Zimbabwe: U.S. Says to Confront Zambia Over Biti Asylum Debacle

The US government has condemned Zambian authorities for handing Tendai Biti back to Zimbabwe following the embattled MDC Alliance co-principal's failed bid to seek asylum in the neighbouring country Wednesday.

Biti was among opposition officials and activists targeted in a widely condemned state crackdown on opposition leaders linked the violence that erupted in central Harare over a week ago.

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