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Moscow — Russian ex-spy Anna Chapman has proposed marriage to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who is stuck without documents in a Moscow airport, in an increasingly bizarre turn of…
Syria opposition urges world to save Homs
Syria’s main opposition bloc has urged the international community to take action to protect civilians in the embattled city of Homs. The Syrian National Coalition yesterday appealed to the United…
Over 70 killed in battle for Somali port
Mogadishu — Battles between rival warlords in Somalia’s key southern port city of Kismayo killed at least 71 people last month, UN officials said yesterday, clashes Mogadishu has accused Kenyan…
Death penalty back in Pakistan
Pakistan’s new government has allowed a ban on the death penalty to expire, in a move condemned as “shocking and retrograde” by London-based rights group Amnesty International. A presidential order…
Marijuana leaf logo dropped from Washington state’s pot rules
OLYMPIA (Washington) — Washington state was the first in the nation to legalise recreational marijuana use, but image-conscious regulators there think the cannabis-leaf logo designed for state-licensed pot merchandise conveys…
Woman gets life for chopping off husband’s private part
A judge sentenced a Southern California woman who cut off her estranged husband’s penis and tossed it in the garbage disposal to life in prison with the possibility of parole.…
Israeli who murdered his parents used online tips
JERUSALEM — An Israeli who stabbed his mother and father to death was convicted of murder on Monday partly because he searched online for tips including “how to kill your…
Bulawayo snubs Stunner
Auxilia Katongomara Saturday Leisure Correspondent THE recent flop of urban grooves rapper Desmond “Stunner” Chideme’s show in Bulawayo comes as no surprise as the city has proved to be a…
Ndolwane’s Sibanda up for South African traditional music award
Auxilia Katongomara Saturday Leisure Correspondent WHILE in their homeland they might seem small or rather insignificant, their work is held in high esteem by other people in foreign lands. As…
Five-track album attitude
Urban Beats and Culture Nkosilathi Sibanda MUSICIANS have a special gift. It is this gift that makes them amazing beings. They are heroes of our lifetime. If used well, that…