LOS ANGELES –  Carrie Fisher is in stable condition days after suffering a medical emergency, according to her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds tweeted Sunday that the family would share any updates on Fisher and thanked the public for its “prayers & good wishes.” Earlier in the day, Oscar winner Sally Field tweeted that she was thinking of the “Star ...

DR Congo Coach Florent Ibenge has named a strong 31-man provisional squad for January’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The main absentee is Everton winger Yannick Bolasie who is nursing a knee injury that ruled him out of the tournament. Bournemouth’s Benik Afobe who switched allegiance to the Leopards after having played for England Under-21 got a nod from ...

Powerful typhoon Nock-Ten is continuing to batter the Philippines, as it heads towards the area around the heavily-populated capital Manila. Civil defence officials have been put on “red alert”, as the storm is due to hit the city later on Monday. The storm has weakened since making landfall on the eastern coast on Sunday, but it still packs winds up ...

A huge search operation is continuing “round the clock” in Russia, after a Russian military plane with 92 people on board crashed into the Black Sea. Some 3,500 people on ships, jets, helicopters and submersibles are involved in the operation near Sochi. The Tu-154 plane – carrying soldiers, members of a famed army music ensemble and reporters – was heading ...

The Center for Reproductive Health Education (CRHE) is pleased that Zambia has recorded an improvement in the uptake of family planning. Center Executive Director Amos Mwale says this is a great milestone for the nation and hopes that the uptake of family planning will continue to improve in the years to come. Mr. Mwale states that there is also an ...

Hivos is pleased that the government through the Ministry of Health has prioritized sustainable diets as a way of addressing obesity which is on the increase. Hivos Southern Region Manager William Chilufya says the only way the nation can address the increasing cases of obesity in Zambia is by promoting sustainable diets. Mr. Chilufya states that his organization is happy ...

Singer George Michael has died at his home at the age of 53. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and had huge success as a solo performer, “passed away peacefully” on Christmas Day in Goring, Oxfordshire, his publicist said. Thames Valley Police say they are treating the death as unexplained but there were no suspicious ...

A foreign national was last Friday night attacked and shot by criminals in Lusaka’s Woodlands area. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has confirmed the development to QFM News via telephone that there was a shooting incident which occurred last evening around 20:50hrs on Buluwe road in Lusaka’ s woodlands in which Vincent Banglishano , a foreign national, aged 44 was shot ...