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Herald Reporter The Federation of Organisations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ) says it will continue to lobby for more seats in the National Assembly to enhance the participation of…
We will work in harmony-Manyenyeni
Farai Kuvirimirwa Herald Reporter Harare’s newly elected mayor Mr Bernard Manyenyeni says he expects to work in harmony with Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo and…
Latest: Dinha attacker jailed
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter A Bindura man who tried to run over Mashonaland Central Minister of State for provincial affairs Advocate Martin Dinha with his Toyota Hilux seriously injuring him was…
UN chemical weapons experts back in Syria
DAMASCUS – UN inspectors returned to Syria Wednesday to pursue a probe into alleged poison gas attacks, as Russia and the West wrangled over how to eliminate President Bashar al-Assad’s banned chemical weapons.
Syria rebels break ranks in challenge for foreign backers
BEIRUT – A decision by key Syrian rebel groups to break with the Western-backed National Coalition further splinters the opposition and poses a key challenge for its international supporters, analysts say.
Syrian opposition voice ‘disappointment’ to Kerry
NEW YORK CITY – Syrian opposition leaders Tuesday openly took issue with the US government’s failure to launch a missile attack on the Syrian regime and pressed for assurances of US support…
KENYA UPDATE: Al-Shebaab claim 137 hostages killed in Nairobi mall siege
NAIROBI – Somalia’s al-Shebaab insurgents claimed Wednesday 137 hostages they had seized died in a Nairobi shopping mall siege, figures impossible to verify and higher than the number of people officially registered…
BREAKING NEWS: British national arrested in Nairobi mall attack: London
LONDON – A British national has been arrested in Nairobi over the bloody attack on a shopping mall by armed Islamists, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
UN chief calls for innovative partnerships
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonMonday galvanised heads of state, business leaders and philanthropists into joint action against extreme poverty, hunger and disease, to propel the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…
Kenya long seen as key Israeli ally in turbulent region
JERUSALEM – Israel, which is said to have aided Kenya during the deadly attack on a Nairobi mall, has long viewed East Africa as a region of major strategic and…