ZIMBABWE: Mugabe rival quits poll

ZIMBABWEAN opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has pulled out of a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe, saying a free and fair poll was impossible in the current climate of violence. Speaking only hours after his opposition Movement for Democratic Change reported its rally had been broken up by pro-Mugabe youth militia, Mr Tsvangirai called on the United Nations and the African Union to intervene to stop "genocide" in the former British colony. Age 23 Jun 2008