TEHRAN -- No country in the world has the right or ability to stop or limit the Iranian nation from utilizing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Zimbabwean Ambassador to Tehran Nicholas D Kiti Kiti said here on Thursday.

Jamaica has been following the developments in Zimbabwe, and is concerned that, to date, results of the 29th March presidential elections have not been released. We are further disturbed at talk of a run-off election, even before the release of those results. This, we believe, compromises the transparency and credibility of the electoral process.

ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member Winnie Madikizela-Mandela says right-thinking South Africans are hurt by the plight of Zimbabweans. She was speaking in an interview with the SABC.

HARARE - Recount tallies from four elections held on March 29 has produced some insignificant differences in vote counts, but has confirmed all originally declared winners in all the 18 constituencies that had been completed by last night.

HARARE - The MDC says Morgan Tsvangirai has retained his win after the recount of the presidential vote, based on V11 tallies from all the 23 constituencies recounted.

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

The Archbishop of York John Sentamu has begun a day of fasting and prayer at York Minister for the people of Zimbabwe

HARARE - A Harare Magistrate Court has remanded in custody a freelance journalist on trumped up charges of public violence after appearing in court almost a week after his arrest.

HARARE - Alick Macheso and his Orchestra Mberikwazvo backing group have announced details of a UK tour.

HARARE - A firebrand women’s pressure group in Zimbabwe has written to South African President Thabo Mbeki’s mother, Epainette Mbeki, pleading with her to make her son see sense and acknowledge that Zimbabwe was burning.