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 Dignitaries attend grand party for Mandela's 90thQUNU, South Africa - Songs, laughter, teasing and tender words marked Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration Saturday as presidents, village elders and African royalty joined him for a festive luncheon on his rural homestead.  Sharing power with Mugabe may be only optionZimbabwe's beaten down opposition may end up being forced to accept what it swears is unacceptable - a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.  Mandela at 90: fading away but still reveredHe wore a trendy black shirt just like many of the kids in the crowd. But Nelson Mandela moved slowly, leaning on his wife and on a white cane as he crossed the stage to adoring cheers.  Dissent over Mugabe cracks African unityRobert Mugabe's brazen power grab in Zimbabwe's election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders' unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own.
Britain to press EU to act against Zimbabwe regime
British Prime Minster Gordon Brown will press the European Union to take harsher action against Zimbabwe, after Russia and China vetoed proposed new sanctions at the U.N. Security Council, his office said Saturday.  Liberia's president denounces Zimbabwe voteAll Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberia's leader said Saturday during a speech honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela.
Focus on South Africa's Zimbabwe efforts
The failure of the U.S. campaign for international sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders returns the focus to South African efforts to end the deadly political crisis and to questions about whether President Thabo Mbeki is the right mediator.
Zimbabwe opposition says talks to begin
Talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition will begin this week, a lawyer for the opposition's top negotiator said Wednesday.
Zimbabwe minister suggests unity gov't
Zimbabwe's foreign minister said Tuesday that President Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity government, but remained vague on the role opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai would play.  Hopes fade for deal in Zimbabwe election crisisAfrican efforts to encourage a deal between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his opponents showed no results Tuesday, while Mugabe's spokesman defiantly said his boss has no plans to step down and told Western critics they can "go hang."
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