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Auxilia Katongomara Court Reporter A 37-YEAR-OLD farm worker who stole six herd of cattle and sold them to a fellow villager was yesterday handed a 14 year jail sentence for…
Man bashes wife over isitshwala quantity
Midlands Reporter A Gweru woman paid dearly for giving her husband a small portion of his favourite meal, isitshwala/sadza, when the man assaulted her with a log and clenched fists.…
Another 9/11 looms for US
Lyuba Lulko A country that sponsors terrorist training inevitably becomes a victim of terrorists. The US persistently continues running short-sighted policies, jeopardising its own population. After Iraq, where Islamists threaten…
Iraq requests US airstrikes on insurgents as ISIS fighters hit oil refinery
BAGHDAD — As Iraq seems to be heading towards a deeper insurgency crisis, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari yesterday requested the US to carry out airstrikes to thwart the lightning offensive…
Maiden Malema speech causes a stir in Parly
CAPE TOWN — EFF leader Julius Malema caused a stir in the National Assembly yesterday as he made his maiden speech as a member of parliament. It took only a…
Explosion rocks Nigeria W Cup viewing centre
AN explosion has struck a venue in the town of Damaturu in northeast Nigeria where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup football match, police say. There were reports…
Nine dead after boat sinks off Malaysia
AT least nine people have drowned and 26 others are missing after a boat carrying Indonesian migrants sank off Malaysia, officials said. Fishermen recovered the bodies of a man and…
Libyan election to go ahead next week
TRIPOLI — Libya’s second national election since the 2011 ouster of strongman Muammar Gaddafi will go ahead next week despite growing political chaos, organisational troubles and the prospect of a…
Don’t meddle in Iraq: Saudis warn Iran
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia gave an apparent warning to arch enemy Iran yesterday by saying outside powers should not intervene in the conflict in neighbouring Iraq. Foreign Minister Prince Saud…
UAE calls back Iraq envoy
THE UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Abdullah Ibrahim Al Shihi, Ambassador to Baghdad, for consultations in view of the dangerous developments in Iraq. In a statement yesterday, the…