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Four years after her house was demolished in a blitz by Zimbabwe's government, Chipo Chama still lives in a grass thatched shack struggling to find a better home for herself and her two children.
Brussels - European Union leaders will hold an informal summit in Copenhagen on December 17 to hammer out the details of the bloc's contributions to a global climate change fund, diplomatic sources said Friday. The informal summit will be held before...
Harare - President Robert Mugabe on Friday called Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's choice for a ministerial post an offspring of a settler who was not Zimbabwean, a remark which is likely to further strain the country's fragile coalition governme...
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed Friday to provide at least 7.2 billion euros (10.6 billion dollars) to a three-year global fund aimed at helping poor nations deal with climate change. The fast-start money, which is based on voluntary contr...
Manila - Gunmen on Friday released nine more hostages in a southern Philippine province, but ruled out releasing the remaining 48 captives until murder charges against them were dropped. The suspects also demanded that ...
London - A row was brewing Friday over a recommendation by the British government to supermarkets to change their food labelling to distinguish between imported products from Palestinians in the occupied territories and from Israeli settlements. The ...
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., India’s second-biggest steelmaker by value, has bid for a majority stake in Zimbabwe Iron & Steel Co. as part of an overseas expansion program, Jindal Steel Director Sushil Maroo said.
“Because of climate change, you get problems with food and water scarcity,” which causes populations to migrate into territory occupied by others, said Alyson Warhurst , chief executive officer at Bath, England-based Maplecroft. “People start rioting and the government comes down on them.”
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe bemoaned the divisions ripping at his party, as he prepared to open on Friday its first congress since losing its absolute grip on power.
South African mediators Friday said progress has been made in talks between the rival parties of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
(AP:COPENHAGEN) In a showdown between the world's two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on fighting global warming and the top U.S. envoy said Chinese greenhouse gas emission commitments should be independently verified.
