Robert Mugabe’s ‘victory’ spells trouble for Zimbabwe

Women's earnings play a huge role in the survival of the nation's families

It’s not a case of either/or

The final act of his 20-year political drama may be still to come

All the rhetoric is of a country swamped by foreigners looking for handouts

This is a hugely significant moment in the long march from hysteria to sanity

The bank returned to profit in the first half of the year and the Government is preparing for a sale - but there are still too many unresolved issues

The recourse open to those intent on suicide is not open to them, because they lack the physical capacity. Yet any doctor who agreed to assist them could be culpable

Some progress has been made, particularly with apprenticeships, but there is still a long way to go

Manning enabled us to learn about atrocities that would otherwise have remained covered up indefinitely

Only Lady Ashton could have met Mr Morsi

In the meantime, the NHS really will have to do “more for less”

These are merely "talks about talks". If and when the two sides do get down to brass tacks – the so-called “final status” issues – there is little ground for optimism

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, we are told, and Walter White had it worse than .....

Good data is an essential prerequisite to a mature debate on this emotive topic

Pope Francis will wrestle with the curia and the Vatican Bank

Twitter has made it easier to express impulses that ought to stay unexpressed

The biggest danger Egypt faces is an escalation of present hostilities into all-out civil war