Zimbabwe cholera death toll tops 1,600
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has claimed 1,608 victims as of Tuesday, and has infected more than 30,000 people, the United Nations said.
Zimbabwean opposition chief gets passport
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Opposition officials in Zimbabwe say the government has given into the demands of their party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, for a new passport.
Child malnutrition jumps in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Serious child malnutrition has increased by nearly two-thirds in parts of Zimbabwe compared to last year, a British non-governmental agency says.
Zimbabwe activists ordered released
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and other abducted political opposition figures have been ordered released from custody, observers said.
'Christmas is cancelled' in Zimbabwe
BULOWAYO, Zimbabwe, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Zimbabweans, with their economy destroyed and a cholera epidemic raging, say they are in no mood for Christmas celebrations.
Mugabe: 'Zimbabwe is mine'
BINDURA, Zimbabwe, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- President Robert Mugabe says "Zimbabwe is mine" and is rejecting calls from African and other world leaders to step down.
Zimbabwean $20B note not worth $20 U.S.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Gov. Gideon Gono says his country is embracing a $20 billion note that is worth less than $20 in U.S. currency.
Tsvangirai seeks missing opposition heads
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will withdraw from power-sharing talks unless scores of missing opposition officials are produced.
Mugabe aide blames Brits for cholera
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- An aide to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the country's cholera epidemic was a caused by the British in a deliberate "genocidal onslaught."
Zimbabwe: Cholera outbreak may top 60,000
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe could result in more than 60,000 cases because of an inadequate health system, the Zimbabwe Health Cluster says.
Christian group urges change in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The All Africa Conference of Churches said in a resolution passed Friday that the African Union and its 53 member nations should initiate change in Zimbabwe.
Mugabe should go, U.S. ambassador says
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, citing a "man-made humanitarian crisis," Thursday echoed world leaders who want Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe out.
Mugabe declares cholera epidemic over
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe declared Thursday the cholera outbreak ended, a rebuke to international health reports on the disease's grip on the nation.
Groups urge end to kidnappings in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Several international human rights organizations Wednesday called for an end to abductions of human rights activists and others in Zimbabwe.
IRCC sends specialists to Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Two specialists have been sent to Zimbabwe to fight the cholera epidemic, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday.
Bush: Time for Mugabe to go
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush says it is time for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe "to go," joining an international chorus of criticism.
Kenya: Mugabe should be 'dislodged'
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe should be "dislodged from power" if he keeps blocking humanitarian aid to his country.
Brown: World must confront Mugabe
LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The world needs to confront Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's inaction in dealing with a cholera epidemic, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.
U.N. expects Zimbabwe cholera toll to rise
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The number of cholera cases and deaths in Zimbabwe could jump 400 percent in the coming weeks, a U.N. agency projects.
Zimbabwe seeks British aid against cholera
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The Zimbabwean government has asked for British help in dealing with a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives.
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