adminZim firms use Mauritius as gateway to foreign capital
Harare Bureau MAURITIUS has become increasingly popular among Zimbabwean and foreign firms as the gateway to international finance and the spring board for expansion into other markets across the entire…
Nigerian Islamists kill 18
MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) — Islamist militants stormed a village in remote northeast Nigeria on Monday, torching houses and spraying them with bullets in an attack that killed 18 people, witnesses said.
UN under fire by Assad allies before Geneva 2
Iran and Russia, the key backers of the embattled Syrian regime, have condemned the United Nations retraction of an invitation made to Tehran to take part in the Geneva 2…
Palestinian president refuses extension of peace talks with Israel
RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hinted yesterday that he rejects any extension of the ongoing US-sponsored peace talks set to run nine months between the Palestinians and Israel.
Barman tries to arrest ‘war criminal’ Tony Blair
What began as an ordinary Friday night for a barman at an upscale London steakhouse ended on a more dramatic note after former UK prime minister Tony Blair entered the…
China nabs 60,000 copyright pirates
BEIJING — As many as 59,222 people suspected of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement were seized by Chinese police in 2013, the Ministry of Public Security revealed yesterday. They were…
Delhi ministers protest against police
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who slept the night out on the streets while on an unprecedented 10-day protest against the state police, has appealed to the people to take…
Iraq executes 26 prisoners over terror acts
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Ministry of Justice yesterday said it executed 26 convicted prisoners two days ago over terror charges, despite international calls on Baghdad to end the death penalty…
Iran, world powers to push new round of nuclear talks
TEHRAN — Iran and the world powers are likely to meet next month to continue the talks on the remaining issues pertaining to Tehran’s nuclear programme, Iran’s nuclear negotiator Abbas…
Editorial Comment: Police must explain suspects custody deaths
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is one of the most efficient investigative units in the world. Few major crimes committed on Zimbabwean soil go unpunished.