Zim future bright: Mujuru

Farai Kuvirimirwa Herald Reporter Zimbabweans should anticipate having a prosperous life and enrich themselves in abundance for the next five years, Vice President Joice Mujuru

International flights resume at Nairobi after fire

NAIROBI- International flights landed at Nairobi airport Thursday, the first since a huge fire gutted the arrivals terminal, causing widespread chaos and delays.

Support grows for Mali’s Keita

Bamako — Most of Mali’s political leaders have come out in support of leading presidential candidate Ibrahim Boubakar Keita following frantic coalition building this week, bolstering his chances of victory…

Obama ‘disappointed’ in Russia’s Snowden decision

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was “disappointed” that Russia had granted temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, defying Obama administration demands that the former…

Huge fire destroys Nairobi airport terminal

A large fire at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International airport has forced one of East Africa’s largest transport hubs to shut down, officials say. “Apart from emergency landings, all flights into…

Egypt presidency says diplomacy failed to end crisis

Egypt’s presidency said yesterday that diplomatic efforts to end the country’s political turmoil had failed and warned that the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted President Mohamed Mursi would be held responsible…

Israeli soldiers wounded in Lebanon incursion

Four Israeli soldiers have been wounded in a landmine explosion inside Lebanese territory, the Lebanese army says. The incursion occurred just after 12:00am local time yesterday (21:00 GMT on Tuesday)…

Dozens of rebels killed in Syrian army ambush

At least 62 rebel fighters have been killed in a Syrian army ambush at dawn near the town of Adra, east of Damascus, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…

Namibia drought threatens 400 000

Windhoek — A severe drought that sparked a state of emergency in Namibia has left 400 000 people facing hunger, the government said. The government has been criticised for failing to…

Man held over Twitter abuse of women

London — British police said yesterday they had arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with threats made on Twitter against a woman lawmaker and a feminist campaigner. Stella Creasy, from…

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