Automatic gunfire heard on streets of Harare after election protests
Automatic gunfire was heard on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Wednesday, after opposition supporters clashed with police, two Reuters witnesses said.
Russia’s Lavrov will not meet U.S. Pompeo this week – RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not meet on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting this week, RIA agency citied a source in the Russian delegation.
Migrant rescue ship Aquarius returns to sea after Italy-Malta dispute
The migrant rescue ship Aquarius, source of a dispute between Italy and Malta in June after both refused to accept more than 600 people it had picked up, will begin a new mission in the southern Mediterranean on Wednesday, organizers said.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority in parliament, EU questions poll
European Union observers on Wednesday listed several problems in Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary election, including voter intimidation and mistrust in the electoral commission, as the main opposition leader accused the ruling party of trying…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for calm amid Harare clashes
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for calm on Wednesday as opposition supporters clashed with police in central Harare ahead of the announcement of this week’s presidential election results.
Taking the land: ANC grasps South Africa’s most emotive issue
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is forging ahead with plans to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation.
Zimbabwe police fire tear gas at stone-throwing opposition supporters
Zimbabwean police fired tear gas in central Harare on Wednesday to disperse stone-throwing supporters of the opposition MDC party, according to Reuters witnesses and live television images.
Indian minister defends citizenship test, citing Muslim growth
An Indian minister on Wednesday defended a controversial citizens’ list to detect illegal immigrants from mainly Muslim Bangladesh, saying the growth in the Hindu population of a border state had been overtaken by that of Muslims.
Zimbabwe presidential election results expected from Thursday: electoral commission
Zimbabwe’s election commission said it now expected to start announcing presidential election results from Thursday because there were allegations of disputes around tallies that were posted outside polling stations.
Kazakh court frees woman who fled China over camp work: report
A court in Kazakhstan on Wednesday freed a former Chinese re-education camp worker who had fled China to reunite with her family in the Central Asian nation, local news agency Tengrinews.kz reported.
