Zimbabwe amends media, security laws after talks
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President Robert Mugabe's government, responding to opposition demands, has published amendments to tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him entrench his rule.
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Zimbabwe cricket officials were relieved Sunday following the International Cricket Council&#39;s decision to clear the Zimbabwe Cricket Union of racism.
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Pakistan's President Musharraf signs into immediate effect measures to  increase control over the media.
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Southern African leaders have agreed to a set of rules aimed at enhancing the transparency of elections and democratic rule in the region.
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A government crackdown on dissent is deepening Zimbabwe's climate of fear ahead of parliamentary elections due in March.
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ABIDJAN  - Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki appeared to have made some headway in his peace mediation in the Ivory Coast, securing a government pledge to amend a contentious constitutional provision to open the way for a wider range of
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The government tightened security around Kenya's parliament Tuesday for its first session since a disputed presidential election
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Zimbabwe's parliament passes a compromise bill to amend the constitution, allowing elections in 2008.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 17 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki traveled to neighboring Zimbabwe on Thursday to pressure leaders to complete negotiations that have brought the government and the opposition to the brink of a deal after years of political stalemate, officials from both countries said.
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Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced an easing of restrictions on free speech in the tightly controlled island nation on Sunday.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- England&#39;s cricket tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead after authorities lifted a ban on 13 British journalists, but not in time to save Friday&#39;s opening one-day match in Harare.
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Zimbabwe&#39;s ruling party has used its parliamentary majority to pass electoral reforms the opposition says do not go far enough, and ban foreign-funded rights groups, a move critics say will stifle dissents.
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The Zimbabwe government said on Thursday it had lifted a ban on 13 British journalists who wanted to cover the forthcoming cricket tour by England of Zimbabwe.
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The United States eased a  controversial ban on publications from Iran, Sudan and Cuba on  Wednesday in a bid to allow dissidents to be heard while  maintaining an embargo on official documents.
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Zimbabwe's president has approved laws easing restrictions on political rallies and the media ahead of upcoming presidential elections.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe, Feb. 3 -- Reunification talks between leaders of Zimbabwe's fractured opposition collapsed Sunday, giving the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe a powerful boost heading into elections next month.
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Zimbabwe has reversed its decision to ban 13 foreign sports journalists from entering the country in a bid to save England&#39;s troubled cricket tour.