adminTeachers protest new Mexico education reform
Tens of thousands of teachers have demonstrated in Mexico City, many pledging to disobey an education reform passed by Congress and championed by President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Chile judges apologise for Pinochet inaction
The body representing judges in Chile has issued a long-awaited apology for the actions of its members under military rule in the 1970s and 1980s.
16 skulls found on street in Prague
Prague — Police in Prague say 15 human skulls have been found in a wooden box found on a street, and another was found in a garbage bin.
Vatican recalls envoy
The Vatican has recalled its ambassador to the Dominican Republic and relieved him of his duties pending an investigation, after local media accused him of paedophilia, a spokesman for the…
ICC prosecutor: Kenya trials must go ahead
Justice must run its course in the cases against Kenya’s president and deputy president, the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said, ahead of a vote in Kenya’s parliament on whether to…
Leaders meet to broker end of DRC war
Kampala — Presidents from Africa’s Great Lakes region gathered yesterday in Uganda for a fresh bid to broker a deal to end fighting in resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Generators placed outside Mandela’s home
Johannesburg — Ailing former president Nelson Mandela’s Houghton home was among those hit by a widespread power cut in Johannesburg yesterday.
Gwayi catchment dams 60pc full
Prosper Ndlovu Senior Reporter THE water situation in the Gwayi catchment area is stable as most dams are 60 percent full.
Woman steals from Mohadi
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 36-year-old woman has been condemned to two years imprisonment for stealing an assortment of property worth $3 200 from outgoing Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi’s Mazunga…
Zinwa employee in court for indecent assault
Court Reporter A 25-year-old man employed by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) was allegedly caught ejaculating on the back of a woman while they were in a queue in…