Eagles of Death Metal have been dropped from two French music festivals, after their singer reiterated his suggestion that security at the Bataclan was complicit in the 2015 terror attacks. Ninety people were killed at the venue last November when gunmen opened fire during the band’s set. Singer Jesse Hughes suggested in March that some security guards may have known ...

There were smoke alerts inside the cabin of the EgyptAir passenger plane before it crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, reports say. Smoke was detected in the toilet and the aircraft’s electrics, just minutes before the signal was lost, according to data published on air industry website the Aviation Herald. However, there has been no official confirmation of the data. ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti is cheered with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for paying attention to the concerns of political parties. Mr. Mulongoti is hoping that ECZ will reflect and implement the views stakeholders brought out during the stakeholders meeting. Mr. Mulongoti says the views of political parties during the meeting yesterday were clear to ECZ. He says ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has accused the opposition UPND of being bent on undermining the integrity of the Electoral Commission of Zambia by continuing to insinuate that the August 11th elections will be rigged. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has wondered why the UPND wants to undermine the integrity of the Electoral Commission of Zambia when it has proved to ...

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Zambia to assure the nation that the August 11, 2016 general election will be free and fair. JCTR Executive Director Father Leonard Chiti has told QFM that the controversy on the ECZ’s choice of the printer for the ballot papers does not inspire confidence. Fr. Chiti says ...

The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to avoid post election conflicts by rescinding the decision to award the tender for printing ballot papers to the Dubai based company. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says it is clear that political parties have rejected the choice of Al Ghurair printing and publishing company ...