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Two witnesses said the blast ripped off part of the roof of Omars house. (Photo:AP)

Bomb kills 11 near judge's home, hotel in Somali capital

A powerful explosion killed at least 11 people in the Somali capital Thursday, police said.

1 March 2019 9:04 AM IST

People gather outside Ramsis train station in Cairo. (Photo:AP)

20 dead in Cairo's train station fire: Report

40 more are injured as a witness said there had been an explosion when a train rammed into a barrier.

27 Feb 2019 4:23 PM IST

Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kidneys can now be made to order

The new organ retains the characteristics of the original stem cell donor, and can thus potentially be used in...

7 Feb 2019 1:05 AM IST

Civilians pass a destroyed car in the a car bomb explosion in southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Nine killed in Somali market car bombing: Police

At least nine people were killed and several wounded when a car loaded with explosives blew up near a mall.

4 Feb 2019 3:43 PM IST

Rabah Tahari, 46, from Birmingham is believed to have recruited the so-called Jihadi John British Muslim terrorist as the leader of an extremist group linked to Al Qaeda. (Photo: AP)

Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for attack on UN...

The Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen group said the attack was a response.

21 Jan 2019 1:03 PM IST

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AFP)

Six Nigerian troops killed in Boko Haram raid

The jihadists attacked an army position overnight Thursday in Kamuya.

20 Jan 2019 11:46 AM IST

10 killed in attack near Mali-Niger border: Govt official

10 killed in attack near Mali-Niger border: Govt official

The attack took place around 45 kilometres from Menaka

17 Jan 2019 9:38 AM IST

The coordinated assault began with an explosion that targeted three vehicles outside a bank (Photo: AP)

Al-Shabab extremists claim deadly attack on Nairobi hotel

Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday

16 Jan 2019 12:12 PM IST

Security forces help civilians flee the scene as cars burn behind, at a hotel complex in Nairobi on Tuesday

5 killed in attack on upmarket Nairobi hotel

Al Shabaab claims gunbattle and suicide blast, first attack in 5 years.

16 Jan 2019 1:16 AM IST

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. (Photo: AP)

It's real me: Nigerian President denies claims he died, was replaced...

Buhari had spent 5 months abroad for an undisclosed illness. Many have claimed he was replaced by a Sudanese lookalike...

3 Dec 2018 2:58 PM IST

A government spokesman said it was keeping track of an event but that it could not comment further. (Representational image | AP)

81 people, mostly children, kidnapped from school in Cameroon:...

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the abduction in the region where separatists are fighting to form a...

5 Nov 2018 6:54 PM IST

A picture shows police and firemen gathering at the site of Mondays suicide attack in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis. (Photo: AFP)

Woman suicide bomber blew herself, wounds 9 in Tunis: Interior...

Ambulances arrived swiftly at the scene, which was cordoned off by security forces.

29 Oct 2018 9:08 PM IST