Saudi man dies after self-immolation

A Saudi Arabian vegetable seller, who set himself on fire in the capital Riyadh on Thursday to express discontent over social and economic injustices in the kingdom, has died.Saudi media repor...Read more

Saudi man dies after self-immolation

2013 May 20 | 1466 Views
A Saudi Arabian vegetable seller, who set himself on fire in the capital Riyadh on Thursday to express discontent over social and economic injustices in the kingdom, has died.Saudi media repor...

by Staff Reporter

Man arrested for slitting his children's throats

2013 May 19 | 2310 Views
The British man's ex-wife found her children's lifeless corpses after bumping into him in the lobby of his apartment block in a suburb of Lyon, France on Saturday.The 48-year-old man's clothe...

by Staff Reporter

China's VP Wang Yang to visit Zimbabwe

2013 May 19 | 1358 Views
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang is expected in the country this week for an official visit, it has emerged.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday the vice-premier will make the...

by Staff reporter

Woman stabs boyfriend for farting in her face

2013 May 18 | 4061 Views
A drunken Florida woman stabbed her boyfriend with an 8-inch blade after he farted in her face during an argument, police say.Deborah Ann Burns, 37, allegedly knifed her lover of six years -...

by Staff reporter

No-fly zone over Syria, 'would have to come through the UN'

2013 May 18 | 1695 Views
Washington - Any decision on an eventual no-fly zone over Syria would have to be made by the United Nations, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Friday."With respect to no-...

by Staff Reporter

Priest 'caught' on camera performing oral s*x on another man

2013 May 17 | 4056 Views
A Spanish priest has been removed from his job after apparently being busted on camera performing oral s*x on another man.Father Francisco Javier Ruiz was dismissed from his position in the...

by Staff Reporter

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber rams car into NATO convoy, 2 troops killed

2013 May 16 | 1594 Views
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and two...

by Staff Reporter

French justice minister wants land for slaves' descendants

2013 May 16 | 1876 Views
France's justice minister has said she supports land reform in the country's overseas territories to help the descendants of slaves, two days after President Hollande declared reparations for slavery ...

by Staff Reporter

Suicide bomber targets foreign forces in the Afghan capital

2013 May 16 | 1244 Views
A suicide bomber in a car targeted two vehicles carrying foreign forces in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday killing at least six Afghan civilians, Afghan officials said.It was not clear ...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwean toddler (2) drowns in a UK lake

2013 May 16 | 3004 Views
A Zimbabwean family has been left devastated after their two-year-old girl who fell into a lake in Northampton, UK in March this year died.The little girl, who has been named as Mandifadza Mu...

by Staff reporter

British businesswoman jailed for having sex at the back of a taxi

2013 May 14 | 6833 Views
A 30-year-old British businesswoman and an Irish man have been sent to two months in prison after they were arrested for having sex in the back of a taxi in Dubai last year.Rebecca Blake and ...

by Staff Reporter

Workers at Amazon.com to stage a strike in German

2013 May 14 | 1506 Views
German labor union Verdi called on workers at Amazon.com to stage a strike in the country on Tuesday to put pressure on the global internet retailer to improve pay and benefits.Amazon employs ...

by Reuters

Controversies give Obama new governing headaches

2013 May 14 | 2430 Views
U.S. President Barack Obama learned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of scandal: they have to address them instead of anything else.It happened when the preside...

by Reuters

Scottish National Party official defends Mugabe's land invasions

2013 May 12 | 3208 Views
A Frenchman in line to become a Scottish Nationalist MSP has been criticised for defending President Robert Mugabe's notorious land reform policies.Christian Allard said Mugabe's land redistr...

by Staff reporter

Syrian rebels free four Filipino US peacekeepers

2013 May 12 | 1623 Views
Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino US peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, the Philippines' foreign minister sai...

by Staff Reporter

59 corpses removed from flooded cemetery

2013 May 12 | 1933 Views
San Juan - Authorities in Puerto Rico have removed at least 59 corpses from a flooded cemetery in the central mountain town of Lares as heavy rains continue to pelt the US territory.Governor A...

by Staff Reporter

Dogs sniff out stashed amputated body parts

2013 May 11 | 3378 Views
Warsaw - A Polish businessman who tried to save money by stashing amputated body parts in warehouses instead of incinerating them was exposed by the nose of man's best friend, prosecutors said....

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe to sell diamonds directly to China

2013 May 10 | 2948 Views
Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe will set up offices in Shanghai and Dubai this year to sever intermediate links and sell precious stones, including diamonds, directly to China and the UAE....

by Li Jiabao

Woman found collapsed factory building in Bangladesh after 17 days

2013 May 10 | 1987 Views
The woman who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh after 17 days today, is being treated in hospital.The woman believed to be called Reshma is thought to...

by Staff Reporter

Zim man murdered in UK love rivalry stabbing

2013 May 10 | 4218 Views
LONDON - A man has been jailed for murdering a Zimbabwean "peacemaker" and attempting to murder a love rival at a south-east London flat.Delaney Barnett, 27, of Baring Road, Grove Park stabbe...

by BBC

Cleveland kidnappings - accused faces murder charges

2013 May 10 | 1789 Views
An Ohio prosecutor said on Thursday he will seek aggravated murder charges, which could carry the death penalty, against a former Cleveland school bus driver accused of kidnapping and raping three wom...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwean starlet earns 2013 Orsborn award in the US

2013 May 09 | 1811 Views
For the second year in a row, a Bradley Soccer defender has claimed Bradley University's most prestigious athletic department award. Tapiwa Machingauta (Marondera, Zimbabwe/Prince Edward School...

by Sports reporter

Suspect in Cleveland kidnappings helped family look for missing girl

2013 May 08 | 1817 Views
CLEVELAND - In the years after his friend's daughter vanished while walking home from school, Ariel Castro handed out fliers with the 14-year-old's photo and performed music at a fundraiser held in h...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwean nurse struck off for holding his patient captive in UK

2013 May 07 | 2599 Views
A Zimbabwean born nurse who had an affair with a former patient before turning violent and holding her captive when she tried to break it off has been struck off.Trevor Madziwa begged the 18-y...

by The Telegraph

19 people die in gas tanker explosion

2013 May 07 | 1961 Views
MEXICO CITY - A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring three dozen, according to the Citizen Safety Depart...

by Staff Reporter

Dubai: Bachelors forced to moved from residential areas designated for families

2013 May 07 | 2077 Views
Dubai - The Dubai Municipality is categorising areas in the emirate in order to move bachelors from residential areas designated for families, and prevent them from sharing family accommodations....

by Staff Reporter

China's cyber spying targets US govt

2013 May 07 | 2117 Views
WASHINGTON - China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy and military plans, said a Pentagon report issued Monday.C...

by Staff Reporter

ZAPU Europe holds a 'successful' AGM

2013 May 07 | 2300 Views
Dr Admore Tshuma speaking at ZAPU's Annual General Meeting in Birmingham this weekend argued that the top 20% of earners in Zimbabwe should pay what he termed "solidarity tax" as a way of redistribu...

by Own correspondent

Britain mulls payouts for Mau Mau victims

2013 May 06 | 1760 Views
London - Britain is negotiating to compensate thousands of Kenyans who claim they were severely mistreated by their colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising, the Guardian reported on Mo...

by Staff Reporter

Online users liken China's state newspaper HQ to giant penis

2013 May 06 | 2220 Views
A Chinese state newspaper has been left red faced after internet users pointed out its new building's remarkable similarity to a penis.So much is the People's Daily newspaper's embarrassment ...

by Staff Reporter

Gay MP arrested for raping one man and sexually assaulting another

2013 May 05 | 3108 Views
London - A deputy speaker of Britain's lower house of parliament was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of raping one man and sexually assaulting another, according to media reports.Media said ...

by AFP

Israeli official confirms Syria strike

2013 May 04 | 3088 Views
Israel has carried out an air strike into Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official said on Saturday.The Jewish state ...

by Staff Reporter

Mujuru, Mudenge struck off US sanctions list

2013 May 03 | 3034 Views
WASHINGTON - The United States has removed from its sanctions list a number of deceased senior officials of President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party and two surviving members - former Mines Minis...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean defrauds UK hospital

2013 May 03 | 2701 Views
WOLVERHAMPTON (United Kingdom) - A hospital employee who used bogus documents to get a job in Britain claimed £10 000 for work she had not done.Zimbabwe-born Ignatia Mlilo (37) used a false p...

by Stourbridge News

Boston Marathon bomber suspect's 3 friends charged

2013 May 02 | 2224 Views
NEW YORK - Three more suspects have been charged in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, in which three people died and more than 200 were injured.The men were charged for interfering...

by Staff Reporter

Plain crash caught on camera - Video

2013 May 01 | 3844 Views
A Boeing 747, which had just taken off from Bagram airbase near the Afghan capital Kabul destined for Dubai, exploded in flames after crashing to earth on Monday, killing all seven people on...

by Moyo Roy

Venezuela MPs in fistfight over disputed election

2013 May 01 | 2295 Views
Fistfights have broken out in Venezuela's parliament over the recent disputed presidential election, BBC reported on Wednesday.Several legislators were left bloodied and bruised, with both ...

by Staff Reporter

Neo-fascist online groups attack Italy's first black minister

2013 May 01 | 3775 Views
ROME - It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes. But Cecile Kyenge's appointment as Italy's fi...

by Staff Reporter

Obama praises Russia after Boston bombings

2013 May 01 | 2709 Views
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the performance of law enforcement authorities including the FBI and praised the Russian side's cooperation following the Boston bombings....

by Staff Reporter

Video of woman attempting parallel parking goes viral on YouTube

2013 April 30 | 5720 Views
A video of a female motorist attempting to park her car in Belfast has gone viral with over one million views in just five days.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf4TIWECZ30Video caption...

by Moyo Roy

Zimbabwean woman escapes UK jail

2013 April 30 | 3190 Views
A Zimbabwean woman who won £95,000 on the TV show Deal or No Deal has been ordered to carry out 215 hours of unpaid work after admitting benefit fraud.Caroline Banana, 40, from Stoke-on-Trent, had a...

by Dailymail

Man Held in Powerful Internet Attack

2013 April 26 | 3169 Views
Dutch authorities say they have arrested a man they believe was connected to an online attack on a spam-fighting site that snarled the Internet last month. While the authorities did not ...

by Staff Reporter

Boston Marathon bombing suspect moved to prison

2013 April 26 | 2660 Views
Boston - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been moved to a prison at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, from the hospital where he had been held since his arrest by police a week ago, the...

by Staff Reporter

Zim mother faces UK jail for being a UK benefits cheat

2013 April 26 | 3868 Views
A Zimbabwean mother of two who scooped £95,000 on TV's Deal or No Deal was warned she faced jail yesterday after tearfully admitting being a benefits cheat.Caroline Banana, 40, pleaded guilt...

by Staff reporter

15 people killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and militants

2013 April 24 | 1686 Views
BAGHDAD - At least 15 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and militants on Wednesday in the northern town of Sulaiman Pek, the mayor of a nearby town said.Four army hel...

by Staff Reporter

Eight-story factory building collapses killing 87 people

2013 April 24 | 2899 Views
SAVAR, Bangladesh - An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 87 people and trapping many more under a jumbled mess ...

by Staff Reporter

Goblin visits victim (40) in the form of his dead mother

2013 April 24 | 4042 Views
WHEN his cellphone rings Saul Padi's blood freezes. He believes the caller is a goblin with dreadlocks!The creature keeps him awake at nights - sending SMSes - and keeps on calling him at wor...

by Staff reporter

Two people nabbed in connection with al-Qaeda plot in Canada

2013 April 23 | 1715 Views
Ottawa - Two people have been arrested in connection with an al-Qaeda supported plot to derail a passenger train in Canada, police said on Monday.Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, wer...

by Staff Reporter

United nations condemns killing of Nigerian peace-keeper in Sudan

2013 April 22 | 1617 Views
United nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, and the United Nations Security Council, UNSC, have condemned the killing, last Friday, of a Nigerian UNAMID peacekeeper in Sudan.The Nigeri...

by Staff Reporter

Western sanctions, a massive psychological war says Ahmadinejad

2013 April 22 | 1987 Views
TEHRAN - The Western sanctions against Iran serve psychological purposes rather than being a measure of effective use, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday."Enemies of Iran try to...