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55 elephants starve to death in Zimbabwe drought

At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe’s biggest national park as a serious drought forces animals to stray into nearby communities in search of food and water, authorities say. “The problem is real, the

October 22, 2019

Crime

Police officer forced homeless man to lick urinal in public bathroom

A Honolulu homeless man fearing he would be arrested, reluctantly obeyed a police officer’s orders to lick a urinal, according to a court document made public Wednesday after a former officer pleaded guilty to failing to report the incident. And it wasn’t

September 26, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean doctors protest against abduction of union leader

HARARE — A group of Zimbabwean doctors marched at the country’s biggest hospital Sunday, demanding the release of one of their leaders who they say was abducted after calling for a pay strike. Several government critics, including a comedian and a teachers’

September 15, 2019

Zimbabwe

Mourning for Zimbabwe’s Mugabe marred by dispute, stampede

Controversy over where and when former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be buried and a stampede which injured several people trying to view his body marred the mourning for the deceased leader Thursday. A crowd insisting to see Mugabe’s face in the

September 12, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe High court upholds police ban on Zimbabwe protest

Zimbabwe’s High Court has upheld the police ban on the opposition demonstration planned for Friday. The court rejected the application from the opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, to declare the planned protest action to be legal. Zimbabwe’s police patrolled the

August 16, 2019

United States

Bill Cosby lawyers ask appeals court to toss sexual assault conviction

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday questioned why actor Bill Cosby never got a supposed non-prosecution agreement in writing as his lawyers asked the panel to overturn his sexual assault conviction. Cosby, 82, is serving a three- to 10-year prison term for

August 13, 2019

Zimbabwe

United States sanctions Zimbabwean official over post-election killings

The United States has placed on its sanctions list a former Zimbabwean army general who commanded troops accused of killing six civilians after a disputed election a year ago. The listing of Anselem Sanyatwe signals U.S. frustration over the lack of accountability

August 1, 2019

Africa·Sports

Senegal beat Tunisia after extra-time to reach African Cup of Nations final

Senegal and Sadio Mane are through to the African Cup of Nations final after beating Tunisia 1-0 in an extra-time thriller on Sunday. Senegal won with an own-goal in the 100th minute when goalkeeper Mouez Hassen pushed a free kick onto the

July 15, 2019

Sports

Olympic swimmer Filippo Magnini saves newly-wed from drowning in Italy

A swimmer struggling in the sea off Sardinia soon discovered it was his lucky day. Italian news agency ANSA says the male tourist got in trouble Sunday afternoon after his inflatable swan was carried away by the wind. According to a witness,

July 9, 2019

World

Thailand sets date of first general election since 2014 coup

Thailand’s Election Commission on Wednesday announced that the nation’s first general election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup will be held on March 24. The long-awaited announcement came just hours after Thailand’s royal palace issued a decree authorizing the

January 23, 2019

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