World News
- Chinese army moves into earthquake affected areas
Zimbabwe News.Net
The death toll resulting from the powerful earthquake that hit China on Monday afternoon today is continuing to rise.
- Bush urges world to scorn Myanmar generals
Zimbabwe News.Net
US President George Bush has suggested the world should be angry enough to condemn the Myanmar junta.
- 12 militants killed in southern Afghanistan
New York Post
U.S.-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families...
- Iraqi militants attack US troops in Shiite stronghold
Zimbabwe News.Net
Gunmen have launched numerous attacks on US troops in the Baghdad bastion of militia loyal to Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al Sadr.
- Indian army on guard against cross-border infiltrators
Zimbabwe News.Net
The Indian Army plans a massive operation to weed out infiltrators from areas along the India-Pakistan border after foiling a major terror strike in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fossil find turns history on its head
Zimbabwe News.Net
Scientists have found a 1.2 million year old fossilized jawbone in northern Spain, which belongs to the oldest-known human ancestor in Europe, thus shattering previous theories about human migration to Europe.
- Polish ghetto heroine dies at 98
Zimbabwe News.Net
A Polish woman who saved thousands of Jewish children during World War II by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto has died in the Polish capital after a long illness, aged 98.
- McCain to be challenged by fellow Republican
Zimbabwe News.Net
A former Republican Representative has said he will run for US president as a Libertarian.
- Civil strife in Lebanon - Bush offers help
Zimbabwe News.Net
Deadly sectarian violence has plunged Lebanon further into crisis.
- Afghan villagers flee NATO strikes
Zimbabwe News.Net
People have been fleeing their homes in a southern Afghanistan district for fear that NATO strikes will affect them.
- Opposition politician arrested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe News.Net
Heya Shoko, a newly-elected legislator for Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party has been arrested.
- Nepal monarchy will go in May
Zimbabwe News.Net
The Nepal monarchy will be formally abolished on the 28th of May when the country will be declared a republic.
- UN fears shocking outbreak of disease in Myanmar
Zimbabwe News.Net
Myanmar's military rulers have been castigated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
- Israeli police raid Olmert files
Zimbabwe News.Net
Police have raided Jerusalem's City Hall and seized documents as part of a corruption investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- Pakistan parliament starts to crumble
Zimbabwe News.Net
Pakistan's coalition government is on the verge of collapsing after only seven weeks of debate.
- Toads warned of impending quake in Sichuan province on Saturday
Zimbabwe News.Net
New Delhi, : Warnings about a major earthquake taking place in China's Sichuan province were, would you believe it, given by toads, two days before the tragedy.
- Fuel supplies restored to Gaza
Zimbabwe News.Net
The Gaza Strip's sole power plant is once again being supplied with fuel by Israel.
- US begins aid flights to Myanmar cyclone victims
New York Post
Myanmar agreed to accept more American aid, officials said Tuesday, opening the door for what could be a massive relief operation as the U.N. warned that less than a quarter...
- China earthquake toll rises to 5,000
Zimbabwe News.Net
Chengdu (China), (Xinhua) At least 5,000 people may have been killed after a major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted the country's southwestern Sichuan Province, local disaster relief headquarters said Monday.
- Rescuers pull mother and son from submerged vehicle
New Zealand Herald
A woman and her son are lucky to be alive after being pulled from their upside down, submerged vehicle after it crashed off a bridge into a Gisborne river this morning.Sergeant Sean Buchanan of the...
- Decision on Gaza to be made in upcoming weeks
Haaretz
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday that a decision whether to increase military operations or agree to a truce deal will be made within weeks. During a tour of the western Negev, Barak told...
- China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000
New York Post
A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing nearly 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete...
- Lawmakers want to end oil shipments to US reserve
New York Post
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., plans to bring up for a vote Tuesday a provision to halt oil shipments to the federal reserve until the end of the year. Senate Republicans said they want...
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