admin45 die in bus inferno on Indian highway
NEW DELHI. – Forty-five people died when the bus they were travelling in caught fire after an accident on a road between the southern Indian cities of Bengaluru and Hyderabad…
UN warns over millions of teenage mothers
LONDON. – Around 7,3 million girls under the age of 18 give birth each year in developing countries, risking death and suffering that can only be addressed by changing social…
Record number of nations oppose US embargo of Cuba
UNITED NATIONS. – In an overwhelming UN vote, 188 countries have called on the US to lift its 53-year trade embargo on Cuba. Havana has slammed the financial sanctions as…
‘SA makes strides in narrowing gender gap’
JOHANNESBURG. – South Africa took the second slot in terms of gender equality, an achievement that has won applause from the African National Women’s League (ANCWL), according to the Global…
‘NSA stores data to target any citizen at any time’
LONDON. – The current revelations on the NSA’s spying are just the tip of the iceberg and affect “almost every country in the world,” said Glenn Greenwald.
Five detained over Tian’anmen terrorist attack, say police
BEIJING. – Chinese police have identified Monday’s deadly crash at downtown Beijing’s Tian’anman Square as a terrorist attack and five suspects have been detained.
Headlands tragedy: Widower speaks out
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor THE widower of the Headlands woman who last Friday fatally poisoned her three children before hanging herself says he does not blame his late wife…
Tsvangirai ditches more workers
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has dumped staff he recruited into his office during the tenure of the inclusive Government with the majority of workers from…
Govt challenges creative industry
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter SECRETARY for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr George Charamba yesterday challenged the creative industry to produce enough content to meet the requirement for 75 percent…
Samkange declared provincial hero
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau FORMER Mashonaland West Governor and Resident Minister, and Zanu-PF Central Committee member Cde Nelson Samkange who died on Tuesday after collapsing at his farm has been…