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LONDON. — The first trial from the phone-hacking scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World opened yesterday with his key aide Rebekah Brooks and the prime minister’s former…
ICC in surprise U-turn on Kenyatta trial
THE HAGUE. — International Criminal Court prosecutors asked judges yesterday to reverse a ruling allowing Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend only parts of his trial, after a similar decision…
New PM to close gap between the rich, poor
DAKAR. — Senegal’s new prime minister vowed yesterday in her first policy address to parliament that her government would prioritise closing the gap between rich and poor, boosting economic growth…
SA sentences 20 extremists for Mandela’s death plot
JOHANNESBURG. — A South African court began yesterday sentencing 20 right-wing extremists convicted of high treason for a plot to kill Nelson Mandela and drive blacks out of the country.
India tightens security at rallies after bombings
NEW DELHI. — India’s home ministry yesterday ordered increased security at election rallies after a string of bombs killed six people before a speech by hardline opposition leader Narendra Modi.
African policymakers discuss regional integration
JOHANNESBURG. — The eighth African Economic Conference kick started yesterday in Johannesburg to address regional integration. The conference is organized each year by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN…
Security council expected to hold emergency talks
UNITED NATIONS. — The UN Security Council was expected to hold emergency talks yesterday on a new surge in fighting in eastern DRC in which a UN peacekeeper was killed,…
Judge orders stop to work on huge Amazon dam
BRASILIA. — A Brazilian judge has ordered that work on the controversial Belo Monte Dam in the Amazon be halted on grounds that environmental commitments were not met, the court…
Bomb strikes Libyan reception hall
BENGHAZI. — A bomb exploded early yesterday outside a reception hall in the restive eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, damaging the building without wounding anyone, security officials said.
ZBC urged to pay workers salaries
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has said Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation workers should be paid their outstanding salaries backdating to May and hinted…