He led two coups, first in 1979 and then in 1981 and was an elected president from 1992 to 2001.

The former air force officer who first seized power in 1979 leaves a divided legacy.

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's cabinet introduced laws to make "unknown" human rights abusses a felony, to make demonstrations agai...

Nasa says fast meteors can also become fireballs as Earth passes through tail of Hayley’s comet