Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has said there are efforts to destabilise his country through an attempt to replicate the so-called Arab Spring. He was speaking in Egypt’s capital Cairo after meeting his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. It is his second foreign trip since protests began in December. The protests started over cuts to bread and fuel subsidies but have since ...

The US has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaidó will be met with “a significant response”. National Security Adviser John Bolton said any such “intimidation” would be “a grave assault on the rule of law”. His warning comes days after the US and more than 20 other countries recognised Mr Guaidó as interim ...

Mining firms in the country have been challenged to honor their commitment not to lay of their workers. Federation for Free Trade Union of Zambia President Chingati Msiska says mining companies must not issue rhetoric statement but ensure they stick to their words. Mr. Msiska says this will ensure that there is calm among the workers. He has warned that ...

Centre for Trade Policy  and Development (CTPD) Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo has advised government to urgently lift the ban on the export of maize. Mr. Mwaipopo has charged that delays to lift the ban is hampering investments in the agriculture sector which he says can immensely contribute to the Zambia’s economic growth as opposed to relying on the mining sector. ...

Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli settled for a point in a goalless draw amid high security at AC Milan on Saturday as evergreen Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella equalled a Serie A record by scoring in 11 consecutive games. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly returned from the two-match ban he received a month ago after being targeted by racist chanting by Inter Milan fans ...

AFC Wimbledon teenager Toby Sibbick came off the bench to score the goal that saw Premier League West Ham beaten 4-2 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday and hailed the win as “revenge”. Wimbledon, bottom of League One and 58 places adrift of the Hammers, were 2-0 up before the break and 3-0 ahead moments into ...

“I feel like modern culture is on a loop,” says Boy George, sitting in his publicist’s office, 33 storeys above London’s Euston Road. “Every time I come out to promote something I’m answering the same questions over and over. I’m fascinated by how little original thought there is in the world.” Gulp. No pressure then. Luckily, the 57-year-old is a ...

French Oscar-winning composer and jazz pianist Michel Legrand has died in Paris aged 86, his spokesman has said. During a career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote over 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs. In 1968, he won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair film. Two ...

Two bombs at a Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines have killed at least 19 people and injured dozens more, officials say. The first blast happened as Sunday Mass was being celebrated at the cathedral on Jolo island, where Islamist militants are active. As soldiers responded, a second device was detonated in the car park. The attack happens after a ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Trudeau said in a statement he had asked John McCallum to step down, but did not offer a reason. The detention of Meng Wanzhou, at the ...