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Chronicle Reporter WAR veterans in Bulawayo are crying foul over delays in the payment of school fees for their children by the government, which are still outstanding from third term…
Habitual thief nabbed
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 39-YEAR-OLD habitual thief who was recently released from Beitbridge prison after being pardoned through the Presidential Amnesty, has been dragged to court again facing 14…
‘Madzibaba’ wears cop uniform
Razemba Harare Bureau HARARE police are holding a “Madzibaba” who posted pictures of himself wearing police uniform on Facebook. The man, identified only as Madzibaba Chacha, a tailor in Westlea,…
Boko Haram slaughters hundreds in Nigeria
Maiduguri — Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned…
Assad declared landslide victor in Syria election
Beirut — President Bashar Assad has secured a landslide victory in a wartime election and has demonstrated his tenacious hold on power after three years of brutal civil war. Parliamentary…
DRC urged to probe attacks on activists
Kinshasa — Human Rights Watch called on Wednesday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate attacks and threats against opponents of a major oil exploration project at one of…
Indian woman shot dead for resisting rape
Rebels have shot dead a 35-year-old mother of four in northeast India after she resisted their attempt to gang-rape her, police said, in the latest string of sexual crimes to…
C Africa refugees overwhelm Cameroon
Rome — The United Nations food aid and refugee agencies on Wednesday appealed for funds to cope with a growing humanitarian crisis in Cameroon caused by thousands of refugees fleeing…
Christian group applauds SA judge
Johannesburg— Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng did well to defend his religious beliefs given an “anti-Christian media bias”, the Family Policy Institute said yesterday. “The chief justice must be applauded for…
Court orders arrest of ex-Pakistan CIA chief
Islamabad’s High Court has ordered police to press charges against the CIA’s former station chief for murder, conspiracy and waging war against Pakistan. Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued the orders…