adminSenior UK ex-ministers in ‘cash for access’ claims
LONDON — Two British former foreign ministers faced claims yesterday that they offered to use their positions to help a private company in return for cash following an undercover investigation.
Libyan govt loses grip as general expands power
BAYDA — In a hotel lit by a generator in the eastern Libyan town of Bayda, Economy Minister Munir Ali Asr outlines optimistic plans to attract investment to a country…
Iran to quit nuclear talks if pressures mount: negotiator
TEHRAN — Iran will quit nuclear talks if the other party aimed to impose their wills on Tehran in the ongoing negotiations, the country’s senior negotiator told state IRIB TV…
Boko Haram is third deadliest terror group in the world — Report
DESPITE the recent successes recorded by the military forces of Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon against members of the Boko Haram sect, the terror group based in North East Nigeria…
Egypt calls for Pan-Arab military force to tackle terrorist groups
EGYPTIAN President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said a pan-Arab military force should be created to combat terrorist groups, insisting the threat of Islamist militancy requires a “unified” response from countries…
Maths prodigy, 10, enrols on degree course
SHE spends her spare time in a similar way to many other ten-year-old girls — playing with Barbie dolls and making loom bands. But the key difference between Esther Okade…
Editorial Comment: BCC should manage water cuts in a humane manner
On 28 July 2010, through Resolution 64/292, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognised the human right to water and sanitation and acknowledged that clean drinking water and sanitation are…
Zimbabwe sanctions: Power games versus strong mindsets
Bernard Bwoni HIS Excellency President Robert Mugabe reached yet another extraordinary milestone when he turned 91 years old on February 21. May I take this opportunity to wish him a…
‘Criminal defamation unconstitutional’
Nduduzo Tshuma Political Editor THE Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has said the view that criminal defamation remains valid as a result of last Thursday’s…
Parly delegation to ACP-EU castigates sanctions extension on First Family
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE’S Parliamentary delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), has castigated the extension of sanctions against President Mugabe and the First Family by the European…