Some governments that retain the death penalty, such as Kenya, claim that they can’t abolish it while there is considerable public support for capital punishment ...

THE European Union (EU) has commended Zimbabwe for abolishing the death penalty, describing the move as a historic milestone ...

Spread This NewsBy Tapiwa Svondo  THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has applauded the Government of Zimbabwe for ...

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today calls attention to a growing international scandal involving prominent anti-tobacco organisations and their alleged misuse of ...

It has been 15 months since war erupted in Gaza, prompted by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel that left some 1,200 dead in October 2023 and more than 250 people taken hostage. Reported ceasefire ...

FORMER freedom fighter, Mr Elias Njani Moyo, who was imprisoned by the Rhodesian regime in 1976, is set to celebrate his ...

And maybe a little Jesus? Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little ...

Legendary actor Prabir Mitra passed away today at 10:15 pm today at a Dhaka’s square hospital. The news has been confirmed to The Daily Star by his son, Sifat Islam. Battling oxygen deficiency ...

A warrant of arrest has been issued for Sameer Suleiman, a parliamentarian for Blantyre City South East constituency and member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), on charges of libel. The ...

On behalf of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), I wish to extend warm New Year wishes for 2025 to the Federal Government of Somalia and its people. 2024 marked a ...

Joe Cokanasiga scored two sensational tries for Premiership leaders Bath, but reigning champions Northampton Saints clinched ...

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.