A motorway bridge has collapsed near the north-east Italian city of Ancona, killing two, Italian officials say. The two people who died were in a car below the bridge when it fell down onto the A14 road, which runs between Loreto and Ancona South, Italian media reported. The collapse involved a temporary structure which was supporting the bridge, the Italian ...

The US has sent several hundred Marines to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa. They reportedly arrived in the past few days to establish an outpost from which they will be able to fire artillery at IS positions some 32km (20 miles) away. US special forces are already ...

Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt for a Zambian male in connection with the murder of his girlfriend and son. Abassy Banda 28 holder of passport number ZN382769 is on 27th February,2017 alleged to have set ablaze the house of his girlfriend at Barclays Square Flats in Pretoria His daughter, aged three years, died in the inferno while ...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has directed the Inspector General of Police to investigate the cause of the disturbance at the National Heroes stadium last evening during the match between Zambia and South Africa which resulted in Police firing teargas canisters. Mr. Kampyongo has regretted the incidence, but was quick to state that it was not the intention of the ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says Zambia stands with the international community in the fight against terrorism. Speaking during the Zambia-European Union political dialogue in Lusaka this morning, Mr. Kalaba says this is because an attack on one country has an effect on all other countries. He says in addition to terrorism, there also a number of conflicts in Africa ...

The United States Government has given the Zambian Government over 400 million dollars about K4 billion to support its HIV response under the 2017 Country Operational Plan (COP17. US Ambassador to Zambia Erick Shultz says Zambia will also receive an additional 11 million dollars to carry out additional Voluntary Medical Male Circumcisions (VMMC). Mr. Shultz says the program currently supports ...