Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 85 are still missing. About 900 were evacuated as the landslide struck on Sunday. Authorities said a huge man-made mound of earth and construction debris lost stability and ...

A suicide vehicle bomb attack on a patrol near a base at Bagram in eastern Afghanistan has killed six foreign soldiers and injured six other people. Nato, which leads the international force in Afghanistan, did not give the nationalities of the victims. In a separate incident, the US embassy said a US citizen had been killed in the capital Kabul. ...

Rapper 50 Cent once again found himself in a major online controversy after he and his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins exchanged insults via Instagram. The Queens rapper posted a picture with his eldest son Marquise Jackson which included a caption that read, “This kid is gonna hate his mother [Tompkins] when he realizes what she did to him.” Tompkins fired back ...

KANYE West “dumped” Kim Kardashian just 4 days after she gave birth to their son, according to outrageous claims in a US magazine. Kim and Kanye’s marriage “exploded” shortly after the birth of Saint West leading to the rapper ending the pair’s relationship, the stateside publication reports. While the entire Kardashian family rushed to social media to gush over the ...

Both managers dismiss it, but Manchester City’s trip to Arsenal on Monday is being billed as a clash between the two teams most capable of lifting the Premier League title. Leicester City’s 3-2 win at Everton guaranteed that they will top the table on Christmas Day, but amid doubts over their staying power and with other contenders floundering, Arsenal and ...

Zambia’s 2015 footballer of the year Winston Kalengo has allayed fears about Chipolopolo’s chances at next month’s 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan) in Rwanda. 2015 was a forgettable year for both the senior and junior national teams who all flopped in their respective Caf final tournaments they qualified for after recording preliminary stage exits. The latest came in December when ...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation. They were found guilty of breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($2m) “disloyal payment” made to Platini in 2011. The Fifa ethics committee found Blatter and Platini had demonstrated an “abusive execution” of their positions. “I will fight for ...

2012 Africa Cup Winning Captain Christopher Katongo and midfileder Isaac Chansa have been drafted into the CHAN squad that regroups today in Lusaka. FAZ Communication Manager Nkweto Tembwe says both Chansa and Katongo have already been spoken to and have since agreed to be part of the CHAN squad. Tembwe says the duo is humbled by the call up and ...

The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) says 2015 has described 2015 as the worst year with regards to harassment of Journalists and abuse of media institutions. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, Committee Chairperson Enoch Ngoma says the committee has noted a growing trend of physical and verbal harassment of Journalists in the course of their duty by ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission in Kitwe has arrested a Prosecutor at the Zambia Police for corrupt practices involving K 3, 000. Peter Masandiko, 43, of Flat 1 Wusakile Police Camp Kitwe, a Police Prosecutor at the Kitwe Subordinate Court was arrested on Friday, 18th December, 2015, and charged with one count of Corrupt Practices by Public Servant contrary to Section 19 ...