The film industry and fans around the world have been paying tribute to the US actress Carrie Fischer, who has died, aged 60, after a cardiac arrest. She was best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars series. “She was our great and powerful princess,” said Stars Wars’ creator George Lucas. “She will be missed by ...

The attack on Pearl Harbor shaped the lives of Japanese-Americans long after World War Two ended. As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Hawaii, the internment and treatment of Japanese-Americans during the war continues to resonate in today’s political landscape. When US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood together in Hiroshima in late May, they made ...

Opposition UPND says it will remember 2016 as year in which Zambia lost direction. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says his party thinks that in the year 2016 all institutions of governance in the Country had ceased to function professionally. Mr. Katuka notes that this is evidenced by how such institutions like the Zambia Police which is supposed to protect ...

A Human Rights Lawyer Moono Mapani has cautioned Labour Minister Joyce Simukoko against threatening institutions that are mandated to protect and promote human rights in the country. Mr. Mapani says the decision by Ms Simukoko to take the matter to President Edgar Lungu over the findings by the Human Rights Commission on the Horse Shoe Restaurant workers abuse report should ...

SOS Children’s Villages Zambia has called on government to quickly implement the foster care policy and guidelines which will allow Zambians to have a chance to look after orphans and vulnerable children. SOS National Director Joseph Munsanje says once the policy is implemented, the issue of child headed households and street children will be resolved as most of these children ...

The Zambia Society for Public Administration (ZSPA) has called on government to focus on policy stability in order to promote accountability and good governance. And the organization hopes to see that the coming year 2017 is dedicated to reuniting the people of Zambia after this year’s general elections which left the country divided. ZSPA President Kelvin Esiasa tells QTV News ...

At least 32 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan, officials say. The dead, mostly minority Christians, consumed the homemade liquor in the city of Toba Tek Singh. Muslims are forbidden from buying or drinking alcohol in Pakistan – and minorities need a permit to buy liquor. ...

Taylor Swift played Santa Claus for her oldest fan — 96-year-old World War II veteran Cyrus Porter. Never in his “Wildest Dreams” did Porter expect the pop superstar to walk through the doors of his Missouri home Monday night. Swift surprised Porter and 60 of his relatives with a performance of “Shake it Off” and several of her other hits for ...

Yaya Toure admits he feels reborn after returning from exile to play a key role in Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge.Toure, 33, appeared destined to leave City after being frozen out by new manager Pep Guardiola earlier in the season. But the Ivory Coast midfielder has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in the space of just six weeks. “I look ...

The country recorded two hundred and one (201) accidents during the Christmas period out of which 15 were fatal Road Traffic accidents in which 20 people died. In the same period from 23rd December, 2016 at 18 00 hours to 27th December, 2016 at 06:00 hours, twelve out of the 201 accidents were serious Road Traffic Accidents in which 34 ...