Unity urged over Zimbabwe crisis
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Zimbabwe is closer to collapse than ever, and only regional leaders can make a difference, a new report says.
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The political crisis in Zimbabwe needs to be resolved by fellow African governments, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday after talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, who is facing mounting discontent at home, blamed his country's economic crisis on the European Union and Britain during celebrations Saturday for his 83rd birthday.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that his country was in a Âpolitical crisisÂ and called for unity among the countryÂs politicians to help curb the violence.
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Zimbabwe&#39;s central bank chief has urged the government, business and labour to reconvene talks to come up with a solution over the recent crackdown on prices by authorities, reports said Saturday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair tried to bridge the trans-Atlantic rift over Iraq, urging a &quot;fractured, divided and uncertain&quot; world to unite in the wake of President Bush&#39;s election victory.
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Major splits emerged on Monday at a summit of African leaders over how to forge a closer union, with some heads of state urging their peers not to move too fast and focus more on regional integration.
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A general strike against President Robert Mugabe collapsed again on Wednesday with Zimbabweans apparently too worried about keeping their jobs and avoiding a police crackdown to take part.
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ANC leader Jacob Zuma appealed for unity on Saturday after a leadership battle that exposed deep divides in South Africa's ruling coalition and vowed serious action against anyone trying to undermine the party.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday said Britain and its Western allies had "redoubled" efforts to topple him, accusing them of sponsoring violence to destabilize his inflation-ravaged nation.
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President Robert Mugabe came under unexpected pressure yesterday when fellow African leaders agreed on exacting standards for democratic elections in the south of the continent.
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Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe, accused of allowing attacks on his political opponents, appealed on Thursday to his supporters not to engage in violence in next year's elections.
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A general strike against President  Robert Mugabe collapsed again on Wednesday with Zimbabweans  apparently too worried about keeping their jobs and avoiding a  police crackdown to take part.
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Leaders of Australia&#39;s Muslim community on Monday called for unity under new mufti Sheikh Fehmi Naji El-Imam after his controversial predecessor stepped down.
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South African trade unions and church leaders called their government's tepid response to the political unrest in Zimbabwe shameful and damaging to South Africa's post-apartheid reputation as an advocate of human rights.
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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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South African President Thabo  Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the  ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a  deal to end a political crisis was imminent.