THE European Union (EU) foreign affairs ministers will meet on Monday to review targeted sanctions imposed on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle.

Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks denied that there were talks with the company that belongs to the ship following media reports said that the two sides agreed $8mln for the release of the ship.

The highly respected Nobel prize for Literature has been won by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, a French writer, who lived part of his childhood in Onitsha, Nigeria, and even wrote a book named after the town, recollecting his memories of the city on the banks of the Niger.

SA's largest cellular operator, Vodacom, will soon be under British ownership, with the government agreeing that Telkom should divest from the business.

Reporters Without Borders said it was mystified to learn at a meeting with the French investigating judges in the Guy-André Kieffer abduction case that a witness has claimed to have been put under pressure from within the French presidency not to testify before the judges.

Protest action group the Zimbabwe Vigil is marking its 6th anniversary outside the Zimbabwe embassy in London on Saturday - this as the country's political, humanitarian and economic crises continues to put millions of lives at risk.

When I called for Somali's division last week, I expected the vitriolic reaction I have received from the war-weary country's refugees in the US, Britain, Denmark, Eritrea and Mogadishu.

AN award-winning Spanish dance company will perform in a one-off show in Harare on Sunday October 19, presenting their own work and also partnering with National Ballet and Dance Trust of Zimbabwe dancers in several pieces.

ZIMBABWEAN utility back Garth Ziegler has been signed by top Italian rugby club Venezia Mestre Rugby Club.

The Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was drafted and adopted in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998. It entered into force on July 1, 2002 after having been ratified by sixty countries.

Two top European clubs Rosenborg and Energie Cottbus are set to battle for the signature of Amavubi Stars skipper Olivier Karekezi, Times Sport has established.

RWANDA'S favorite long distance athlete Dieudonne Disi is doubtful about his chances of putting on a good show at the 3rd edition of the World Half Marathon Championships due Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend.

Jean Francois Desmare, a Belgian national, has invested (Frw55 million) in an insurance business and a call centre in Rwanda.

Events around the world have, since last week, been coming at me thick and fast. I've never been so spoilt for choice on potential topics for my weekly piece.

On Monday 10 Namibian dancers and their choreographer boarded the Air Namibia flight to Berlin under the "shared experiences" project of p.art.ners berlin-windhoek.

Commonwealth Games medallist, Jerry Okorodudu, has predicted an easy win for Samuel Peters over Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko in the Wold Boxing Council heavyweight fight which comes up in Berlin, Germany tomorrow Saturday.

The Federal Government and France on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral relations aimed at developing Nigeria 's power sector.

South African side, AmaZulu's Ghanaian playmaker Mohammed-Awal Issah has gone to Serbia for trials with Red Star Belgrade.

Super Eagles assistant coach Daniel Amokachi has advised SS Lazio forward Ayo Makinwa to leave Italy in order to save his career.

AmaZulu playmaker Mohammed-Awal Issah has gone to Serbia for trials with giants Red Star Belgrade.

Eritrean youths residing in France reiterated readiness to fulfill what is expected of them in backing up the ongoing development programs being implemented within the framework of the Warsay-Yikaalo National Development Campaign.

A visiting group of European tourists said that Eritrea is a major tourism destination, as it is endowed with ancient and historical relics, coupled with the prevailing peace and stability.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga used the just-concluded World Policy Conference in France to reach out to Kenya's international partners to invest in the country.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, makes available every year two vacancies of postgraduate in cardiology for foreign physicians, reads a note from above institution sent Thursday to Angop.

A German business delegation is expected Sunday in Angola for a three-day visit aimed at getting in touch with the Angolan officials from different sectors of the national economic activities, ANGOP learnt Thursday in Luanda.