British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband on Monday called for ”tough” sanctions against Zimbabwe.
The US presidential candidates will duel over the economy this week, with Republican John McCain touting proposals he says will stimulate job growth.
Robert Mugabe’s regime has warned the West to ”stop meddling” in Zimbabwe as the veteran leader faces pressure to cut a deal with the opposition.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrives home to a hero’s welcome after avoiding censure at an AU summit over his controversial one-man election.
The AU crossed a watershed by handing an unprecedented rebuff to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, but the move could remain largely symbolic.
South Africa is close to brokering a deal that would see a unity government negotiated in Zimbabwe, it was reported on Tuesday.
John McCain, accorded hero status because of his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, has hit back against a challenge to his security credentials.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to work to mediate the crisis in Zimbabwe, saying the election had implications for all of Africa.
African leaders on Monday pushed Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to open talks with the opposition after his controversial re-election.
Botswana has criticised a weekend newspaper report that it was ”at the centre of war talk as the Zimbabwean crisis escalates”.
African Union observers on Monday condemned Zimbabwe’s one-man election as undemocratic, intensifying pressure on Robert Mugabe.
Planned elections likely to be postponed by a prime minister installed without consultation, a move likely to compromise economic revival.
The confidence of the UK electorate has gone,
writes Julian Glover
Early turnout was low in Zimbabwe’s one-candidate election on Friday after President Robert Mugabe went ahead with the vote despite condemnation.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe held final campaign rallies on Thursday on the eve of a one-man election denounced as a sham by the West.
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Wednesday his top choice for running mate would be someone who would offer sound advice.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai issued a 24-hour deadline to President Robert Mugabe on Thursday to negotiate or face being shunned.
Nelson Mandela on Wednesday broke his silence on the crisis in Zimbabwe, saying the country was suffering due to ”a tragic failure of leadership”.
African pressure mounted on Wednesday to postpone Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election set for Friday, but authorities said it would go ahead.
The situation in Zimbabwe is now out of control, ANC president Jacob Zuma told a conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
White House contender Barack Obama and his defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are to hold their first joint campaign rally.
The UN Security Council has agreed to take its first formal action on Zimbabwe by ruling that a free and fair election run-off is impossible.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he is ready to negotiate with President Robert Mugabe, but only if political violence stops.
African civil society must make a clear stand on Zimbabwe. The crisis is not only affecting the people of Zimbabwe, but is a great concern for all.
World leaders joined forces on Wednesday calling on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to stop intimidating opponents ahead of a run-off vote.
White House hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday said Republican policies on national security had left Americans less safe and less respected.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday predicted ”a huge turnout” for a presidential run-off vote against President Robert Mugabe.
He has roused black and young voters as never before, but Barack Obama has to maintain the rest of the Democratic base.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama tells Jorge Ramos what he would do in Latin America.
Residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday’s municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent.
Former United States vice-president Al Gore pledged on Monday to do all he could to help Barack Obama win the White House.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Monday threatened to arrest opposition leaders over mounting violence ahead of this month’s run-off.