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Robert Mugabe threatens to seize all Western-owned investments in Zimbabwe unless their governments remove sanctions imposed on him and his senior party members.

Zimbabwe's opposition MDC said it would boycott the country's power-sharing government until sticking points have been resolved and a political deal is reached, sparking the biggest crisis since the administration was formed nine months ago.

President Robert Mugabe accuses the West of trying to divide Zimbabwe's power-sharing government.

Robert Mugabe marked his 85th birthday yesterday with a sumptuous banquet in Harare at the start of a week of parties which observers say is a further sign of the Zimbabwean president's defiance in the face of growing criticism of his regime.