Real Madrid moved to within a point of La Liga leaders Barcelona after five of their leading attacking lights got on the scoresheet in a 5-1 thrashing at struggling Getafe on Saturday. Karim Benzema, Isco, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo all scored as Madrid moved on to 75 points and provisionally ahead of city rivals Atletico, who play ...

Tens of thousands of people have spent a cold and wet night in temporary shelters following two powerful earthquakes that struck the south-west Japanese island of Kyushu. More than 240,000 people were urged to evacuate the area amid fears heavy rain could bring landslides and further damage, local media reported. There is concern for dozens of people feared trapped under ...

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 41 people in Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. The quake struck at 18:58 local time on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern coastal town of Muisne. Severe damage is reported in many areas, with a bridge destroyed as far south as Guayaquil about 300km (190 miles) away. A state of emergency has ...

PF Mandevu Constituency Chairman Joseph Tamba says the opposition UPND is ashamed that the country’s economy is slowly improving. Mr. Tamba says most Zambians are aware of what caused the economic turmoil in the country and are appreciating the efforts done by the government in addressing this challenge. He says the opposition political parties are now failing to give credit ...

The Islamic Supreme Council says is concerned that shortly after the political indaba, some politicians have continued to use hate speech. Council President Suzyo Zimba says those political leaders using hate speech such as insults are exposing themselves on what kind of leaders they are. He has encouraged Zambians to ignore leaders who are showing out their true colors through ...

Stakeholders calling for the suspension of holding a constitutional referendum alongside the general elections have been challenged to state a clear roadmap on how the independent referendum can be held. Young African Leaders Initiative President Andrew Nthewewe says his organization proposed the holding of the referendum alongside the elections and gave a clear roadmap which government adopted. Mr. Nthewewe says ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has demanded that the decision to print ballot papers in Dubai be rescinded. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says printing Ballot Papers in Dubai will not be cost effective in all fairness as Stakeholders will need to be flown and lodged in Dubai. Mr. Mwape says the electoral commission of Zambia (ECZ) has ...