admin‘Negligent’ Pistorius not guilty of murder
PRETORIA — “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp yesterday, a shock decision that left the South African celebrity athlete sobbing with emotion…
Russian President puts troops on war footing
VLADIMIR Putin has ordered surprise checks of troops in the far east of Russia and for government agencies to test their preparedness in case of war, keeping pressure on Kiev…
Boko Haram finally agrees to exchange
THERE are indications that Boko Haram has agreed to swap some of the abducted 219 Chibok girls for 18 commanders. According to The Nation, they want to exchange the female students…
UN peacekeepers arrive in strife-torn CAR
NEW York — A new UN peacekeeping mission gets off the ground next week in the Central African Republic, one of Africa’s most fragile states, despite questions over what peace…
Syria opposition backs US anti-ISIS plan
BEIRUT — Syria’s opposition national coalition welcomed a US plan to tackle the jihadist Islamic State group on Wednesday, but also urged action against President Bashar Assad’s regime. In a statement,…
Japan dengue fever infections pass 100
TOKYO — More than 100 people have contracted dengue fever in Japan, in the first domestic outbreak of the disease in 70 years, the government said yesterday. There were now 103…
Terrorists free 45 Fijian peacekeepers
THE UN has confirmed 45 Fijian peacekeepers being held captive in Syria have been released. The Fijians were serving in the UN Disengagement Observer Force, which is monitoring a 1974 ceasefire…
Dead women, children floating in Kashmir
NEW Delhi — Authorities in Indian Kashmir collected the bodies of women and children floating in the streets yesterday as anger mounted over what many survivors said is a bungled…
CHINAMASA CUTS MINING GROWTH PROJECTIONS
Harare Bureau— FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has cut the mining sector growth forecast to minus 1,9 percent from 10,7 percent citing weak international minerals prices among main…
Livestock boost for Insiza farmers
Nokusa Masuku Business Reporter TWENTY farmers in Gwatemba, Insiza district have received 11 heifers and a bull each while 20 others received 15 sheep each from a development partner in a…