Cristiano Ronaldo’s battle-hardened Portugal stand between hosts France and a cathartic victory in Sunday’s Euro 2016 final at Stade de France. The stadium was targeted by suicide bombers during France’s friendly against Germany last November in attacks across Paris that left 130 people dead. It cast a black shadow over the tournament, but following a joyous semifinal victory over Germany, ...

North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine but it failed in its initial flight stage, South Korea’s military says. It says the missile was launched in waters east of the Korean peninsula – the latest in a recent series of tests. It comes less than three months after a previous attempt to launch a missile from a ...

Bomb-making material, rifles, ammunition and a combat journal have been found at the home of the suspect in the Dallas shootings, officials say. Five police officers were killed and seven wounded in a hail of gunfire during a protest on Thursday against the shooting of black men by police. The suspect, 25-year-old Micah Johnson, died after a long stand-off with ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says presidential candidates in the August elections do not need to put their interests first before that of the Zambian people with kind of wealth they have declared. ZCSD Programs officer Pascal Bwalya says considering that the presidential candidates are already rich, they should concentrate on improving the lives of the people of ...

Government has been advised to take seriously observations that the referendum is bound to fail if nothing is done to address the levels of disorientation people are exhibiting on the referendum. The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is concerned that in spite of the sensitization being done by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) there are still high levels ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia (ISCZ) has advised the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to address all contentious issues with the potential to cause post election conflict. The council is urging the electoral body to ensure all concerns raised by stakeholders patterning to the holding of the general election are addressed now. Council President Suzyo Zimba told QFM news ...