Burkina Faso factions approve transition plan

Burkina Faso’s army has reached an agreement with opposition parties, civil groups and religious leaders for a transition to civilian rule, almost two weeks after the ousting of President Blaise…

A meeting of epic proportions

It was a meeting of epic proportions. The world’s tallest and shortest men met for the first time on Thursday morning to commemorate Guinness World Record Day.

‘Cannibal’ tries to eat woman in UK murder case

LONDON – British police confronted a man trying to eat the eyeball and face of a woman and used a stun gun on the cannibal who later died, local media…

Woman catches HIV from shared manicure equipment

A 22-year-old woman was diagnosed with HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment. Doctors say the case, detailed in a medical journal, has revealed a new form…

Barber escapes jail after slashing man’s throat

A “DEMON BARBER” who slashed the neck of a man with his cut-throat razor today walked free from court. Hungarian-born Lloyd Dobrodumow violently attacked passing lout Robert Smith after he…

Brown tree snake found dead in suspected suicide

Did this snake kill itself using its own venom? It certainly looked that way when Matt Hagan from Cairns Snake Catchers found the dead snake on Saturday still plunging its…

Pope Francis demotes outspoken American conservative Cardinal Burke

Pope Francis on Saturday demoted an outspoken conservative American cardinal who has been highly critical of the pontiff’s reformist leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.

Empower girls and young women for a brighter future

Vaidah Mashangwa EMPOWERED girls grow up to be more responsible young women and citizens. They are able to make a wide variety of choices in terms of finding the right…

Drugs major cause of rise in crime

Opinion Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu Zimbabwe has lately been experiencing very beastly types of crimes ranging from the rape of babies and elderly women to the murder of elderly parents by…

The mutation of Zanu-PF

Perspective Stephen Mpofu TWO interlocutors communicate by telephone across a political divide. INTERLOCUTOR ONE: Hello, there! Our deepest condolences to you people.

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