The Zimbabwean prime minister’s party today called for an investigation into the car crash that injured Morgan Tsvangirai and killed his wife, but warned Zimbabweans not to jump to conclusions about the cause.

Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai was injured in a car crash on the outskirts of the capital today and his wife was killed, officials said.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said today that land seizures would continue, and he called for the country’s last white farmers to leave.

Zimbabwe came away empty-handed today after asking a meeting of neighbouring countries for a $2bn (€1.6bn) economic rescue package.

Zimbabwe will pay government workers in US dollars, the new finance minister announced today.

Hopes of a smooth transition for Zimbabwe's power-sharing government were dashed today when a leading member of the party opposing president Robert Mugabe was arrested.

ZIMBABWEAN opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday appointed Tendai Biti to be finance minister in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe’s parliament passed a key constitutional amendment that opens the way for a unity government after years of deadly political conflict.

The US can no longer support a proposed Zimbabwean power-sharing deal that would leave Robert Mugabe, “a man who’s lost it,” as president, the top US envoy for Africa told reporters today.

ZIMBABWE’s parties are close to breaking a deadlock over power-sharing at talks between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition MDC said yesterday.

President Robert Mugabe will name his own Cabinet if Zimbabwe’s opposition does not sign a power-sharing deal, a state-owned newspaper reported.

South African leaders tonight urged negotiators to build on the basis for a power-sharing agreement to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe.

New EU sanctions against Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe increased Western pressure as his party was poised to begin talks with the opposition aimed at ending the country's political stalemate.

Zimbabwe’s opposition party reported today that at least 113 of its members have been killed in political violence since the country held its first round of presidential voting in March.

Zimbabwean government and opposition officials met in South Africa in a bid to find a way out of their country’s troubles following the recent presidential election run-off.

Zimbabwean government and opposition officials met in South Africa today to try to find a way out of their country’s deadly crisis.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition resumed talks today aimed at resolving the country’s violent political crisis, an official said.

A lawyer for the Zimbabwean opposition’s top negotiator says talks with President Robert Mugabe’s party are to begin this week.

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe shrugged off calls for his resignation today as his chief spokesman told Western critics to “go hang”.

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe today dismissed criticism of his regime from Nelson Mandela.

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai today left his refuge in the Dutch Embassy after fleeing there over the weekend.

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was fleeing troops when he took refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare, it emerged today.

Zimbabweans wake up to an uncertain future today as they await the fall-out from opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s decision to pull out of the presidential run-off.

A judge today ordered Zimbabwe’s deputy opposition leader held on treason and other charges until after the election.

Election observers from across Africa have heard “horrendous” accounts of political violence in Zimbabwe, their spokesman said today.

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe today attempted to blame his political opponents for the violence and fear being stirred up by his own thuggish supporters.

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe warned today he would not step down even if he does lose the presidential election to be held later this month.

British prime minister Gordon Brown today accused Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe of running a “criminal regime” following the latest arrest of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

A judge in Zimbabwe forced the police to produce to court a leading opposition politician who had been arrested.

Police have failed to produce the deputy opposition leader at court despite a judge’s order, a Zimbabwe opposition lawyer said today.

A leading member of Zimbabwe's opposition party is to be charged with treason, which carries the death penalty, police said today.

The top aide to Zimbabwe’s leading anti-Mugabe politician was arrested when he flew back to the country today.

One of the top aides to Zimbabwe’s opposition presidential candidate is returning to the country despite fears that he will almost certainly by arrested.

ZIMBABWE’S opposition accused military intelligence agents yesterday of a plot to kill party leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

The presidential run off pitting president Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held in the next few weeks as required by law, the head of the electoral commission announced.

Teachers have become targets in Zimbabwe’s post-election violence, union officials said today.

Zimbabwe’s opposition said it was willing to share power with the ruling party, but not long-time president Robert Mugabe.

Britain accused Robert Mugabe today of 'beating his own people to death' in a desperate attempt to cling on to power.

The votes recount in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections is a rigged sham, an international observer said today.

Malawi has called for Zimbabwe’s government to resume talks with former coloniser Britain, white farmers and the opposition party – all of whom long-time president Robert Mugabe considers his enemies.

Zimbabwe resembles a war-zone, with thousands of people displaced, hundreds injured and 10 killed by post-election violence, an opposition leader said as he appealed for international intervention.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party said the recounting of ballots was deeply flawed.

Militant supporters of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe have invaded more white-owned farms as he urged them to defend the seized land.

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.