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US, China fight it out in Djibouti, accuse each other of aggression

US, China fight it out in Djibouti, accuse each other of aggression

The United States military on Thursday claimed that China had harassed troops posted at the US military base in...

20 Jun 2019 4:09 PM IST

Probe sought as Egyptâ€™s first democratically elected prez Mohamed Morsi is buried

Probe sought as Egyptâ€™s first democratically elected prez Mohamed...

â€œHe arrived at the hospital dead at 4.50 pm exactly and there were no new, visible injuries found on the body.â€

19 Jun 2019 1:34 AM IST

Egyptâ€™s former president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial in court

Egyptâ€™s former president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial in court

Morsi has been in prison undergoing multiple trials ever since the military ousted him in July 2013.

18 Jun 2019 9:02 AM IST

At least 30 dead, 40 injured in Nigeria triple suicide bombing

At least 30 dead, 40 injured in Nigeria triple suicide bombing

Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the Borno state...

17 Jun 2019 2:49 PM IST

Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in Central African Repulic

Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in Central African Repulic

-'One of them grabbed my camera and smashed it on the ground,-' Florent Vergnes, one of the journalists, said.

16 Jun 2019 8:05 PM IST

Mogadishu blasts: 11 killed, 25 injured, Al-Qaida-linked group takes responsibility

Mogadishu blasts: 11 killed, 25 injured, Al-Qaida-linked group takes...

The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the blasts.

16 Jun 2019 1:56 PM IST

Hashtags for hope? The reason why social media is turning blue for Sudan

Hashtags for hope? The reason why social media is turning blue for...

Netizens are changing their profile pictures to blue with hashtag #BlueforSudan.

14 Jun 2019 6:14 PM IST

Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreak

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 wary

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 arrested

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

$Botswana\s High Court decriminalises homosexuality$ World

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 tensions

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