Category: International News

Zimbabwe military commander, General Constantino Chiwenga, said on state television that he was not launching a military coup, while Mugabe and his family were safe, they were targeting criminals around the Mugabe family and the situation will return to normal soon. But, that changed fast with the latest from Zimbabwe is that the army is in control of the country, and holding president Mugabe “for his own safety”, while it was removing “criminals” around him such as the country’s finance minster.

In a growing number of places, distinct cultures and ethnic groups within larger nations are now seeing their government as more burden than benefit. The result: Secession movements are moving from the fringe to the mainstream.

Travelers are being warned to keep their distance from areas of Madagascar affected by the bubonic plague. As the outbreak worsens, some doctors are even warning that “no one is safe” from the disease.

For the first time, the US State Department casually dropped an important admission into its official Syria travel warning for American citizens.

“Catalonia is not the only region in the EU demanding more autonomy or independence…Here are seven regions in the European Union that may seek separation, and cause more fragmentation in an already weakened Europe…”