Johannesburg - After 10 years in the pro-democracy trenches, Zimbabwe's longtime opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is set to cement his pact with his arch-nemesis, Robert Mugabe, on Wednesday and be sworn in as prime minister of a unity government.
Supporters of Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are expected to throng a football stadium in the capital Harare for a speech after the ceremony, which marks a milestone in the career of the politician derided by Mugabe as a Western lackey.
Johannesburg - After ten years in the pro-democracy trenches Zimbabwe's longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to cement his pact with his arch-nemesis, Robert Mugabe on Wednesday and be sworn in as prime minister of a unity government.
Supporters of Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are expected to throng Glamis football stadium in the capital Harare for the ceremony, which marks a milestone in the career of the man derided by Mugabe as a Western lackey and a "teaboy."
Washington - US President Barack Obama headed to a small manufacturing town in Indiana to build support for an unprecedented 800-billion-dollar economic recovery package that faced a key vote in the US Senate Monday.
Obama was to hold a townhall meeting with about 1,700 residents of Elkhart, Indiana, where unemployment has surged to more than 15 per cent in the last year as the wider economy suffers a serious recession.
Wellington - The plaster cast from New Zealand Prime Minister John Keys' right arm, broken after he fell down stairs at a Chinese New Year celebration, fetched
18,500.10 New Zealand dollars (9,435 US dollars) on an online auction concluded on Sunday.
Proceeds will go to a foundation started by Australian Fred Hollows to perform basic sight-restoring eye surgery for people in developing countries.
Berlin - German President Horst Koehler officially appointed Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg as the country's new economics minister Tuesday.
Johannesburg - After 10 years in the pro-democracy trenches, Zimbabwe's longtime opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is set to cement his pact with his arch-nemesis, Robert Mugabe, on Wednesday and be sworn in as prime minister of a unity government.
Johannesburg - After ten years in the pro-democracy trenches Zimbabwe's longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to cement his pact with his arch-nemesis, Robert Mugabe on Wednesday and be sworn in as prime minister of a unity government.
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Washington - US President Barack Obama headed to a small manufacturing town in Indiana to build support for an unprecedented 800-billion-dollar economic recovery package that faced a key vote in the US Senate Monday.
Wellington - The plaster cast from New Zealand Prime Minister John Keys' right arm, broken after he fell down stairs at a Chinese New Year celebration, fetched 
