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Man fatally assaulted over a cigarette

MUTARE - A beer-drinking binge ended tragically last week after a 23-year-old Makoni man was fatally assaulted by his drinking mate following a heated misunderstanding ...

Cop steals three marked police cars

A daring cop stole three marked police cars and even had the audacity to drive one of the vehicles into Morris Depot to commit another ...

Uganda: Police Urged to Wipe Out Killer Gangs

A passionate appeal has been rang out for the police and other security agencies to route out criminal gangs as the curtain fell on the ...

North Africa: AQIM Reportedly Confirms Commander's Death in Mali

The militant group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is reported to have confirmed the death of one of its top commanders. The Mauritanian news agency ANI ...

Kenya: ICC Says Kenyan President Can Skip Some Court Sessions

Nairobi — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has given Deputy President William Ruto the green light to skip some Court sessions when his trial begins ...

Egypt: Prisons Will Not Be Stormed On June 30 - Interior Minister

Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has said that the Republican Guard are responsible for securing the presidential palace, not the police whose duty is to ...

Angola: Police and Military Crackdown After Women's Protest

For the first time since the end of war, in 2002, the Angolan government has soldiers to patrolling the streets of a town and conducting ...

Egypt: Sexual Harasser Sentenced to Life for Killing Victim

An Egyptian man who murdered a girl last year for spitting at him after he sexually harassed her was sentenced to life in prison on ...

Man urinates at cops, feigns insanity

A 35-year-old man from Masvingo who feigned insanity to avoid conviction for unruly behaviour has been fined $50 after being found guilty of splashing police ...

Man indecently assaults maid

A Luveve man was yesterday fined $100 or two months in jail for indecently assaulting his maid as she relieved herself.The 33-year-old man pleaded not ...

Egypt: Intelligence Agency Arrests Alleged Israeli Spy

Egypt's General Intelligence Service arrested on Saturday an Egyptian on charges of spying for Israel's Mossad. He would be detained for 15 days pending investigation, the ...

Zambia: State Security Kills Land Protestors

Zambian State Security officers from the Zambia National Service (ZNS) wing have killed two land protestors at an illegal settlement in Kampasa area near the ...

Nigeria: Report Accuses Lawyers' Body of Sexual Misconduct

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is a completely disorganised body with an "unclear mission" and "insecure future;" where "predatory sexual misconducts" are rife and the ...

Cheating Mberengwa couple forced to walk naked for 1 hour

Residents at a Mberengwa squatter camp had a free treat when two adulterers who were allegedly caught in action - busy as rabbits - were ... Full story

Man caught red-handed 'raping' a donkey

A 26-year-old Gokwe man, Mathias Phiri, has been arrested after he was caught red-handed 'raping' a donkey, police said.Phiri, from Kuruwa Village under Chief Nemangwe, ...

Africa: Paris Police Break Up Fake African Art Gang

French police have uncovered one of the largest networks ever of fake African art in France. Twenty-two people were arrested and seven held in custody ...

Cote d'Ivoire: Smuggling Devours Ivoirian Cashew Revenue

Abidjan — About a third of Côte d'Ivoire's cashew nuts are smuggled abroad every year, robbing the country of a valuable income stream. "More than 100,000 ...

Pastor BUSTED having S*X with followers for HEALING…..Classic 105’s CIKU MUIRURI

DAILY POST: Pastor BUSTED having S*X with followers for HEALING…..Classic 105’s CIKU MUIRURI The Kenyan DAILY POST Media News 08:06 Ciku as ...

Lionel Messi investigated for tax fraud in Spain

Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father are being investigated in Spain for allegedly defrauding the state of more than 4m euros (£3.4m).The 25-year-old Argentina ...

Zimbabwean technologist convicted of an online scam in Ireland

by Belfast Telegraph 2013 June 12 13:52:18 | 385 Views BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - A Zimbabwean technologist was convicted yesterday of an online scam selling products which ...

Mthwakazi youths, lawyers apply to Supreme court for a ruling

by Own correspondent 2013 June 11 14:44:39 | 956 Views The case of the 23 arrested activists protesting against regional and ethnicity discrimination and marginalization against ZESA ...

Uganda: Otunnu Charged With Defaming Museveni

The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party president Dr. Olara Otunnu Tuesday appeared before the Buganda road chief Magistrate's court for allegedly defaming President Yoweri Museveni. He ...

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Child Trafficking to Blame for Street Kids

Freetown — On a street corner in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city, 12-year-old Kaita sits with a friend on a peeling steel railing watching ...

Nigeria: Military Lays Claim to Killing Boko Haram Kingpin

The military Thursday claimed that it had killed a top commander of Boko Haram, Abubakar Adam Kambar, designated "global terrorist" by the United States along ...

Ritual Killing Of Children In Uganda - Part 2

Uganda child sacrifice on the rise ... Full story

Domestic Violence Rises As Incomes Fall

Antananarivo — Incomes have slipped to their lowest level in a decade since Madagascar's 2009 coup d'etat, and, in parallel, domestic violence has sharply risen.The ... Full story

Conjugal Rights to Be Granted to Tanzanian Prisoners

Dodoma — THE Ministry of Home Affairs has plans to grant conjugal rights to prisoners in bid to reduce sexual abuse said to have increased ... Full story

Gunmen Kill 24, 17 Returning for Early Morning Prayer

Some 24 people, including 17 Muslims who were returning from the early morning prayer, were reportedly killed yesterday by unknown gunmen in Dogon-Dawa village, Birnin ... Full story

Groom Kidnapped During Wedding

Men of Kwara State police command have commenced investigation into the abduction of a 35-year- old petrol attendant kidnapped during his wedding and found five ... Full story

Egypt's President Mursi Pardons Arrested 'Revolutionaries'

Egypt's President, Mohammed Mursi, has pardoned all those arrested since the beginning of last year's popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. A post on the president's ... Full story

Nigeria Uniport Student Lynching Arrests

Thirteen people have been arrested after four Nigerian students accused of stealing were beaten and burnt alive. A horrific video of the killings was posted on ... Full story

Peacekeepers Attacked, Several Killed in West Darfur

El Fasher — Four peacekeepers of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have been killed and eight injured in an ambush ... Full story

South Sudan Police Abusing, Defiling Civilians

South Sudan's security forces have committed "shocking" acts of violence against civilians, including killings and rapes, Amnesty International says. In a report, the UK-based human rights ... Full story

Crowd Supports Tunisia 'Rape' Victim Outside Court

A woman allegedly raped by police in Tunisia has been questioned by a judge who will decide whether to prosecute her for "indecency" with her ... Full story

Federal Polytechnic Mubi Students Gunned Down in Nigeria

Some 25 people, mostly students, have been killed by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, police say. Police spokesman Mohammed Ibrahim told the BBC that 22 ... Full story

Husband Jailed for His Wife's Strange Fetishes

A middle aged man, Mr. Femi Bamidele, who was dragged before a Grade A customary court, Agege for divorce by his wife, Esther, for incessant ... Full story

Man Murders His 5 Sons and Kills Self

A crazed farmer went berserk and slaughtered his five sons before committing suicide in Kuresoi District yesterday. John Kirui murdered the hapless and innocent children ... Full story

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Dolce and Gabbana gets jail sentence

Milan - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds ...

'Tsvangirai is not a biblical Moses'

THE MDC has said it is open to working with other parties in the forthcoming elections but ruled out an alliance with the formation led ...

Mugabe slams Zimbabwe banks

President Mugabe has slammed banks for failing to harness the $7.4 billion believed to be circulating outside the formal economy saying it was a disturbing ...

Tanzanian Opposition Blamed For Deadly Rally Blast

Dodoma — POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. "We ... Full story

Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government for Allowing Corrupt Politicians Escape Justice

Former Ghana president, Jerry Rawlings, has launched a scathing attack on the Nigerian government's anti-corruption record, severely criticizing the leadership's failure to punish politicians who ... Full story

Domestic Violence Cases In Uganda Soar

Female judges are concerned about the increasing cases of domestic violence despite the existence of the law to support prosecution of such cases. The judges under ...

Two Nigerian nurses caught sleeping in care home 'after turning off elderly patients' alarms so they wouldn't be disturbed

Shocking: A jury was shown this picture of two care home nurses Titilayo Ajala and Henretta Offae apparently asleep on the night-shift after allegedly unplugging ... Full story

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Africa: Study - Rotavirus Vaccines Work Well in Developing Countries

Leaders of developing nations take note: a new study shows that rotavirus vaccines will have a powerful public health impact in your country. This pivotal ...

Treasury boss backs plan to cut wage bill

PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI Treasury Principal Secretary nominee Dr Kamau Thugge being vetted ...

Strikers told to give room for dialogue

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Officials held in Nigeria had travel approval, says Amina

PHOTO | WILLIAM OERI Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed with EU Head ...

Law proposed to protect hurt workers

Employers will have to compensate employees who get injured in the course of duty or be liable to a fine not exceeding Sh500,000 or one ...

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Gunmen Attack UN Compound in Mogadishu

Nairobi — At least 15 people have been killed, including four foreigners, in a suicide and gun attack by Somali militant group al-Shabab on a ...

Congo attacks over arrests in India

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Aldi sees off Waitrose to win best supermarket award for the second time in two weeks as judges declare 'its prices don't compromise on quality'

Aldi named the UK's best supermarket in the Which? 2013 awardsIt beat Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons to win prizeLast week it won Best Supermarket ...

Cover-up over 16 baby deaths: Health bosses ignored damning warnings on hospital neglect

Inspection by CQC gave Morecambe Bay hospitals all-clear in 2010 CQC official produced a dossier showing the inspection was flawedBut bosses told him to destroy ...

Lydia Warner, 7, makes shock recovery after mother donates part of her liver in pioneering op

Lydia Warner had pancreatoblastoma- a rare cancer of the pancreasHer parents were told it was terminal as it had spread to her liverEventually, surgeons decided ...