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Baron Cohen's Latest Target: Washington

Matt Cantor — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:09:05 CDT

Either Robert Mugabe has taken a sudden interest in Hollywood, or Sacha Baron Cohen's up to something . Washington media and lobbyists have been receiving invitations to Baron Cohen's new film, The Dictator —supposedly from the leader of Zimbabwe himself. "President Robert Mugabe and the Ministry of Education, Sport, Art, and...

Trump Sons Slammed for 'Desecrating' Elephant

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:53:12 CDT

Donald Trump's sons went on a hunting safari in Africa last year, and thought it would be a good idea to pose in photo after photo with the animals they killed. Said photos surfaced yesterday, and not surprisingly, animal rights groups are outraged, TMZ reports. One picture in particular shows...

Teen to Be Caned for Facebook Insult

Rob Quinn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:56:33 CST

A Zimbabwe teenager's backside will be taking the heat for an ill-judged Facebook comment. The 17-year-old boy was convicted of "criminal insult," and sentenced to two strokes from a cane after taking a photograph of a woman, posting it on Facebook, and calling her a "typical prostitute," ABC reports. In...

Worst 10 Travel Destinations

Dustin Lushing — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:21:56 CST

If you're jonesing for a trip on the wild side, well, you'd probably still better steer clear of the 10 worst places in the world. Gadling.com rounds up these impoverished and war-stricken locales, and advises avoiding them in 2012: Harare, Zimbabwe: This city spiraled into turmoil when inflation surged,...

Female 'Ritual Rapists' on Trial in Zimbabwe

Mark Russell — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:25:05 CST

A nationwide syndicate of suspected witches is operating in Zimbabwe, kidnapping men and raping them to use their semen in magic rituals—or at least that's what the Zimbabwe police apparently believe, reports the BBC . After a year-long investigation, three women are going on trial today on 17 counts of...

3 Zimbabwe Women Charged in Sex Attacks on Men

John Johnson — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:22:43 CDT

A late but strong contender for crime story of the week: Police in Zimbabwe say three women sexually assaulted scores of male hitchhikers over the last two years, apparently so they could collect semen in condoms for religious rituals, reports CNN . The trio, in their 20s, were arrested after a...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Has Prostate Cancer

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:29:12 CDT

WikiLeaks' latest spill is a 2008 US diplomatic cable that says Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer that's spread and "will cause his death in three to five years," Reuters reports. The 87-year-old longtime Zimbabwe leader was apparently advised at the time to resign the presidency; Mugabe last year denied cancer...

Man Sent to Jail for Using Mugabe's Toilet

Kevin Spak — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:23:05 CDT

A Zimbabwe policeman has appealed the jail sentence he received for daring to use a toilet that had been reserved for Robert Mugabe. Homicide detective Alois Mabhunu has been languishing in a police detention barracks for a month after relieving himself on the forbidden crapper at a trade fair, CNN...

WikiLeaks Could Get a Good Man Executed

Kevin Spak — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:01:05 CST

Julian Assange once boasted that “there has never been a single report of any of our documents causing physical harm to any single person.” Tell that to Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwe prime minister who faces potentially lethal treason charges thanks to one leaked cable. A document last week revealed that...