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Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has been granted immunity from prosecution, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday. According to the anonymous source, Mugabe was assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part...

Resigned President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe once claimed to have beaten Christ. He also referred to himself as (Adolf) Hitler. According to him, "From I am Hitler to I have beaten Christ."

Doctors were shocked to discover nine nails lodged inside a woman's abdomen after she swallowed them with a cup of toilet cleaner in a failed suicide attempt. The 20-year-old woman went to the hospital with severe stomach pain a day after the suicide...

These are photos of Michael Sean, the son of former Zimbabwe's former Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will be sworn in as president following the resignation of Robert Mugabe on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was recently sacked as the vice president by Robert Mugabe has been assumed will be the successor and new leader of the country. Recall that it was his sacking that generated military intervention in Zimbabwe's politics....

A Canadian university is being accused of stifling free speech after it scolded a teaching assistant for airing a debate on gender-neutral pronouns. Wilfrid Laurier University chastised Lindsay Shepherd for showing her class a televised debate featuring...

The UN human rights office on Tuesday berated threats made against its investigators by senior Burundian officials and by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. “On Nov 9, Duterte threatened to slap UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard if she investigates...

Robert Mugabe eventually resigns as President of Zimbabwe 93-year-old leader steps down one week after he was detained by military The announcement came during a parliamentary hearing to impeach him and launches the nation into a new era as uncertain...

Martin Geissler, a journalist with ITV has shared a picture of Zimbabwean lawmakers celebrating the news of Mugabe's resignation. His tweet reads, 'Politicians celebrate Mugabe's resignation. Wild scenes in Parliamentary hearing'.

President Trump has disclosed that the US is re-designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, nine years after it was removed from the list. In a cabinet meeting, he said the move would trigger "very large" additional sanctions to be announced...

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, surprised his people in his speech on Sunday, maintaining that he would preside over his party-ZANU-PF-congress in December. Many political observers and fellow Zimbabweans had been waiting for 93-year-old Mugabe to...

Deliberations to form Germany’s next coalition government were on the verge of collapse on Sunday night after the four parties involved missed their own deadline to resolve differences on migration and energy policy. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been...

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party said on Sunday that former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking sparked a military takeover earlier this week, would be its candidate for president in elections scheduled for 2018. "Mnangagwa was elected as...

The Italian government has donated 5 million dollars ( 4.3 million euros ) to the UNICEF and WHO to help eradicate polio in Afghanistan, a UNICEF statement said on Tuesday. “Of this amount, 2.9 million dollars (2.5 million euros) will go to UNICEF and...

Majority of Zimbabweans wave flags and shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Zimbabwe's president on November 18, 2017 in Harare. Zimbabwe was set for more political controversy with protests planned as veterans of the independence...

A North Korean soldier who was shot while fleeing across the border has an extremely high level of parasites in his intestines, his doctors say. The defector crossed the demilitarised zone on Monday, but was shot several times by North Korean border guards....

Qatar has set a temporary minimum wage for migrant workers worth around $200 a month, its labour minister said Thursday, a benchmark reform following widespread criticism of Doha’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup. Issa al-Nuaimi told AFP that the...

Zimbabwe remained in political limbo on Friday as the President looked to resist attempts to oust him following this week's military takeover. Mr Mutsvangwa, the chairman of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, said Mr Mugabe had asked...

President Robert Mugabe on Friday, attended the graduation ceremony of Zimbabwe Open University in the capital Harare, his first public appearance since military takeover earlier this week. The 93-year-old arrived at the ceremony, dressed in a blue academic...

Zimbabwe's long-time President Robert Mugabe has been holding direct talks with the army over his future. Pictures emerged of the 93-year-old meeting the army chief and two envoys from South Africa at his official residence in Harare. The army put Mr...

US Senator Al Franken has responded to a woman's allegations that he groped her as she slept and "forcibly" kissed her in a rehearsal for a comedy skit. Leeann Tweeden says the two incidents happened in December 2006 on a tour to entertain US troops overseas,...

New photos coming in from Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper shows President Robert Mugabe meeting with army chief Gen Constantino Chiwenga, Catholic cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori and South African envoys at State House. The photos were shared on...

One of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees is a ghost hunter who has written several novellas about paranormal activities. The appointment of Brett Talley, 36, for a lifetime post as an Alabama federal judge is raising eyebrows because he has never...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco removed Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, as chair of state-owned oil company Sonangol. The dismissal of Isabel dos Santos marks the first time Lourenco has directly targeted the...

Zimbabwe's military has subjected President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says. Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South African leader's office said.Troops are patrolling...