Harare

The tension has been mounting in Zimbabwe since tanks and armoured cars took to the streets of the Zimbabwean capital of Harare and other major cities on November 13. The situation deteriorated when the Army seized headquarters of the state television ZBC on November 14.

Zimbabwean military have attained the power this night in the country. In an address on their state-run television, however, they deny having made a coup and assuring that 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe is safe.

Military vehicles took to the streets of the Zimbabwean capital and prolonged gunfire was heard near the presidential residence on early Nov. 15 as questions mounted over Robert Mugabe's grip on power, even as the army denied a coup in a state broadcast.

Maison Sere, aged 42, was the unemployed man crowned Zimbabwe’s ugliest man at a pub pageant in Harare. Missing several teeth and dressed in torn overalls he beat the five other contestant and came away with the $500 Mr. Ugly prize – a large sum for a country where there is massive unemployment.

Norway is closing several diplomatic missions around the globe, its embassy in Bulgaria included, the country's government has said.

At the same time Oslo is boosting its diplomatic presence in other places such as Haiti and southern India.

Another US trophy hunter is suspected of killing a lion in Zimbabwe without a permit, authorities in Harare said on August 2, days after the killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist caused global outrage.  

A wealthy American dentist who used a bow and arrow to shoot Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion faced fierce criticism on July 28 amid allegations that it took 40 hours for the animal to die.