Zimbabwe police raid house used by top aides to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Police loyal to President Robert Mugabe raided a house used by the prime minister’s supporters Saturday and accused them of hoarding weapons in a move that is likely to push Zimbabwe’s fragile coalition government closer to collapse.

Mugabe calls split in coalition government a ‘non-event,’ says he will not bow to pressure

HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe is describing the split in Zimbabwe’s governing coalition as a “non-event,” and says his party will not bow to pressure.

After withdrawing from unity government, Zimbabwe’s PM seeks ‘rescue’ from regional leaders

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s prime minister will be on the road this week asking other leaders in the region to “rescue” the unity government from which he temporarily withdrew, his spokesman said Monday.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe too busy with students, soccer to address crisis in unity government

HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe is too busy with students and soccer to address the crisis in his unity government, his spokesman was quoted as saying Sunday.

Zimbabwe: Mugabe too busy with students, soccer to address crisis in unity government

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The spokesman for Zimbabwe’s president says Robert Mugabe is too busy to address the crisis in his unity government.

Zimbabwe judge postpones trial for top aide to prime minister in case that strained coalition

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A judge on Saturday granted lawyers for a top aide to Zimbabwe’s prime minister more time to prepare for trial in a case that has prompted the longtime opposition to abandon shared rule with President Robert Mugabe at least temporarily.

Freed aide to Zimbabwe PM says judges starting to protect the rule of law

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A top aide to Zimbabwe’s prime minister, whose pending trial led to a fracture in the coalition government, said after he was freed on bail that judges are starting to stand “behind the rule of law.”

Zimbabwe’s prime minister says he is boycotting from the country’s unity government

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Citing the “persecution” of a top aide, Zimbabwe’s prime minister abandoned — at least temporarily — shared rule with President Robert Mugabe, marking a setback to the country’s struggle to emerge from political gridlock, economic collapse and international isolation and sanctions.

Zimbabwe’s prime minister says he is disengaging from the country’s unity government

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s prime minister announced he was boycotting the country’s troubled unity government Friday, citing the “persecution” of a top aide being tried in an alleged coup plot.

Zimbabwe: top Mugabe cronies dumped by state in torture case; told to defend themselves

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwean official says several top officials and cronies of President Robert Mugabe being sued for torture have been renounced by the state and will not receive legal assistance.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe calls for fresh start in relations with West

HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe called Tuesday for a new start to relations with those Western countries he has spent years insulting for their criticism of his leadership.

Zimbabwe’s president refuses to give housing to prime minister, PM aide says

HARARE, Zimbabwe — An aide to Zimbabwe’s prime minister says President Robert Mugabe is refusing to provide state housing seven months after the appointment.

Zimbabwe human rights activists sue state for $500 million after terror charges dropped

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent Zimbabwean human rights activist and eight others are suing the government for $500 million after terror charges against them were dropped because they had been beaten and tortured, their lawyer said Thursday.

World Bank donates $74 million to help poor Zimbabwean farmers

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The World Bank is donating $74 million to help poor farmers in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe’s chief justice drops terror case against human rights activist, co-accused

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent human rights activist and her co-accused cannot be tried — now or in the future — on terror charges because they were beaten and tortured in jail, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court ruled Monday.