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Today in History: March 17, Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel

Mar. 17, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Sunday, March 17, the 77th day of 2024. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick’s Day. Today’s highlight in history: On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir took power in Israel, beginning a stint as prime minister...

'Prophet' charged in Zimbabwe court after police say his reclusive sect used 251 children as workers

Mar. 14, 2024 16:21 PM EDT

NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael was charged in a Zimbabwean court Thursday after police raided the compound where he led a religious sect and found more than 250 children being kept away from school and used as cheap labor. Police also discovered 16...

Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labor and find graves in religious sect compound raid

Mar. 14, 2024 03:16 AM EDT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police on Wednesday said they have arrested a man claiming to be a prophet of an apostolic sect at a shrine where believers stay in a compound and authorities found 16 unregistered graves, including those of infants, and more than 250 children used as cheap labor....

Zimbabwe predicts a sharp decline in tobacco crop as El Niño takes toll, a year after record harvest

Mar. 13, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline in harvests and quality because of a drought blamed on climate change and worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon....

US accuses Zimbabwe of harassing and deporting officials, as relations deteriorate further

Mar. 08, 2024 14:57 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States State Department said Friday that Zimbabwean authorities detained officials of the U.S. development agency, USAID, before deporting them, as relations between the historical foes deteriorate further. State Department spokesperson Matthew...

US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses

Mar. 04, 2024 12:15 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, its first lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...

At the funeral of a slain Zimbabwean activist, clashes and a low turnout mirror opposition decline

Mar. 02, 2024 12:20 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean opposition activist slain nearly two years ago was finally buried Saturday at an event marked by a low turnout and clashes between members of the main opposition party, highlighting its decline. Moreblessing Ali, 46, a member of the opposition...

Zimbabwe's president cancels a renewable energy speech after a bomb scare at Victoria Falls Airport

Mar. 01, 2024 09:37 AM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A bomb scare shut down Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Airport on Friday, forcing the country’s president to cancel a planned address at a conference on renewable energy, an official said. Zimbabwean President Edson Mnangagwa was due to address the conference...

Australian tourist missing in Zimbabwe not seen for 9 days, officials say in new details

Feb. 26, 2024 12:56 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist reported missing late last week in Zimbabwe near Victoria Falls already had been missing for nearly a week before that, according to new information released Monday by national park officials. The 67-year-old tourist, whose name has not...

An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe's famous Victoria Falls park, officials say

Feb. 25, 2024 13:13 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to one of the world’s natural wonders, the country’s parks spokesman said. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told...