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| Zimbabwean leaders resume talks | |
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| Zimbabwe's leaders have resumed talks on assigning posts in a new cabinet and rescuing the country's deadlocked power-sharing deal. | |
| Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said there was "no conclusion" to a first day of negotiations on Tuesday. | Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said there was "no conclusion" to a first day of negotiations on Tuesday. |
| Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is mediating the discussions. | Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is mediating the discussions. |
| Mr Tsvangirai threatened to pull out of the negotiations after President Robert Mugabe gave key ministries to officials from his own party. | Mr Tsvangirai threatened to pull out of the negotiations after President Robert Mugabe gave key ministries to officials from his own party. |
| The talks began on Tuesday as Zimbabwe's parliament held its first working session under opposition control since disputed elections earlier this year. | The talks began on Tuesday as Zimbabwe's parliament held its first working session under opposition control since disputed elections earlier this year. |
| MPs heckled each other at the opening. We have covered some ground President Robert Mugabe Crunch time for Mbeki's legacyHarare diary: Daydreaming overSend us your comments | MPs heckled each other at the opening. We have covered some ground President Robert Mugabe Crunch time for Mbeki's legacyHarare diary: Daydreaming overSend us your comments |
| Mr Mugabe had earlier allocated the main ministries, including defence, home, foreign affairs, and justice, to his Zanu-PF party. | Mr Mugabe had earlier allocated the main ministries, including defence, home, foreign affairs, and justice, to his Zanu-PF party. |
| Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), wants all cabinet positions to be revisited in discussions with Mr Mbeki. | Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), wants all cabinet positions to be revisited in discussions with Mr Mbeki. |
| But Zanu-PF says only one ministry - finance - is up for discussion. | But Zanu-PF says only one ministry - finance - is up for discussion. |
| According to the original deal - which allocates 15 ministries to Zanu-PF, 13 to the MDC and three to a smaller MDC faction - only Zanu-PF has a ministerial seat vacant. | According to the original deal - which allocates 15 ministries to Zanu-PF, 13 to the MDC and three to a smaller MDC faction - only Zanu-PF has a ministerial seat vacant. |
| Mr Tsvangirai left the talks at 2100 local time; Mr Mugabe left a little while later. "We have covered some ground", he said, according to the Associated Press news agency. | Mr Tsvangirai left the talks at 2100 local time; Mr Mugabe left a little while later. "We have covered some ground", he said, according to the Associated Press news agency. |
| Mr Mbeki is in Zimbabwe as a private citizen, trying to save the deal that he brokered shortly before resigning as South African president at the end of September. | Mr Mbeki is in Zimbabwe as a private citizen, trying to save the deal that he brokered shortly before resigning as South African president at the end of September. |
| While the power-sharing crisis continues, life for normal Zimbabweans remains a constant struggle, the BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from neighbouring South Africa. | While the power-sharing crisis continues, life for normal Zimbabweans remains a constant struggle, the BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from neighbouring South Africa. |
| Two million people are currently in need of food aid, with that figure set to increase to almost half the population over the next three months, our correspondent says. | Two million people are currently in need of food aid, with that figure set to increase to almost half the population over the next three months, our correspondent says. |