Harare Three luxury cars owned by the Mugabe family were held in Botswana for several hours after being involved in a crash as they headed out of Zimbabwe in the direction of Gaborone. The Rolls-Royce Ghost, Porsche and Range Rover were damaged when the convoy — led by Russell Goreraza, the former first lady Grace Mugabe’s son from her first marriage — slowed to avoid cattle and was hit by a Toyota. (AFP)
World Cup winners
Moscow Russian hotels have put up prices as much as fiftyfold during this year’s football World Cup. The Agora in Kaliningrad, the Baltic exclave that will host England’s match against Belgium on June 28, would normally charge up to 2,400 roubles (£30) a night but during the tournament it is listed online at 129,200 roubles, according to a list compiled by Russia’s federal agency for tourism. (Reuters)
Child migrants ‘at risk’
Athens Unaccompanied child migrants in Greece are being held in filthy cells, often crammed with unrelated adults, increasing the risk of abuse and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch has said. It said locking up children was unacceptable and urged the government to move them into safe housing. The UN has recorded 411 unaccompanied minors out of more than 60,000 asylum seekers stuck in Greece.
Leader’s little luxuries
Guatemala City President Morales of Guatemala has defended claiming £29,000 in expenses last year for items such as a £2,150 pair of sunglasses and a £285 bottle of whisky. He reacted angrily when asked why he had made the claims when his salary is £14,300 a month, one of the highest in the region. Mr Morales, who was a comedian before taking office, campaigned on a promise to root out corruption.