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Parties tie in zimbabwe senate polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Thursday began announcing the delayed results of senatorial elections held at the weekend, with the ruling party and opposition...
Foot and Mouth disease discovered in Mozambique
The dreaded Foot and mouth disease has been detected in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
The...
Multiple French murder suspect in court escape
Sidi Ould Sidina, an alleged member of the terrorist group suspected to have shot dead four French tourists 24 December 2007 near the city...
A high increase in school enrolments in Sudan
Some 1.3 million children in southern Sudan are expected to start classes this year, compared to just 340,000 in 2005, thanks to an initiative...
UN and AU in historic meeting
The 15 Ambassadors in the UN Security Council will hold a historic meeting on 16 April with the 15 members of the African Union's...
If only London could become the French capital
The "official" reason behind French President, Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit last week to the banks of the Thames river was to rekindle Franco-British relations.
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Telephone services in Zimbabwe jammed
Fixed and mobile phone lines have been jammed as Zimbabweans try to find out the outcome of their elections.
from our correspondent...
Zimbabwe elections : Makoni to decide presidential winner
The MDC’s stunning success in the hinterlands –for long the bedrock of Mugabe’s success – was the key to unlocking Mugabe’s stranglehold on power....
Zimbabwe’s new opposition : How Mugabe’s close allies won
ZANU PF has lost control of Zimbabwe’s parliament in the biggest power shift since the country won independence from Britain in 1980. Robert...
Zimbabwe’s opposition no more the Opposition
Taking the leading position in the general election vote count increases the opposition’s chances of winning the presidential elections against Robert Mugabe. The opposition...
Why more babies are snoring
According to a new British study, 10% of children under the age of 4 snore
every night. In fact, only 40% of children are free...
Europe intervenes in Zimbabwe election stalemate
The European Union on Wednesday made an urgent appeal to the Zimbabwe election commission to publish without delay the official results of the 29...
UN Secretary General demands transparency in Zimbabwe elections
UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the need for "the utmost transparency" during the counting and tabulation of votes from last weekend's...
Obama compared with Bill : Hillary’s dream shaky
Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination are now anywhere from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. By rights she should...
An Ecstasy of Folly, Prophecy and Authority in Early Christianity
Who is a true prophet ?
Who has real access to divine realms of knowledge ?
Early Christian communities accused each other’s prophets of...
Soldiers pressured to adopt fundamentalist Christian beliefs
Soldiers pressured to adopt fundamentalist Christian beliefs ’Widespread violations of religious freedom in US military’
Source : AP
Tokapa, Kansas, Dec 19 : A foudation that...
The Trial of the Templars
2nd Edition Malcolm Barber University of Reading Paperback
The Templars fought against Islam in the crusader east for nearly two centuries.
During that time the...
The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629
2nd Edition Series : New Approaches to European History (No. 36) Mack P. Holt George Mason University, Virginia Hardback
This book is a new edition...
What the Bible says about homosexuality
Under what circumstances this condemnation became part of the jewish, christian and moslem communities is a question that has been widely argued.
By Philippe...
France asked to the dignity of illegal migrants
The chairman of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), Souhayr Belhassen here Tuesday called on France to respect the dignity of illegal migrants...
Zimbabwe polls still indicate a tie
Zimbabwe's two main political parties remained neck and neck Wednesday with more than two-thirds of the weekend's parliamentary vote counted and declared.
The ruling ZANU-PF...
Botswana elects a new President
Botswana, Zimbabwe’s diamond rich neighbor, on Tuesday witnessed a smooth power transition while it awaits presidential results. Seretse Khama Ian Khama was inaugurated as...
Mugabe might declare state of emergency
Zimbabwe's civil society organisations have petitioned SADC heads of
state to push for the release of full election results. The eighteen organizations fear that the...
Zimbabwe: Opposition merger in the offing
As the Zimbabwe Election Commission continue to release results albeit at a snail's pace, Zanu PF still maintains a one seat lead over ...
Makoni brokering deal between Mugabe and Tsvangirai ?
Officials from Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change are having back-channel contacts with senior security officers in Robert Mugabe' s regime as the president...
British and Kenyan abducted in Somalia
A British national and a Kenyan contractor working in Southern Somalia were kidnapped on Tuesday by gunmen in the volatile region, known for kidnapping...
Zimbabwe : Results indicate Mugabe lost presidential election
Zimbabwe was awash Tuesday with rumours President Robe rt Mugabe may have lost Saturday's crunch poll, and dragging feet by election officials in releasing...
Obama – Clinton : Pelosi lets Clinton off the hook
Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, helped buy Hillary Clinton some breathing space on Tuesday amid growing calls from senior supporters...
Zimbabwe : Villagers have disappointed Mugabe
Zimbabwe's rural areas, once viewed as strongholds of the ruling ZANU-PF party, are backing the opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), according...
Zimbabwe : Mugabe still leads in confused counts
President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party Monday took a slight lead in Zimbabwe's weekend general election, and the opposition immediately cried foul.
After a count...