Protest strike hits Harare as pressure on Mugabe grows
Riot police patrolled through Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Wednesday as a call for a national strike against President Robert Mugabe’s eco
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Zuma hits the road ahead of key local polls
Highlighting how high the stakes are in next month’s local elections, South African President Jacob Zuma himself took to the stump this week in
Twin suicide bombings hit Aden base
At least 10 Yemeni soldiers have been killed in a twin suicide car bomb attack on a security facility near Aden’s airport, security sources say.
Govt declares 3-day ceasefire
The Syrian government has declared a unilateral three-day ceasefire, set to last until the end of Friday, according to the state-run news agency SANA.
Women cross border for food
About 500 Venezuelan women in search of food have broken through border controls separating the western state of Tachira from neighbouring Colombia. T