIJING. — The Western media have been fanning fears of Syria’s chemical weapons since last year, and the most recent talk is that British scientists have found evidence of Syrian chemical attack. Although both sides of the Syria conflict have accused the other

Editorial Comment: CFU’s U-turn on land reform commendable, but . . .

The Commercial Farmers Union’s admission that the land reform was irreversible and that it now wanted to be re-considered for land to farm did not surprise us as it would have been foolish of them to continue resisting a programme that has empowered

City hold on to end Chelsea’s FA Cup defence

LONDON, April 14, 2013 (AFP) – Manchester City withstood a valiant fightback from Chelsea to win a gripping FA Cup semi-final 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday and knock the holders out of the competition. Goals in each half from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero put

Arsene Wenger confident

LONDON, April 14, 2013 (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident his side is on course to claim its usual place in the Champions League soccer.
That was very much in jeopardy just a few weeks ago but Saturday’s 3-1 Emirates Stadium victory

Bryant out for up to 9 months with torn Achilles

EL SEGUNDO, Calif — American basketball star Kobe Bryant had surgery on Saturday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending his season with two games left in the Los Angeles Lakers’ play-off chase. Lakers trainer Gary Vitti thinks Bryant will need at least six to nine months for

Wenger after Borussia Dortmund’s Mario Gotze

LONDON — Arsene Wenger is embarking on a twin strategy to revive Arsenal this summer by making a club record £30million bid for Borussia Dortmund’s Mario Gotze while promoting a clutch of promising youngsters. Wenger is ready to spend the £70m transfer fund at his

Easy wins for Germany giants

MUNICH — Germany’s Champions League soccer semi-finalists went on scoring sprees in the Bundesliga on Saturday with Borussia Dortmund blasting five first-half goals in a 6-1 win at Greuther Fuerth and champions Bayern Munich beating Nuremberg 4-0. Ilkay Gundogen and

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