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Man sexually abused Dalit minor in Tamil Nadu. (Representational Image)

Zimbabwe: 4-yr-old's eyes gouged out by stepmother for bed-wetting

The incident took place in Masvingo province in Central Zimbabwe.

18 March 2017 2:33 PM IST

Boko Harams elusive leader Abubakar Shekau. (Photo: Videograb)

Boko Haram's Abubakar Shekau reappears, criticises Cameroon 'lies'

Abubakar Shekau spoke for nearly 20 minutes of a 27-minute video obtained by AFP on Friday.

17 March 2017 9:01 PM IST

In this photo taken from video footage, Sierra Leones Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray hands a diamond during a meeting with delegates of Kono district, where the gem was found, at the presidential office in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Photo: AP)

Sierra Leone pastor unearths 706-carat diamond, possibly 10th largest...

The diamond was presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday before being locked in Freetown's central bank...

17 March 2017 11:50 AM IST

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar

Libya strongman launches offensive on oil terminals: spokesman

-"Ground, sea and air forces launched joint attacks to liberate Ras Lanuf from terrorist groups,-" Khalifa al-Abidi.

14 March 2017 4:28 PM IST

Many Egyptians who lived through Mubaraks rule view it as a period of autocracy and crony capitalism. (Photo: AP)

Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak to be released from jail after 6...

Mubarak was originally sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for conspiring to murder 239 demonstrators during the 18-day...

14 March 2017 4:01 PM IST

South African woman arrested for faking month-old daughters kidnapping

South African woman arrested for faking month-old daughter's...

After the police was informed, they set up a roadblock at a toll plaza and found the baby in a car.

14 March 2017 1:14 PM IST

Police officers are seen at the scene of a garbage landslide

Death toll reaches 62 in Ethiopia landfill collapse

Hundreds of waste-pickers work at the landfill every day, and others find cheap housing there.

13 March 2017 9:13 PM IST

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. (Photo: AP)

Nigeria's Buhari officially back to work: Presidency

In line with the constitution, he returned to work by sending a letter to the country's parliament.

13 March 2017 7:30 PM IST

Police officers secure the perimeter at the scene of a garbage landslide, as excavators aid rescue efforts, on the outskirts of the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

15 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide

The landfill has been a dumping ground for the capital's garbage for more than 50 years.

12 March 2017 4:36 PM IST

Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji today, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston rose to 29. (Photo: Twitter)

10,000 displaced as Cyclone pounds Madagascar, death toll rises to 5

Parts of the capital Antananarivo were evacuated overnight as torrential rains hit the city.

9 March 2017 4:34 PM IST

Migrants rest on the sidewalk port of Tripoli they were rescued by the Coast Guard off the coast of Tripoli, Libya. (Photo: AP)

People-smugglers kill 22 African migrants on Libya beach

The Libyan Red Crescent confirmed the killings had taken place over the weekend, but was unable to provide further...

8 March 2017 7:21 PM IST

The exterior view of the headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo: AP)

South Africa revokes decision to leave International Criminal Court:...

South Africa had announced, in October 2016, that it would withdraw from the UN court.

8 March 2017 3:56 PM IST