adminMaine man who sent son to day care with loaded gun pleads not guilty
The father of a 4-year-old who brought a loaded handgun to day care in Maine has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour reckless conduct, claiming the incident was unintentional. The man,…
Gorbachev denies death reports after hacker attack
Mikhail Gorbachev announced to the world he was alive and well after hackers broke into microblogs run by a news agency late on Wednesday and posted false reports of his…
Charity thieves return loot in change of heart
Thieves who stole computers and valuables from a charity for victims of sexual violence have had a change of heart and returned the goods. They broke into the offices of…
Directive on debt cancellation irreversible: Chombo
Senior Reporter LOCAL authorities in the country have been ordered to totally cancel all bills that residents have been accruing since 2009. The authorities, after interpreting the directive by Local…
Churches happy with poll outcome
Prosper Ndlovu Senior Reporter CHURCH leaders have said the outcome of last week’s harmonised elections, which Zanu-PF won resoundingly, could not be disputed and is good for the people. Zanu-PF…
Tsvangirai seeks election results nullification
Harare Bureau MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday filed a petition at the Constitutional Court seeking nullification of the presidential election results. He is also seeking a fresh election within…
AU celebrates Africa Day of Decentralisation
ADDIS ABABA. — The African Union (AU) yesterday celebrated the second edition of the Africa Day of Decentralisation and Local Development. Adopted during the January 2012 Summit, the day aims…
Benin president fires cabinet
COTONOU. — Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi has sacked his entire cabinet and will appoint a new one, his office said yesterday. The president will announce the new line-up, said…
Obama meets IT, telecoms chiefs
WASHINGTON. — President Barack Obama met at the White House with leaders of IT and telecoms giants, including Apple, Google and AT&T, to discuss controversial electronic surveillance programs, Politico reported…
Swiss store in racism spat with Oprah
ZURICH. — A Swiss luxury boutique denied any wrongdoing yesterday after US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey claimed she had been the subject of racism when a shop assistant allegedly…