At least 73 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, authorities say. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome, not far from Perugia. Many of the dead were in Accumoli, close to the epicentre, and a short distance away in Amatrice, where three-quarters of ...

Algerian club Mouloudia Bejaia edged into the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup with a 1-0 win over Ghana’s Medeama 1-0 on Tuesday. The victory over the visiting Ghanaian side sees the Algerians through to the last four on the head-to-head rule. A goal shortly after the break from France-born Chadian international Morgan Betorangal proved to be the winner for Bejaia. ...

A Chicago court has ruled that British artist Peter Doig did not paint a landscape once valued at $10m (£7.6m). Former Canadian prison official Robert Fletcher insisted he had bought the painting – signed Peter Doige – 40 years ago from the artist. He sued Mr Doig when the latter’s disavowal of the work caused its value to plummet. But ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least six people dead and others trapped under rubble, Italian officials said. The quake hit at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 76 km (47 miles) southeast of the city of Perugia, at the very shallow depth of 10km (six miles), the USGS said. The Mayor of Amatrice told Italian radio “half the ...

Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC) has observed that Zambia is making steady progress towards having zero new HIV infections. TALC Executive Director Felix Mwanza has noted that this achievement has been recorded because of the massive investment the country has seen in areas of HIV prevention, treatment and voluntary male circumcision, behavioral change among other interventions. Mr. Mwanza says ...

The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says it has been vindicated by the findings of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) that there are no cartels to fix the price of mealie meal. MAZ Chairperson Andrew Chintala says that as an association they are happy that the CCPC has cleared them. Mr. Chintala adds that they are hopeful that ...

Prisons Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) has encouraged the government to fully operationalize the National Prosecution Authority in order to address the challenges faced by most people incarceration. And the organization is calling on the government to decentralize the judicial justice system by having judges in all parts of the country in order to speed up hearing of court cases. ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has dismissed assertions that it has devised a ploy to put out of operation all media houses perceived to be anti-government. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the ruling party does not take pleasure in seeing any media house shut down. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Bwalya says the party appreciates media diversity and ...

Former President Rupiah Banda has been called upon to help diffuse the tension in the country following the outcome of the August 11th general election. UPND Lubwa Ward information and publicity Chairperson Chisankama Mudenda says Mr. Banda should use his status as a statesman to appeal for peace and unity as the country awaits the outcome of the presidential petition ...