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Since December, ISIS has also targeted Christians in other parts of the country, including in Cairo, killing dozens. (Photo: Representational/File)

7 killed by car bomb in North Sinai: Egypt army

'The explosion was large, carrying about 100 kilograms of high explosives', an army spokesman said in the statement.

25 July 2017 9:45 AM IST

Al-Shabab militants. (Photo: AFP)

New al-Shabab video calls Trump 'brainless billionaire'

The new video says US voters elected 'arguably the most stupid president a country could ever have'.

24 July 2017 5:15 PM IST

Boko Harams eight-year insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people, spilled into neighboring countries. (Photo: Representational/AP)

At least 8 dead after suicide bombers hit camps in Nigeria

The Nigeria-based extremist group Boko Haram often targets the city with suicide bombers and increasingly has been using...

24 July 2017 3:01 PM IST

A police commando stands alert at the site of a deadly bombing, in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

At least 8 killed in blast at mosque in northeastern Nigeria

A spokesman for a civilian self-defense force in Maiduguri city says the bomber was being chased by local security...

17 July 2017 6:45 PM IST

People carry the body of Sayed Tafshan, who died during clashes between security forces and residents of al-Waraq island, on the northern fringes of Cairo, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

Egypt says 1 killed, 50 injured in clashes on Nile island

El-Sissi has vowed in televised comments to show no lenience to anyone taking illegal advantage of state-owned property.

17 July 2017 4:39 PM IST

A report, published by the UN Mission in South Sudan, said that the peacekeepers responded by firing warning shots into the air. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Indian peacekeepers rescue aid workers from gunmen in Sudan

The UN mission said the Indian battalion was alerted to an attempt to infiltrate a humanitarian compound nearby as the...

16 July 2017 1:23 PM IST

Children were held at a primary school and tutored by Boko Haram in their extremist ideology, Human Rights Watch said. (Photo: AP)

19 killed in Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria city

Nigeria's government late last year declared that Boko Haram had been 'crushed' but deadly attacks continue.

12 July 2017 5:16 PM IST

S Africa: Newly appointed Dy Chief Justice recalls help from Indian-origin man

S Africa: Newly appointed Dy Chief Justice recalls help from...

Judge Raymond Zondo recalled how Suleman Bux had helped him with a loan when he was a student.

11 July 2017 12:10 PM IST

The Army headquarters at Chennai is probing the blast in an iron scrap shop at Pothamettupatti village near Manaparai on June 29, amid reports that the explosion that killed a worker and grievously injured three others was caused by a stolen military rocket shell that was sold as scrap by some army men.

8 killed, 60 wounds in grenade attack in Nairobi

The attacks have claimed between 500 and 2,000 lives according to the varying estimates of UN agencies and humanitarian...

10 July 2017 6:57 PM IST

The report said that ISIS is struggling financially in Afghanistan, where it has resorted to extortion of the local population and has had to stop paying its fighters at times. (Photo: Representational Image)

ISIS claims attack in Egypt's Sinai that killed 23 soldiers

The coordinated attack suggested the Sinai-based militants are among the region's most resilient.

8 July 2017 3:47 PM IST

The Kolar fields, located about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of the technology hub of Bengaluru, are among the worlds deepest gold mines. (Representational Image/Pixabay)

17 declared dead in Ghana goldmine collapse: lawmaker

Government and local officials decided to stop the rescue in agreement with the families, the lawmaker said.

6 July 2017 7:55 PM IST

The accident occurred on Tuesday around 10 km outside the town of Bambari, around 300 km northeast of the capital Bangui (File Photo)

At least 78 killed in truck accident in Central African Republic

Decades of neglect have left the landlocked country's road system in ruins and safety regulations are rarely enforced.

6 July 2017 9:25 AM IST