Foreign

Congo ceasefire talks falter
LUSAKA -- Efforts to end Africa's international conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faltered yesterday as a draft ceasefire agreement was rejected by some of the warring parties, conference sources said. The long-awaited meeting of...

X-ray exposes extortion exercise
HARARE -- A policeman who swallowed the evidence when colleagues caught him taking a bribe at the weekend was foiled when an X-ray examination revealed the two notes in his stomach. The constable is under observation in the Parirenyatwa hospital ...

Mandela in Burma peace role
TORONTO -- Mr Nelson Mandela's next role could well be as a peacemaker in Burma, a news analysis in weekend papers of the locally based Southam group said. A strong indication of this was the presence of the powerful Burmese intelligence chief, L...

N Ireland deadline looms
BELFAST -- The British and Irish premiers launched last-ditch talks to rescue the Northern Ireland peace process yesterday, with only a faint glimmer of hope after hours of negotiations. Protestant Unionist leader David Trimble provided possible ...