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A statue of Mahatma Gandhi (Photo: AP)

Living museum in Durban to reflect South African-Indian history

The museum will showcase Mahatma Gandhi's role in freedom struggle of South Africa.

2 Jun 2017 3:08 PM IST

The video, which was posted on media websites and social media, shows a group of officers in blue uniforms grabbing apples out of the back of a vehicle and hurling them at four men who are lined up at a roadside cliff. (Photo: Youtube screengrab/ Kiwi In Munich)

Video: South African police pelting thieves with apples they had...

South African media reported this weekend that the incident happened in the Theewaterskloof area in Western Cape...

28 May 2017 7:35 PM IST

The workers said they sold the drugs to an unidentified businessman, who in turn sold the merchandise to a suspected drug trafficker. (Photo: AP/Representational)

2 morgue workers in Tanzania cut open corpse's stomach, steal hidden...

The police arrested the 2 morgue employees after they admitted to cutting open a dead man's corpse and stealing the...

28 May 2017 8:35 AM IST

Smoke rises in the centre of the Libyan capital of Tripoli after clashes.(Photo: AFP)

Libya: 52 fighters dead in clashes with rival militias in Tripoli

Apart from sporadic gunfire in southern Tripoli, calm returned to the city on Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy...

27 May 2017 6:47 PM IST

Al-Shabab militants. (Photo: AFP)

At least 28 dead as militias clash in Libya capital

Medical sources were not immediately available to confirm the figures.

27 May 2017 9:26 AM IST

Egypt army soldiers. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Egypt: Gunmen attack bus with Christians; 28 killed, 22 wounded

The ministry said there were between eight and 10 attackers dressed in military uniforms, according to witnesses.

26 May 2017 4:11 PM IST

The officials say Thursdays blast on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal burned a small truck that the five people were using. (Photo: AP)

3 police officers killed, 2 injured by bomb blast in Kenya

The police vehicle was moving from Kula Police Post toward the Liboi border town an official said.

24 May 2017 8:24 PM IST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. (Photo: AP)

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir will not attend Saudi summit with Trump

Omar al-Bashir has excused himself from attending the summit Sunday 'for personal reasons', said SUNA news agency.

19 May 2017 7:11 PM IST

A boy aged around 15 was found dead in the cellar of an under construction building in Gachibowli on Friday. (Representational image)

Islamists stone couple to death

The stoning happened in Taghlit on Tuesday, close to Aguelhok in the Kidal region.

19 May 2017 1:07 AM IST

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

Nigeria: Too soon to close camps for Boko Haram's displaced

Maiduguri is home to more than a dozen camps for thousands of displaced people.

17 May 2017 7:13 PM IST

Somali soldiers look at the destroyed houses amidst the wreckage of a car bomb blast in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Photo: AP)

Somalia: 3 killed as bomb disposal experts try to dismantle car laden...

The Somalia-based al-Shabab extremist group often claims responsibility for such attacks.

17 May 2017 6:25 PM IST

Esther Yakubu, mother of Maida Yakubu said she could not believe that her daughter could choose to stay with the miltants than come back home. (Photo: AP)

Girl in Boko Haram video refuses to return, pledges loyalty to group

When asked why she does not want to go home, Maida said her family lived in the town of unbelief and they should accept...

14 May 2017 8:10 AM IST