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| Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Undecided on run-off with President Mugabe |
Nearly five weeks after Zimbabweans went to the polls in
order to choose their next president, there is a result. The figures, which
give the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai 47.9%, ahead of President Robert
Mugabe's 42.3%, mean that under the law there must now be a run-off. Tsvangirai
and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) must face with a... |
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 The U.N. warned Tuesday that post-election violence in Zimbabwe was
rising to near crisis levels ahead of a planned presidential run-off, with
opposition supporters enduring the brunt of attacks, AFP reports. The statement
followed opposition leader’s Morgan Tsvangirai move to return home to contest
the election with veteran...
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 A day after Darfur rebels attacked Sudan’s capital Khartoum, things continue to unfold with reactions on both sides.
Darfur leader Khalil Ibrahim threatened Sudan with a follow up of the assaults. As a response, Sudan officials made public their intention to cut diplomatic relations with Chad, as they consider that the governing...
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 Sudanese authorities said the attack on the Sudanese capital by Darfur rebels was supported by Chadian President Idriss Deby. As a result, they cut diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday (local time). Darfur rebels’ conflict with Sudanese troops erupted in a suburb of Khartoum on Saturday in an attempt to seize power. The attack was...
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 Nearly five weeks after Zimbabweans went to the polls in
order to choose their next president, there is a result. The figures, which
give the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai 47.9%, ahead of President Robert
Mugabe's 42.3%, mean that under the law there must now be a run-off. Tsvangirai
and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)...
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After a month of disclosure, the Zimbabwe
Electoral Commission summoned Friday to make public the results of the March 29
presidential election, according to the New York Times. The opposition candidate Morgan
Tsvangirai won more votes than the current president, Robert Mugabe. Still, the
difference was not big enough to avoid a...
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 The violent conflict between Ethiopian troops and Islamist
fighters trying to bring down Somalia’s
government killed 81 people over the weekend and wounded 119. Most of them were
civilians. After the bloody attack, hundreds of residents evacuated the area,
abandoned their homes trying to escape Mogadishu.
Others removed corpses from...
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 An overnight fire killed eighteen children and an adult in
their dormitory at a Ugandan junior school near the capital, Kampala. The students were between the ages
of seven and ten. It is unknown why so many children were sleeping in the room,
which had 63 beds, at the time of the fire. However, survivors claim the death
toll could...
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 Zimbabwe’s
opposition demanded a strike, in an attempt to force the officials to release
the results of last month’s presidential election. An election impasse began more
than two weeks ago, as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission repeatedly delayed
revealing results of the March 29 presidential vote.
The candidate from the...
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 Heavily armed Islamist militants took over a central Somali
town Sunday and killed two British and two Kenyan teachers, the Associated
Press reports. It appears that three of the victims are women and the fourth
victim is reported to be a Somali man with British citizenship, returned to his
hometown in order to build a...
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 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party claimed that is would contest the election results for 16 parliamentary seats, the Los Angeles Times reports. It appears that Mugabe also demanded to fight MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a runoff for the presidency. According to the opposition officials, Morgan Tsvangirai won the...
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 “Reprise,” A Story of Friendship and Art
Directed by the young Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier, “Reprise” tells the story of two young aspiring writers. Philip (Anders Danielsen Lie) and Erik (Espen...
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Near Crisis Level Violence in Zimbabwe
The U. N. warned Tuesday that post-election violence in Zimbabwe was
rising to near crisis levels ahead of a planned presidential run-off, with
opposition supporters...
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Today is Wednesday, May 14
, the 135th day of 2008 with 231 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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