Australia overwhelmed New Zealand to win the World Cup for a fifth time at an ecstatic Melbourne Cricket Ground. New Zealand lost influential captain Brendon McCullum to the fifth ball of the match and were bowled out for 183. Grant Elliott resisted with 83, while Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson and James Faulkner shared eight wickets. Australia rarely looked troubled, sealing ...

Alleged death threats made against BBC director general Tony Hall are being investigated by the Met Police. Lord Hall is reported to have received a threatening email after dropping presenter Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear because he had punched a producer. The Mail on Sunday also reported Lord Hall and his wife were under 24-hour protection from security guards at ...

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tunis for an anti-terror march. Chanting “Tunisia is free! Terrorism out!” they marched to the Bardo Museum, the scene of an attack in which 21 tourists and a Tunisian died. French President Francois Hollande and other world leaders attended a ceremony at the museum. Hours earlier, Tunisian authorities said that they ...

Chief Nsamba Lunga of the Lunga people of Lunga District in Luapula Province has implored government to quickly construct staff houses in order retain teachers in the district. And Chief Nsamba Lunga has urged the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education to state why Nsamba Secondary School has not be granted the examination ...

Former president Rupiah Banda’s brother in-law, Moses Chilongo, has died. Mr. Chilongo, who was former first lady Thandiwe Banda’s younger brother, died in Kitwe on Saturday yesterday after an illness. He was 36 and has survived by a wife. The funeral is being held at house number 4844 Almalik Street, Riverside, Kitwe. This is contained in a statement released to ...

The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) has called for a government- stakeholders’ symposium which should be used to address the current economic challenges in the country. The ZED thinks that the current challenges of the weakening Kwacha as well as other challenges in the sectors of Mines and Agriculture require such a meeting where ideas can exchange on ...

Voting is to continue in some parts of Nigeria after technical problems during Saturday’s presidential election. The electoral commission postponed voting because of problems with electronic card readers – new technology intended to reduce fraud. There was also some violence with more than 20 people reportedly killed in attacks by unknown gunmen. It is expected to be a closely fought ...

The first phase of the roll out program for the Fast Track Courts for Traffic offences has been scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2015. The first phase of the roll out project is earmarked for Kitwe, Ndola, Chipata, Livingstone and Kabwe districts. The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA), says this is owing to the fact that ...

Opposition APC President Nason Msoni says it is not politically correct that a political party is only considered active when it participates in elections. Mr. Msoni says political parties in a democratic dispensation are not formed for the sake of taking part in elections alone. He says this is why he does not agree with the suggestion that when a ...

Government has been cautioned to be careful of how much of the old stock of maize it should export given the droughts the country has had this year. The opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) has advised the Ministry of Agriculture to weigh how much of last year’s old stock is still available compared to what the country consumes ...