DAMASCUS – Not long after Syrian dissidents united in hopes of gaining global credibility, the Syrian government slammed the new coalition, saying any effort to topple President Bashar al-Assad will be futile. “There is no power in this entire world that can defeat Syria because we have a valiant military and our noble people believe…
HARARE – Afro-jazz musician Edith Katiji aka Edith WeUtonga is back in the country from her East African tour which almost became a miss after she failed to raise funds for the tour. She left the country on the last day of August to Kenya where she was invited to perform at one of the…
HARARE – President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. America’s first black president secured the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win the race. In his victory speech before supporters in Chicago, Mr Obama said he would talk to Mr Romney about “where we can…
WASHINGTON – A roller-coaster ride of an election campaign, buffeted by a superstorm and missteps on both sides, finally concludes Tuesday when America decides if President Barack Obama gets a second term or Republican challenger Mitt Romney will move into the White House in January. In a contest reflecting the nation’s deep political chasm, Obama…
HONG KONG – If there’s one thing that would have struck a chord with seven million Hong Kongers this election season, it was U.S. President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney using China as a political punching bag during the recent televised debates. America blames China for many of its economic woes, while Hong…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is to resume an election campaign which was suspended in the aftermath of storm Sandy, which wreaked havoc in the north eastern US. Obama visited storm-hit New Jersey on Wednesday, while Republican rival Mitt Romney has been holding rallies after restarting his own campaign. Meanwhile, New York’s first subway trains…
BUENOS AIRES – Argentinian lawmakers passed a new measure Wednesday lowering the nation’s voting age to 16. Representatives in the South American country’s lower house overwhelmingly voted in favor of the law Wednesday. A majority of senators approved it last week. The move to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 comes a year…
NEW JERSEY – Millions of people awoke on Tuesday to scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy after it smashed into the eastern United States, cutting power to swathes of the nation’s most densely populated region, swamping New York’s subway system and submerging streets in Manhattan’s financial district. At least 15 people were reported…
BEIJING – China has condemned as a “smear” a New York Times report saying Premier Wen Jiabao’s relatives have accumulated billions of dollars. The article said Mr Wen’s family members “have controlled assets worth at least $2.7bn (£1.7bn)”. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the report had “ulterior motives”. Both the NYT’s Chinese and English sites…
DAMASCUS – The UN’s envoy to Syria says President Bashar al-Assad’s government has agreed to abide by a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters in Cairo that most opposition factions had also said they would observe any ceasefire. The government said it would make its final decision on Thursday….
