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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (centre) arrives to preside over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare. (Photo: AP)

Defiant Mugabe makes first public appearance since military takeover

Dressed in a blue academic gown and tasselled hat, Mugabe makes first public appearance since military takeover.

18 Nov 2017 2:05 AM IST

Graces political plans were backed by the so-called G40, a group of young supporters that has earned a reputation for aggression. (Photo: AFP)

First lady Gucci Grace,' her aggressive ambitions and Zimbabwe...

Grace's attempt to neutralise Mnangagwa ended very differently - leaving her and her husband languishing under house...

17 Nov 2017 3:47 PM IST

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe Prez Mugabe refuses to stand down in a bid to buy time for...

Zimbabwe was left stunned by this week's military intervention.

17 Nov 2017 1:59 PM IST

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Robert Mugabe resists Army pressure to quit as President

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called for Mr Mugabe's departure in the interest of the people .

17 Nov 2017 1:22 AM IST

Mugabe has been in power since white minority rule ended in Zimbabwe in 1980 after years of war. (Photo: AP)

The first lady's ambitions, military's scorn: Zimbabwe without Mugabe

Nothing has been heard from Mugabe or his wife Grace directly since the start of the army operation.

16 Nov 2017 2:03 PM IST

Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier at an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare. (Photo: AFP)

Robert Mugabe under house arrest, Zimbabwe Army takes over

Zimbabwe's economic decline over the past two decades has been a drag on the southern African region.

16 Nov 2017 5:32 AM IST

Tanks roll towards Harare as Army, Mugabe head for clash

A witness saw two other tanks parked beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20 km from the city.

15 Nov 2017 1:50 AM IST

Salahs comments were made in July, when she counselled women to enter bogus, for-cash marriages to get pregnant and then quickly divorce, or to seek artificial insemination using anonymous donors. (Photo: Facebook)

Female TV presenter in Egypt convicted for immoral comment on single...

The imprisonment of presenter Doaa Salah of the privately owned An-Nahar network was suspended pending her appeal.

5 Nov 2017 3:08 PM IST

Martha ODonovan, who appeared in court in the capital Harare, was charged with subversion as well as undermining or insulting Mugabe, now 93. (Photo: AFP)

American journalist arrested, charged for trying to overthrow'...

Martha O'Donovan was arrested and on account of an alleged tweet that described the ageing leader as selfish and sick.'

5 Nov 2017 2:53 PM IST

Violence has spread across the province on the countrys east coast, but much of the killing can be traced back to hitmen hired from the notorious Glebelands complex of hostels in the provincial capital Durban. (Photo: AFP)

Bloodshed amid rising tensions in lieu of upcoming elections: South...

The victims are gunned down in their cars, shot dead outside their homes or killed at public events.

3 Nov 2017 1:06 PM IST

Although Al-Azhar advocates tolerance and moderate Islam in conferences, it also routinely asks for programmes and shows in which secular Egyptians criticise current Islamic practices or heritage to be banned. (Photo: Youtube)

Egypt: Anti Islam' broadcast show banned by court after appeal from...

With Islam' is presented by controversial intellectual reformer Islam Behairy.

30 Oct 2017 2:05 PM IST

Footage from the scene showed twisted vehicles and nearby buildings with only walls left standing. (Photo: AFP)

23 dead, 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack by Al-Shabab

Among the dead were a mother and three children, including a baby, all shot in the head.

29 Oct 2017 12:39 PM IST