Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a brace on his return from suspension for Real Madrid, as Tottenham Hotspur ended their Wembley jinx and Liverpool were held on their Champions League comeback on Wednesday. Real have sorely missed their Portuguese superstar as he serves a five-match domestic ban for pushing a referee. But he wasted no time in making his towering presence felt ...

At least 24 students and teachers have died in a fire at a religious school in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. The fire at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning. The victims are thought to been trapped in their dormitory as the windows were barred with metal grills. “It is one of the ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has advised government to prioritize electoral reforms as a way of building confidence in institutions of governance. NAREP Vice President Charles Maboshe has noted that most of the political problems the country is grappling with are as a result of the electoral laws which need to be revisited. Mr. Maboshe says there is need ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) wants the term of office for Members of Parliament, Councilors, Mayors and Council Chairpersons restricted to two 5-year terms. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization has since petitioned Parliament to move a motion to discuss the matter. He says this will give chance to the younger generation of leaders to hold leadership ...

Fourth Revolution party President Eric Chanda has called on Parliament to amend Article 60 Sub-section 3 by removing the aspect of funding political parties in the country. Mr. Chanda says it is unfair and irresponsible to start talking about funding political parties at the expense of the poor people. He says leaders are there to offer a service to the ...

Chelsea are relishing the prospect of facing Arsenal as they look to build momentum in the Premier League after a dominant win in Europe, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said on Wednesday.Arsenal were thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool last month and have already lost twice in four league games this season. They beat Bournemouth at the weekend but Courtois said Chelsea were looking ...

Zambian All Parties Parliamentarians on Population and Development (ZAPAD) Chairperson Jonas Chanda says fertility trends in urban areas have gone down from seven children per family in 1970 to five as of 2013. Dr. Chanda who is also the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health says the trend has remained constant in rural areas because people have not fully ...

Senior Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni speaking people in Chipata district has surrendered to Chipata Police a teenager who impregnated two pupils in his chiefdom. He has explained that 18 year-old Bunga Sakala of Chaponda village had earlier married a teenager, but that the Madzimawe Foundation which is working to end child marriage in Chipata forced him to dissolve the ...

Patriotic Front and UPND cadres have clashed in Chilanga Constituency ahead of tomorrow’s by-election in Chimanja ward. Police who arrived late on the scene fired teargas canisters to disperse the warring groups. And the ruling PF has blamed UPND Cadres who they accuse of attacking a PF Camp Kalundu Primary School, leaving one PF youth badly injured. The ruling party ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has disclosed that a bill which will compel Nurses to prescribe drugs and medicines for patients is set to be enacted. Dr. Chilufya says this is in line with government’s commitment to fight HIV. He says nurses have in the recent past been incapacitated in the prescription of drugs for patients because they are not protected ...