An Arizona man has survived two days trapped alone in a mine shaft with rattlesnakes. He killed three of the snakes while waiting to be discovered, according to rescue crews. John Waddell, 62, was lowering himself into a 100ft (30m) gold mine shaft, when his equipment broke, said a friend who found him. Mr Waddell broke both his legs and ...

More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India’s northern Punjab state, police told the BBC. The victims were standing on the railway tracks watching celebrations for the Hindu festival of Dusshera, eyewitnesses told BBC Punjabi. They did not hear the train approach as they watched a firecracker-filled ...

Minster of Local Government Vincent Mwale says his ministry has sourced about eight million euros for from the German government through the KFW bank to rehabilitate and expand infrastructure at Chalimbana Local Government Institute. Speaking at the 18th Graduation Ceremony of the Chalimbana Local government training institute, Mr Mwale says this will enable the training institute to improve and increase ...

Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa says 10 million liters of diesel procured under the US$20 million Saudi Arabia loan facility has arrived at the government depot in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mr. Nkhuwa says another consignment of 699, 222. 88 liters of petrol is in transit. In a ministerial statement in Parliament, Mr. Nkhuwa says this leaves a balance of ...

The Bank of Zambia has noted with concern that lenders have tended to black list people who have a negative entry in their credit report. Speaking at the launch of the credit reporting education and awareness campaign, Bank of Zambia Government Denny Kalyalya says this is evident from the number of complaints of denial of credit to persons that are ...

President Edgar Lungu has noted that for agriculture to become profitable and meet the cost of production there is need for farmers to increase productivity. Speaking when he graced the 113th Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) annual congress in Lusaka under the theme “Main staying agriculture as a key economic driver”, President Lungu says once farmers have achieved high levels ...

Tina Turner has opened up about her son’s suicide earlier this year. Craig Turner was 59 when he was found dead in July at his Los Angeles home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Speaking to BBC News, Tina Turner said he had seemed fulfilled in both his professional and personal life after finding a new girlfriend. “I still don’t know ...

Police in Turkey investigating the alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have expanded their search, reports say. Unnamed Turkish officials say his body may have been disposed of in the nearby Belgrad forest or on farmland. Mr Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, where Turkish officials allege he was murdered. Saudi Arabia denies ...

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is urging individuals and institutions to take advantage of the on-going consultative meetings on the amendment of the Public Order Act (POA) and make submissions aimed at improving the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of assembly. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says the Commission takes note that the amendment of the POA is ...

Vice president Inonge Wina has dismissed as malicious assertions that government is constructing a villa for President Edgar Lungu in Eswatini. Mrs. Wina says she is not aware of any villa that is being constructed for President Lungu in  Eswatini. Speaking during the Vice President’s Question time, Mrs. Wina says if there is any Member of Parliament with information of ...