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UK seeks Zimbabwe sanctions over Mugabe defiance

AP - Monday, July 7

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Britain called Sunday for tough action as well as talk in the face of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's defiance and signs of disunity among his opposition. More »

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  • 148 illegal immigrants reach Spain

    AP - Sunday, July 6

    EL MEDANO, Spain - A small boat packed with at least 148 illegal immigrants from Africa landed Saturday on a beach in the Canary Islands, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. More »

  • Film shows unfairness in Zimbabwe vote

    AP - Sunday, July 6

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A Zimbabwe prison officer has used a hidden camera given to him by a British newspaper to film how he and his colleagues were forced to vote for Robert Mugabe in last month's widely criticized presidential runoff. More »

  • Mbeki meets Mugabe in Zimbabwe

    Mbeki meets Mugabe in Zimbabwe

    AFP - Sunday, July 6

    HARARE (AFP) - - South African President Thabo Mbeki, chief regional negotiator on the Zimbabwe crisis, met here Saturday with President Robert Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway faction of the main opposition party. More »

  • Two million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste

    Two million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste

    AFP - Sunday, July 6

    KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - - Radioactive materials in abandoned mining fields in central Nigeria's Plateau state pose a serious health hazard to two million people, officials said Saturday. More »

  • West condemns Mugabe, ignores other Africa despots

    AP - Saturday, July 5

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nigeria. More »

  • Merkel takes tough stance on Zimbabwe sanctions

    AP - Saturday, July 5

    BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough stance against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with The Associated Press that the European Union would seek "all possible sanctions" against the country's government and leader. More »

  • Former Congolese warlord Bemba appears in court

    AP - Saturday, July 5

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared Friday for the first time at the International Criminal Court, where he faces rape and torture charges linked to a brutal conflict in Central African Republic. More »

  • Tropical Storm Bertha forms in the Atlantic

    AP - Friday, July 4

    MIAMI - Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. More »

  • Zimbabwe rights group says 2 female activists free

    AP - Friday, July 4

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A Zimbabwean rights group says two women activists have been freed after nearly six weeks in prison. More »