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A list of the dead released by Ethiopian Airlines included passengers from all over the world. (Photo:AP)

Heart breaking list of passengers who died in Ethiopian plane crash

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has faltered and crashed shortly after takeoff, carving a gash in the earth.

11 March 2019 10:45 AM IST

People holding passports from more than 30 countries and the UN were on board. (Photo:AP)

World leaders grieve in wake of Ethiopian airlines plane crash

Reactions surmount after the devastating plane crash of Ethiopian airlines.

11 March 2019 10:31 AM IST

Family members of the victims involved in a plane crash react at Addis Ababa international airport on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

157 dead as jet crashes in Ethiopia

4 Indians among fatalities from 32 nations, Plane lost contact 6 minutes after take-off.

11 March 2019 2:16 AM IST

State-owned Ethiopian is one of the biggest carriers on the continent by fleet size. (Photo:AP)

157 feared dead after Nairobi-bound Ethiopian airline crashes

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday.

10 March 2019 3:58 PM IST

A screengrab of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist group. The Nigerian president Buhari said on August 28, 2016, that Shekau has been wounded in an air strike on Boko Harams forest stronghold. (Photo: AFP )

Attack in Niger kills soldiers, boko haram militants: Report

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the jihadist group Boko Haram in southeastern Niger.

10 March 2019 8:21 AM IST

Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Man urinating on another in carnival; Brazil President criticised for...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sparked shock by tweeting a video showing a man urinate on another during annual...

7 March 2019 11:13 AM IST

The Nembe trunk line is operated by the Port Harcourt-based Aiteo Group. (Photo:AP)

50-plus people missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria

A local official says more than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded.

2 March 2019 4:29 PM IST

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