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Mideast Talks Resume

Washington, September 2, 2010 - Israeli and Palestinian leaders have resumed direct talks today, seeking to clinch an elusive peace deal for the Middle East within a year despite deep scepticism and fresh violence.

Girl-Band Star Escapes Jail Over HIV Infection

August 27, 2010 - A German pop singer who confessed to knowingly exposing two men to the risk of HIV after finding out she had the virus herself was convicted by a court Thursday of grievous bodily harm. ...
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China Crash Kills 42 As Plane Overshoots Runway

Beiing, August 25, 2010 A passenger plane overshot a runway while landing at a new airport in northeast China late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing 42 people of 96 on board, the nation's worst air disaster since 2004. ...
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New Baby Daughter For UK Prime Minister

August 24, 2010 - The Prime Minister has said he is "absolutely thrilled" his wife Samantha has given birth to their fourth child, a girl, while on holiday in Truro. ...
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Nine Day Traffic Jam For Chinese Drivers

Beijing, August 24, 2010 - The end may now be in sight for frustrated drivers who have endured a nine-day, 100 km- (60 miles) long traffic jam on a highway leading into Beijing, state media said Monday. ...
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Hong Kong Bans Phillippines Travel

August 24, 2010 - Hong Kong has expressed angry shock at the Philippines after the deaths of eight of its tourists in a bus hijack, cancelling all travel to the country. ...
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Media Watchdogs Concerned Over Missing Journo

Vienna, August 21, 2010 - Media watchdogs expressed concern Friday over the recent disappearance of a Ukrainian journalist, but praised President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to personally oversee the case....
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Ex-U.S. Senator Stevens Dies In Alaska Plane Crash

ANCHORAGE Alaska, August 11, 2010 - Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who for several years played a leading role in controlling the nation's purse strings, died with four other people in a small plane crash in his home state of Alaska, officials said on Tuesday....
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Mandela Charity Official 'Received Campbell Diamonds'

August 06, 2010 - The former head of Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Jeremy Ractliffe, has said he did receive uncut diamonds from the model Naomi Campbell. ...
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U.S. Judge Overturns California Gay Marriage Ban

San Francisco, August 05, 2010 - A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a California ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional, handing a key victory to gay rights advocates in a politically charged decision almost certain to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. ...
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Zimbabwe Gets US$50m

Harare, September 1, 2010 - Zimbabwe has received a US$50 million loan from the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) for industry revival.
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ILO Gives Zim An Ultimatum

Harare, September 2, 2010 - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has given the Zimbabwean government a one year period to reform all laws that infringe the rights of workers and comply with international labour standards.

Mideast Talks Resume

Washington, September 2, 2010 - Israeli and Palestinian leaders have resumed direct talks today, seeking to clinch an elusive peace deal for the Middle East within a year despite deep scepticism and fresh violence.
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Zimbabwe Now Safe, Says SA

Cape Town, September 2, 2010 – The South African government says it believes some form of stability has returned to Zimbabwe and therefore, all Zimbabweans will now be treated like any other foreign national.

Govt bans Gukurahundi exhibition

HARARE, AUGUST 28, 2010 ---The government has banned paintings by prominent visual artist Owen Maseko on the Gukurahundi massacres in Matabeleland and Midlands in an unprecedented onslaught on freedom of expression.
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Lawyers seek postponement of ministers trial

Harare, August 27, 2010 - Lawyers representing four government ministers and top police chiefs have asked the attorney for a Norton resident who is suing them for damages to lump his claim together with that of other abductees who are also suing the same ministers and police bosses.

Harare man buys CD for US$ 200

Harare, August 28, 2010 - A Harare man left guests who attended a CD album launch on Thursday night at the Delta Gallery in Harare shocked when he bought a CD for US$ 200.
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Tsvangirai Laments Slow Implementation Of GPA

Harare, August 27, 2010 - The reluctance by principals in the inclusive government to fully implement the Global Political Agreement (GPA) is threatening the future of the nation, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said.
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Ministers In Trouble With Loan Shark

Harare, August 28, 2010 - Two Cabinet Ministers Nicholas Goche and Priscilla Misihairabwi – Mushonga are among the individuals who stand to lose properties after they benefitted from an illegal money lending scheme run by a controversial businessman, Frank Tawanda Buyanga.

Amnesty petition govt over fresh Murambatsvina

Harare, August 28, 2010 - Amnesty International has called upon the government to take immediate action to protect some 250 people who were forcibly evicted before their homes and possessions were set alight during a night raid by armed Zimbabwean police.
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