International community turns up heat on Harare

Zimbabwe came under mounting pressure on Saturday after the long-delayed result of a contentious presidential poll showed Morgan Tsvangirai trouncing Robert Mugabe but falling short of an absolute majority reports AFP.

As Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) rejected the official result showing their leader winning 47.9% against Mugabe's 43.2%, world capitals called for a credible run-off and a halt to poll violence.

The European Commission spokesper