Opposition officials accused ruling party militants of preventing the Movement for Democratic Change from holding a rally today, a day after a court lifted a ban on opposition rallies.

A shipload of Chinese arms intended for Zimbabwe may have to return home undelivered after sparking an international outcry.

Zimbabwe said today it was prepared to brief an emergency summit of southern African leaders on the situation in the country, but did not indicate whether President Robert Mugabe would attend.

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.

Zimbabwe’s opposition party is appealing to the United Nations to intervene to avoid bloodshed as the country prepares for a presidential run-off.

A draft constitutional amendment critics say further consolidates the ruling party’s power passed a hurdle in parliament today, but Zimbabwe’s main opposition spoke of progress elsewhere toward easing Zimbabwe’s political and economic crisis.

Riot police in Zimbabwe today raided the headquarters of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), arresting dozens of supporters, a spokesman claimed.

Government opponents in Zimbabwe today said the family of an opposition militant who was shot dead by police was forced to bury him at his rural home to avoid a ceremony in the capital that could have sparked demonstrations.

POLICE used tear gas and water cannons to break up a key rally of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the Zimbabwean capital Harare yestertoday, arresting dozens of people, it has been reported.