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Mugabe's Rival Tsvangirai Pulls Out of Election

Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:15:00 PM

HARARE—Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe on Sunday, saying a free and fair poll was impossible in the current climat ...   Full Story

Angola Leader Urges End to Zimbabwe Poll Violence

Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:23:00 PM

HARARE—Angola's veteran leader has added his weight to appeals to Zimbabwe 's government to end the political violence and intimidation that is threatening the legitimacy of its June 27 presid ...   Full Story

Rice Says U.S. to Put Zimbabwe on U.N. Agenda

Saturday, June 21, 2008 6:53:00 PM

WASHINGTON—Violence and intimidation threaten Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election and the United States intends to bring the matter before the U.N. Security Council next week, U.S. Secretary ...   Full Story

Nigeria President Tells Army to Bolster Oil Security

Friday, June 20, 2008 8:16:00 PM

ABUJA—Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has ordered the country's armed forces to tighten security in the Niger Delta and hunt down militants behind an attack on Shell's main offshore oil ...   Full Story

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Mulls Abandoning Run-off

Friday, June 20, 2008 8:14:00 PM

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is considering whether to pull out of the June 27 presidential run-off election, fearing it will be a charade, a spokesman said on Friday.   Full Story

Zimbabwe Vote Cannot Be Fair, Say African Ministers

Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:25:00 PM

HARARE—Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, African nations said, and the United States called for a tougher international response to worsenin ...   Full Story

Mbeki Meets Mugabe Amid Zimbabwe Election Fears

Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:11:00 AM

HARARE—South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and his rival on Wednesday to try to mediate an end to a violent election crisis.Mugabe faces a presidential election run ...   Full Story

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Sees Huge Voter Turnout

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:39:00 AM

OTTAWA—Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday predicted "a huge turnout" in a presidential election run-off despite what critics say is a campaign of violence and intimidation by ...   Full Story

U.N. Envoy Meets Mugabe Ahead Of Run-off Vote

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:30:00 AM

A United Nations envoy met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday to discuss the political crisis and the violence marring campaigning for this month's presidential election run-off.   Full Story

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