adminEditorial Comment: Africa must stand up to West’s bullying
Africa has, for decades, been subjected to bullying by the West which up to today continues to milk the continent of its valuable natural resources. The West which used to…
UN lavishes rare praise on Sierra Leone
New York — The UN Security Council lavished rare praise Wednesday on Sierra Leone, a country once known for “blood diamonds” and rebels chopping limbs off innocent civilians, which now…
Weather frustrates search for plane as new leads reported
PERTH/KUALA LUMPUR — High winds and icy weather halted the air search yesterday for a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet presumed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, just as…
Vatican removes ‘bishop of bling’
The Vatican has removed a German bishop because he spent $43 million of Church funds on an extravagant residence when Pope Francis was preaching austerity. Announcing the decision on Wednesday,…
Bin Laden son-in-law guilty of terrorism
A US jury has reached a guilty verdict in a terrorism-related case against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden. The verdict on Wednesday came after about five hours of deliberation…
Obama meets Pope Francis for first time
US President Barack Obama has met Pope Francis for the first time to discuss how to fight global inequality and poverty, calling himself a “great admirer” of the pontiff. Obama…
China defends death penalty
Beijing — China defended the death penalty yesterday as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions had again far exceeded the rest of the world’s combined. Beijing…
US and S Korean troops begin military drills
South Korean and US soldiers have taken part in the largest military exercises between the two countries for more than 20 years. The 12-day amphibious landing drill that began on…
Cardinal sorry for child sex abuse
Sydney — Australia’s top Catholic cleric George Pell apologised to a child sexual abuse victim yesterday, saying the church’s defence of a case he brought could be seen as morally…
MDC-T losing plot
Yoliswa Dube FOLLOWING this week’s facade of a united front exhibited by the MDC-T leadership, analysts believe the opposition party is losing the plot as it is looking at removing…