ZIMBABWE RIVALS TO RESUME TALKS

Zimbabwe’s political parties will hold a new round of power-sharing talks in South Africa next week, the state-run Herald newspaper has reported.
The ruling and opposition parties are deadlocked over the allocation of posts in a unity administration. Several rounds of talks have already failed as the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe worsens.
Meanwhile, the government [...]

Somali tanker pirates wants $25m

Pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker off the Somali coast are reported to have demanded a $25m (£17m) ransom.Quoting one of the pirates, says the owners have been set a 10-day deadline to hand over the sum.The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever hijacked, carrying a cargo of two million barrels of Saudi [...]

‘RED SEA NATIONS’ MEET OVER SOMALIA

A spate of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia has prompted an emergency meeting between nations bordering the Red Sea to deal with the problem. Senior officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen are meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
It comes amid claims that pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker [...]

ICC SEEKS DARFUR REBELS ARREST

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has asked judges for arrest warrants to be issued for three rebel commanders in Sudan’s Darfur region. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who alleges they killed 12 African Union peacekeepers, said the men would not be named.
“It’s an opportunity for them to show they respect justice to come to The Hague [...]