England’s match against France at Wembley on Tuesday will not be a “normal friendly” following the attacks in Paris, says coach Roy Hodgson. A total of 129 people were killed in attacks across the French capital on Friday. “I can’t deny there’s something hanging over which is far, far greater than a football match,” said Hodgson. “That will be lingering ...

Public museums and other cultural venues in Paris have reopened following the attacks in the French capital on Friday. Many of Paris’s tourist attractions, including the Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay, closed on Saturday amid heightened security. The institutions reopened at 13:00 local time following a minute’s silence to honour those who were killed. However the Eiffel Tower will remain ...

France “is at war” after Friday’s attacks on Paris, President Francois Hollande has told a rare joint sitting of both houses of parliament. He said France was committed to “not just containing, but destroying” the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. He said he would meet the presidents of the US and Russia in the coming days. IS said it carried ...

Economic analyst Yusuf Dodia says Zambia needs to come up with a master plan to effectively manage the Country’s maize value chain in order to sustain lower mealie meal and maize prices. Mr. Dodia says the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), Millers, Grain Traders, and the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) should take lead in formulating this master plan. He has ...

Chipata civil rights activist Alick Mwanza has commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for listening to calls by stakeholders to extend the mobile voter registration exercise. Mr. Mwanza says the extension of the mobile voter registration exercise will enable as many people as possible to be captured in order to avoid a repeat of the voter apathy recorded in ...

The bodies of two boys who drowned in Lake Kariba in Siavonga District yesterday have been retrieved. Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore has told QFM News via telephone that the bodies of John Saka, 11, and Paulson Chimwase, 12 from Namumu Primary School were retrieved by the community this morning. He has explained that the boys were in the company of ...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) says it will not shutdown it mining operations despite the challenges the mining sector is facing in the country. Speaking during a media breakfast in Lusaka this morning, KCM Chief Executive Officer Steven Din says the mining company is committed to preserving jobs at its mining operations. Mr. Din however, states that KCM is currently operating ...

In a recent feature in the New York Magazine, R. Kelly was asked about his alleged sex crimes. The R&B star received a lot a attention (and scrutiny) for his sexual assault allegations with underage girls. One of Kelly’s biggest stories regarding this issue was the controversial video of the singer having sex with an alleged underaged woman in 2002. ...

MADONNA broke down in tears on stage last night as she asked her fans to fall silent and pray for the victims of the devastating Paris attacks. The superstar singer was performing at Stockholm’s Tele 2 Arena when she stopped her performance to pay an emotional tribute to the 129 people who have lost their lives in the atrocities – ...

More than 2,000 rescuers are searching for survivors of a landslide in eastern China that has killed at least 21 people. Several days of rain sparked a torrent of mud and rock, engulfing homes in Lidong village, Zhejiang province. The landslide occurred shortly before 23:00 on Friday night and buried almost 30 houses. Parts of the village remain flooded, hindering ...