The Mozambican government reiterated on Thursday its position against the wave of lynching of alleged criminals that is still occurring in parts of the country.
Twelve suspected MDC-T thugs were arrested in Mutare yesterday after they were found in possession of axes, chain blades and sjamboks they were allegedly using to commit various acts of violence as they moved around in a pick-up truck belonging
The Kenyan mission in South Africa came face-to-face with the wrath of local xenophobic mobs last evening when a group of them, wielding assorted weapons, accosted the high commissioner who was visiting affected citizens.
The United Nations refugee agency said today that it remains "deeply concerned" over the recent xenophobic violence in South Africa, which has claimed dozens of lives and has displaced some 17,000 people, including refugees and asylum-seekers.
Two unidentified gunmen who attempted to attack an oil flow at Alakri in Okrika local government area were yesterday gunned down by officers and men of the Joint Task Force [J.T.F] in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Michel Bagarabaza, a member of the inner circle (Akazu) of former President Juvenal Habyarimana, and major Genocide suspect, was Tuesday handed back to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by Dutch authorities.
The 19 donors and funding agencies who support the Mozambican state budget on Thursday pledged a total of 774.3 million dollars for 2009 - but two donors, Sweden and Switzerland, have reduced their aid because of fears of corruption and
The xenophobic-linked violence that has raged in parts of the country flared up in Cape Town last night, leaving a Somali man dead, others injured, hundreds displaced and many shops looted.
Seven former Soviet-bloc countries, seeking to lessen dependence onMoscow's energy supplies and transport routes, have agreed to launch ajoint project aimed at bypassing Russian territory to bring Caspian oilto European markets.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's ruling junta had agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the cyclone-ravaged country -- although questions remain as to the timing and logistics of such access.
Mr. Ban said the government also agreed to let in aid "via civilian ships and small boats," wording suggesting that U.S., British and French warships waiting off Myanmar's coast with relief supplies would not be allowed to dock.
BEIJING (AFP) - Six rare giant pandas were transferred Friday from the world-famous breeding centre at Wolong, joining eight other animals who will leave the site in southwest China due to severe damage caused by last week's quake.
