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Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Farai Mutsaka Associated Press  September 22, 2018 HARARE, Zimbabwe — Raw sewage flows freely in some streets of Zimbabwe’s capital, posing a deadly challenge to the recently elected president who has promised the troubled country a new dawn.A cholera outbreak has killed more than 30 people and sickened more than 7,000 as it spreads beyond Harare, posing the latest crisis for a government that pledges, somehow, to turn a collapsed economy into a middle-class one by 2030.The signs are not encouraging. Inflation has spiked. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took office after the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe and for a while sent hopes soaring, now spends his time vowing to fight a ‘‘medieval’’ disease. Advertisement As many residents of Harare hop-skip over fetid puddles, many are reminded of the outbreak a decade ago … [Read more...] about Cholera is Zimbabwe’s latest crisis

World International Affairs A seven-year civil war between the Syrian government and an Islamist-led insurgency has come down to a single province under rebels and jihadi control in the country's northwest, but the stakes may be higher than ever for world powers invested in the conflict. Russia and Iran have helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regain most of the country, but Turkey and a number of Western powers have urged the Syrian leader and his allies not to move in on the northwestern province of Idlib, which is dominated by the Al-Qaeda-linked coalition of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and hosts an inflated population of up to 3 million people. The United States has gone so far as to threaten military action, especially in the event it suspects the Syrian government of using chemical weapons, while Russia has claimed Western governments were conspiring with militants to stage such an attack. A deal struck Monday by Russia and Turkey appears to have stalled any sort of imminent Syrian … [Read more...] about What’s Going On in Syria? Everything You Need to Know About U.S., Russia, Turkey and Iran’s Role in Idlib

next Image 1 of 2 The retrieved body of a victim of the MV Nyerere passenger ferry lies at the scene on Ukara Island, Tanzania Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. The death toll soared past 200 on Saturday while officials said a survivor was found inside the capsized ferry and search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies, two days after the Lake Victoria disaster. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) prev Image 2 of 2 Rescue divers stand on top of the capsized MV Nyerere passenger ferry on Ukara Island, Tanzania Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. The death toll soared past 200 on Saturday while officials said a survivor was found inside the capsized ferry and search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies, two days after the Lake Victoria disaster. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) NAIROBI, Kenya –  The Latest on capsized Tanzanian ferry (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Video footage of the survivor found in a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the deadly … [Read more...] about The Latest: Video shows rescued Tanzania ferry survivor

next Image 1 of 2 Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini blows a kiss to a supporter as he arrives at the Brothers of Italy political meeting in Rome, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) prev Image 2 of 2 Italian Interior minister Matteo Salvini, right, is welcomed by Georgia Meloni, Brothers of Italy party's leader, at the party's political meeting in Rome, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME –  Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon declared Saturday that far-right "patriots" are the "new elite" of Europe as he brought his push for a trans-national, anti-European Union drive to Italy. The ex-aide to U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a forum in Rome organized by a small far-right Italian opposition party. Bannon was asked if there should be a new "elite" in growing, far-right populist movements. His reply? The "new elite in this populist movement are the patriots" in society. He heaped praised … [Read more...] about Bannon dubs the far-right Europe’s

Hitler Alba, who is running for mayor of a small town in Peru, said, "I’m the good Hitler.”  (Facebook) Hitler is on the ballot in a small town in Peru after withstanding a challenge last week from a political rival named Lennin. Local pol Hitler Alba was mayor in the Andes town of Yungar from 2011 to 2014 and is running again for the seat. Last week Lennin Vladmir Rodriguez Valverde tried to keep Alba off the ballot, Reuters reported. But election officials rejected the challenge. Election Day in the farming town in Peru’s central Andes is Oct. 7, according to Reuters. “I’m the good Hitler,” Alba said on local broadcaster RPP. Campaign signs that say “Hitler returns” and “Hitler with the people” dot Yungar, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that Alba stresses that he rejects what the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler stood for while saying he wants to oversee a fair and transparent government. Alba said his father was … [Read more...] about In Peru, Hitler earns ballot spot despite Lennin’s challenge