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Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreakWorld
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreak

The first fatality, a five-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died late on...

13 Jun 2019 2:28 PM IST

Strike ends in Sudan; shops open, residents remain waryWorld
Strike ends in Sudan; shops open, residents remain wary

Doctors close to the protest movement say at least 118 people have been killed since the June 3 crackdown.

12 Jun 2019 4:05 PM IST

Boko Haram attack: Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon, 15 terrorists arrestedWorld
Boko Haram attack: Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon, 15 terrorists...

The militants carried out attack on region bordering Lake Chad on Sunday night, clashing with the Cameroonian army until...

12 Jun 2019 1:54 PM IST

Botswana\s High Court decriminalises homosexualityWorld
Botswana-'s High Court decriminalises homosexuality

South Africa is the only African nation to have legalised gay marriage.

12 Jun 2019 1:01 PM IST

Rising misery as Ethiopia struggles to stem ethnic tensionsWorld
Rising misery as Ethiopia struggles to stem ethnic tensions

Clashes led to the world-'s largest displacement crisis, with over a million mostly ethnic Gedeos displaced, according...

10 Jun 2019 11:22 AM IST

Sudan: Death toll climbs to 113 after crackdown on protestersWorld
Sudan: Death toll climbs to 113 after crackdown on protesters

The country-'s health ministry, however, maintained that only 61 people had lost their lives in the crackdown.

7 Jun 2019 4:43 PM IST

Sudan violence: \60 people killed in two-day crackdown,\ says doctors\ groupWorld
Sudan violence: -'60 people killed in two-day crackdown,-' says...

The protest movement, in turn, dismissed the generals-' promise of elections within nine months instead.

5 Jun 2019 3:08 PM IST

2 bodies retrieved from boat off Libya\s coast; 73 migrants rescuedWorld
2 bodies retrieved from boat off Libya-'s coast; 73 migrants rescued

In recent years, thousands of migrants have lost their lives after undertaking dangerous sea travel on overcrowded...

3 Jun 2019 9:13 AM IST

Human Rights Watch: Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in SinaiWorld
Human Rights Watch: Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in...

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial...

28 May 2019 11:08 AM IST

Cyril Ramaphosa sworn-in as President of South Africa; promises ‘new era’World
Cyril Ramaphosa sworn-in as President of South Africa; promises ‘new...

Foreign heads of state from more than 40 countries were among 36,000 people who witnessed the event replete with pomp.

27 May 2019 8:58 AM IST

Cyril Ramaphosa elected President by South African ParliamentWorld
Cyril Ramaphosa elected President by South African Parliament

Former president Jacob Zuma, 77, resigned in February last year amid allegations of corruption and state capture.

25 May 2019 3:56 PM IST

LGBT activist-author diesWorld
LGBT activist-author dies

He was flooded with messages of support at the time, and was named among the world-'s most influential people that year...

23 May 2019 2:21 AM IST

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