Zimbabwe opposition leader briefly blocked from attending summit

HARARE: Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefly prevented Thursday from attending a key regional summit but said he was "hopeful" talks to resolve the country's political crisis would resume. "I'm hopeful that the talks will resume," Tsvangirai told media by phone after Zimbabwean authorities seized his passport at Harare airport, preventing him from flying to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meet in South Africa. "The whole thing was going to be determined at this SADC summit," he said. Passports belonging to other members of his party's leadership were also seized. "We were all scheduled to go and meet with the troika, the SADC organ on politics and defence," Tsvangirai said.