adminPistorius throws up again after seeing Reeva Steenkamp’s photos in court
Oscar Pistorius threw up in court again after a picture of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp’s blood-covered body was accidentally shown to the court at his murder trial in Pretoria. As screens…
No evidence plane flew hours after losing contact
Malaysian authorities said yesterday there was no evidence that a jetliner missing for almost six days flew for hours after losing contact with air traffic controllers and continued to transmit…
Russia risks ‘massive damage’ over Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a stark warning to Russia, saying it would suffer “massive” economic and political damage if it did not change its course over Ukraine. In…
US dismisses charges against Indian envoy
A United States judge has thrown out charges against an Indian diplomat whose New York arrest and strip-search sparked a bitter diplomatic row with Delhi.Devyani Khobragade was arrested on December…
China reports 31 dead in tunnel blast
Beijing — The death toll from a little-reported road explosion was disclosed yesterday to be a much higher 31, nearly two weeks after the blast shook a highway tunnel in…
Gaza cross-border fighting enters third day
Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip have fired more rockets at Israeli cities in a third day of a cross-border flare-up. Sirens sounded in the southern Israeli towns of Ashkelon…
Death sentence for Delhi rapists upheld
An Indian court has upheld the death sentence for four men convicted of raping and killing a medical student in New Delhi in December 2012. The Delhi High Court yesterday…
Dubai to auction Zim gems
Mernat Mafirakurewa Business Editor— THE Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) is set to hold its first rough diamond tender for the country’s diamonds later this month as local gems continue to…
Israelis tour Bulawayo
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter A DELEGATION comprising 100 Israelis is touring Bulawayo on a religious tourism initiative for the next five days, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, said yesterday. Religious…
Lines of credit for miners to be unveiled
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter THE government will soon unveil lines of credit to support the small-scale gold sector as it moves towards increasing bullion production in the country. Mines and…