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Women take a break from digging for diamonds in Marange, eastern ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Women take a break from digging for diamonds in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe. The world's diamond control body called on Zimbabwe to clean up a lawless field, but has stopped short of suspending the country from a process meant to keep 'blood' gems off the market. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Files '06)

Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, pictured, ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (R), Zimbabwe ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (R), Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe (C) and South Africa Jacob Zuma attend a summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo, Mozambique. Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (seen here on November 5) ended a boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (right), Zimbabwe ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (right), Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe (centre) and South Africa Jacob Zuma attend a summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo, Mozambique, November 5. Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks to journalists ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks to journalists at the end of the SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Tsvangirai has called off his party's boycott of the unity government with President Robert Mugabe. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Themba Hadebe)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe listens with earphones as he ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe listens with earphones as he attends the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit at Joaquim Chissano International Conference center in Maputo. Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday said he had called off a boycott of power-sharing ties with Mugabe that had paralysed the fragile unity government for three weeks. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is pictured at an ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is pictured at an emergency summit in Maputo. Tsvangirai on Thursday said he had called off a boycott of power-sharing ties with President Robert Mugabe that had paralysed the fragile unity government for three weeks. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza (R) shows the way to ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza (R) shows the way to his counterparts Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe (C) and South African Jacob Zuma (L) as they arrive at the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troika in Maputo, Mozambique. The emergency summit is aimed at hauling Zimbabwe's fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse that has paralysed the unity government. Photo:Unati Ngamntwini/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai (left) greets Southern African Development Community excecutive secretary Tomaz Salomao (right) in Harare, October 30. Zimbabwe's rival leaders met with Salomao on Thursday, ahead of an emergency summit aimed at hauling a fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (right) with DRC President ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (right) with DRC President Joseph Kabila in Harare on November 2. Zimbabwe's rival leaders met with the head of a regional security body Thursday, ahead of an emergency summit aimed at hauling a fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) poses with DRC President ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) poses with DRC President Joseph Kabila in Harare, November 2. Southern African regional leaders meet Thursday in the Mozambican capital Maputo for a summit aimed at reviving the troubled power-sharing agreement in Zimbabwe, deadlocked for nearly three weeks. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Simon Mann (seen here in 2008) voiced relief Wednesday as he ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Simon Mann (seen here in 2008) voiced relief Wednesday as he arrived home after more than five 'tough' years behind bars for a failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Photo:Rodrigo Angue Nguema/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai (left) greets Southern African Development Community excecutive secretary Tomaz Salamao (right) at Munhumutapa Building in Harare, October 30. Zimbabwe's rival leaders remain committed to the nation's power-sharing deal, despite a deadlock that has paralysed the unity government, Salamao has said. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a press conference in Harare, October 2009. A Zimbabwean lawmaker from Tsvangirai's party has been cleared of charges of stealing a mobile phone. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on November ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on November 5 in hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare's fragile unity government, the foreign ministry spokeswoman said. Photo:/AFP

VIDEO: Construction crews are ripping up streets across Zimbabwe's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: Construction crews are ripping up streets across Zimbabwe's capital Harare, in a race to beat the upcoming rainy season and replace leaky sewers blamed for sparking the worst cholera epidemic the world has seen in decades. Duration: 01:38 Photo:/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) shakes hands with Democratic ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) shakes hands with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila in Harare. Zimbabwe's neighbours Monday intensified efforts to break an impasse threatening a fragile unity government, as Kabila met with feuding leaders and a new summit was set for this week. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza (right) shakes hands with ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza (right) shakes hands with Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai prior to a meeting in Chimoio on October 20. Zimbabwe's neighbours have intensified efforts to break an impasse threatening a fragile unity government, as Congolese leader Joseph Kabila met with feuding leaders and a new summit was set for this week. Photo:Ferhat Momade/AFP

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila speak to the media after their meeting at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) meets his Democratic Republic ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) meets his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila and ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe applaud during a military parade in Lusaka in 2007. Zimbabwe's neighbours intensified efforts to break an impasse threatening a fragile unity government, as Congolese leader Kabila met with feuding leaders and a new summit was set for this week. Photo:Alexander Joe/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe -- pictured in September ...

(AFP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe -- pictured in September 2009 in Harare -- has called Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai 'dishonest,' state media has said, casting doubt on whether a dispute threatening Zimbabwe's unity government can be resolved. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and leader of the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) greets supporters upon his arrival at the White City stadium in Bulawayo in September. President Robert Mugabe called Tsvangirai 'dishonest,' state media has said, casting doubt on whether a dispute threatening Zimbabwe's unity government can be resolved. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the burial of national ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the burial of national hero Misheck Chando at the National Heroes acre in Harare October 31, 2009. Mugabe said on Saturday he was working to resolve a political dispute threatening his power-sharing government with rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

A man holds a banner as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man holds a banner as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the burial of national hero Misheck Chando at the National Heroes acre in the capital Harare, October 31, 2009. Mugabe said on Saturday he was working to resolve a political dispute threatening his power-sharing government with rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS SOCIETY)

An armed soldier stands guard as Zimbabwe's President Robert ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An armed soldier stands guard as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the burial of national hero Misheck Chando at the National Heroes acre in the capital Harare, October 31, 2009. Mugabe said on Saturday he was working to resolve a political dispute threatening his power-sharing government with rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS SOCIETY)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the burial of national hero Misheck Chando at the National Heroes acre in the capital Harare, October 31, 2009. Mugabe said on Saturday he was working to resolve a political dispute threatening his power-sharing government with rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS SOCIETY)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) listens as Deputy Prime ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) listens as Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara speaks to him at the burial of national hero Misheck Chando at the National Heroes Acre in Harare October 31, 2009. Mugabe said Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition party has 'one leg in, and one leg out' of the government but he is pleased that coalition partners are talking about their differences. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa on the outskirts of Kampala October 22, 2009. REUTERS/James Akena

Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai (L) greets a member of the Southern African Development Community, who visited him at his offices at Munhumutapa Building in Harare. Regional mediators held separate talks with veteran President Robert Mugabe and Tsvangirai, the former opposition leader who joined the government in February. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) sits with the head of ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) sits with the head of the Southern African Development Community delegation, Oldermiro Baloi from Mozambique, at his offices at ZANU PF headquarters in Harare. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, seen here in August 2009. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, seen here in August 2009. African mediators trying to break Zimbabwe's political impasse will call on regional leaders to convene a new summit to resolve the crisis, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) talks to the head of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) talks to the head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) delegation and Mozambique's Foreign Affairs Minister Oldemiro Baloi at the ZANU-PF offices in Harare, October 30, 2009. Southern African countries are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Friday, in a bid to keep the unity government from crumbling. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition Movement For Democratic ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai (L) welcomes head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) delegation Oldemiro Baloi (C) and SADC's Executive Secretary Tomaz Salamao at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare October 30, 2009. Southern African countries are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, Tsvangirai said on Friday, in a bid to keep the unity government from crumbling. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) welcomes head of the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) welcomes head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) delegation and Mozambique's Foreign Affairs Minister Oldemiro Baloi at the ZANU-PF offices in Harare, October 30, 2009. Southern African countries are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Friday, in a bid to keep the unity government from crumbling. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition Movement For Democratic ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai (L) welcomes Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Executive Secretary Tomaz Salamao (R) at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare, October 30, 2009. Southern African countries are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, Tsvangirai said on Friday, in a bid to keep the unity government from crumbling. Looking on is head of the SADC delegation and Mozambique's Foreign Affairs Minister Oldemiro Baloi (C). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change addresses a news conference at his party offices in the capital Harare, October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

United Nations special investigator on torture Manfred Nowak ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - United Nations special investigator on torture Manfred Nowak speaks during a news conference in Amman in this June 29, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/File

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai arrives at the Parliament ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai arrives at the Parliament Building for the opening of the 7th parliament session in the capital Harare, October 6, 2009. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pictured in Valladolid, ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pictured in Valladolid, Spain on October 9. The government is moving to resume flights deporting failed asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe, a government minister said, citing a political power-sharing agreement in the troubled state. Photo:Dominique Faget/AFP

U.N. torture investigator Manfred Nowak speaks during a media ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - U.N. torture investigator Manfred Nowak speaks during a media conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday Oct. 29, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Themba Hadebe)

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pictured in Valladolid, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pictured in Valladolid, Spain on October 9. A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe has said he fears the country's unity government could fall apart, as regional leaders tried to mediate an end to the latest crisis. Photo:Dominique Faget/AFP

A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe says he fears the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe says he fears the country's unity government could fall apart, as regional leaders tried to mediate an end to the latest crisis. Manfred Nowak was detained on his arrival in Harare, where he was set to begin an eight-day investigation into alleged human rights abuses and arrests of activists opposed to long-ruling President Robert Mugabe. Duration: 01:07 Photo:/AFP

UN torture expert Manfred Nowak (seen here in 2006) who has ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - UN torture expert Manfred Nowak (seen here in 2006) who has been expelled from Zimbabwe said he feared the country's unity government could fall apart, as regional leaders tried to mediate an end to the latest crisis. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

Zimbabwean batsman Tatenda Taibu (right) is watched by Bangladeshi ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean batsman Tatenda Taibu (right) is watched by Bangladeshi wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim as he plays a stroke at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Hosts Bangladesh eased to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second One Day International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Photo:Munir Uz Zaman/AFP

UN torture expert Manfred Nowak (seen here in 2006) said his ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - UN torture expert Manfred Nowak (seen here in 2006) said his expulsion from Zimbabwe on Thursday showed that the country's unity government 'does not function', in an interview with AFP. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

A couple pictured in a supermarket with full shelves in Harare ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - A couple pictured in a supermarket with full shelves in Harare in June. The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged Zimbabwe's crisis-hit unity government to build policies to cement recent economic reforms and win donor aid to finance growth and reduce poverty. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pictured in Valladolid, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pictured in Valladolid, Spain on October 9. Zimbabwe has expelled the UN torture expert who had been set to meet Morgan Tsvangirai, as regional ministers meet to review the country's crisis-hit unity government. Photo:Dominique Faget/AFP