Heavy engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

London, Aug. 2: Anglican leaders from Africa say the actions of American and Canadian churches in electing an openly gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions suggests the promotion of a "new form of colonisation" in the developing world, leaving the former open to ridicule back at home.

They also claimed that the latter’s modernising moves have led to "sexual licence".

"While there is a desire to end the spiral of chaos around this issue, there appears to be no desire to be so decisive at this stage that anyone would want to walk away," the critics said.

London, July 29: Talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change are facing collapse.

Representatives of Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party disclosed that they were mandated only to offer the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai a vice-presidency, with no executive power.

The offer came despite Tsvangirai decisively beating Mugabe in the first round of the presidential poll in March, and Zanu-PF losing its parliamentary majority.

Almeria, Spain - Fourteen African would-be immigrants, including nine children, died on board a boat left adrift by engine failure while trying to reach Spain, police said Thursday.

London - A campaigner who walked nearly 200 kilometres barefoot to raise awareness for human rights viola

Nairobi - The United Nations children's agency UNICEF called for urgent action Wednesday to prevent child deaths from soaring in the Greater Horn of Africa.