Harare - Four days after Zimbabwe's opposition gave in to pressure to join President Robert Mugabe in a unity government, the deal looked to be in jeopardy again Tuesday as Morgan Tsvangirai's party accused Mugabe's Zanu-PF of shirking its commitments.

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) spokesman Nelson Chamisa accused Zanu-PF of backtracking on a commitment to resolve outstanding sticking points before the new government is formed.

Islamabad - Pakistan on Tuesday decided to import 0.2 million tons of sugar to meet shortages in the domestic market, officials said.

The economic coordination committee of the cabinet approved the purchase during a meeting chaired by Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin, a press release said.

"The sugarcane production is expected to fall short of the envisaged target by 20 percent this year, forcing the government to allow import of sugar to meet domestic requirements," a senior government official said after attending meeting.

Yangon - United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Myanmar Tuesday after being snubbed for the second time by the country's top leadership.
Gambari departed on a Silk Air flight to Singapore Tuesday evening. He was scheduled to fly Tuesday to Naypyitaw, the military's headquarters 350 kilometres north of Yangon, but cancelled the trip for unknown reasons.

On his last trip to Myanmar in August, Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Than Shwe refused to meet Gambari, prompting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to also deny the special envoy an audience.

Madrid - For over a decade, Spanish judges have been stepping up their crusade for universal justice, opening investigations into human rights violations around the world.

Now, however, a new probe into a 2002 Gaza bombing by Israel is drawing the spotlight on the political problems created by such inquiries, and raising questions about the limits of universal justice.

The government is considering legal changes to prevent judges from pursuing human rights abuses unrelated to Spanish citizens, in what appears to be partly an attempt to limit the damage to relations with countries such as Israel.

Munich - German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on Tuesday announced that midfielder Alexander Baumjohann will be joining them for next season.

The 22-year-old joins the former Champions League winners on a free transfer from Borussia Moenchengladbach. He signed a three-year contract.

"I believe I can make it in Munich, otherwise I would not have accepted the offer. I will receive a chance and then it is up to me to use it," said Baumjohann, who has played
18 Bundesliga games for Schalke 04 and Moenchengladbach.

Hyderabad, Feb. 3 : Having brought a big wave of cheer for all sports lovers and her fans in India by becoming the first Indian woman to win a senior grand slam title along with partner Mahesh Bhupathi at the Australian Open mixed doubles, Sania Mirza appears to be on the cloud nine.

While addressing a news conference in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the tennis sensation expressed her happiness over the recent triumph.