Police in Zimbabwe were today still refusing to release almost 200 members of the main opposition party despite a court order.

Recounts of disputed parliamentary seats have confirmed the opposition party’s majority in parliament, Zimbabwe state media reports today.

Riot police and intelligence officers today ransacked Zimbabwe’s opposition party headquarters and the offices of independent election monitors.

African leaders publicly criticised Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe regime today, breaking their self-imposed silence over the country’s crisis.

Zimbabwe’s opposition has called for a general strike tomorrow in protest at the continuing chaos over the country’s delayed presidential election results.

Zimbabwean authorities said today they would recount the votes from nearly two dozen parliamentary races as the ruling party sought to overturn election results that cost it control of the legislature for the first time.

Southern African leaders met urgently today to address the deepening crisis over Zimbabwe’s contentious presidential election, but had little chance to put pressure on President Robert Mugabe, who skipped the emergency summit.

Gordon Brown upped the pressure on Robert Mugabe over Zimbabwe’s presidential election today, demanding the results be published immediately.

President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party has demanded a vote recount and a further delay in the release of results from Zimbabwe’s presidential election, it is reported, in a move that sparked outrage from the opposition party.

President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party demanded a vote recount, and a further delay in the release of results from Zimbabwe’s presidential election today, prompting outrage from the opposition party.

President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party is demanding a recount of votes and a further delay to the announcement of presidential election results, the state-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper reported.

Embattled Robert Mugabe is to run in a second round of voting for the leadership of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe managed to keep his opponents off balance and guessing today as the question of who actually won last week’s presidential election remained unanswered.

Robert Mugabe’s grip on power appeared to be slipping further today after his party lost control of Zimbabwe’s parliament.

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has claimed that Morgan Tsvangirai has won the presidential election outright with 50.3% of the vote.

Zimbabwe’s presidential election is increasingly likely to be decided by a second round of voting, it emerged today.

Robert Mugabe’s iron grip on Zimbabwe is finally loosening today after nearly three decades.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader is insisting that he has won presidential elections outright and is not negotiating to ease out Robert Mugabe, who has led Zimbabwe from liberation to ruin.

Zimbabwe could be facing a second round of voting in the race for the country’s presidency, election experts said today.

Fears are growing that Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is planning a massive election fraud in the face of overwhelming defeat by his opponents.

Fears were growing tonight that Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe was planning a massive election fraud in the face of overwhelming defeat by his opponents.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission today began long-delayed announcement of official results of presidential and legislative elections with the opposition winning three of the first six parliamentary seats declared.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has claimed an early lead in elections and says it is leading the presidential race against Robert Mugabe with 67% of votes.

Zimbabweans queued for hours today to vote in elections that present President Robert Mugabe with his toughest political challenge in 28 years in power.

Zimbabwe is preparing for what many hope will be a landmark election on Saturday which will finally remove president Robert Mugabe from power.

Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic change has won nine out of the first 10 parliamentary seats for which votes have been tallied, electoral officials said today.