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UN chief Antonio Guterres. (Photo: AP)

UN chief warns of Burundi's leader seeking 4th term

The East African nation has seen deadly political turmoil since Nkurunziza in 2015 successfully pursued a third term.

1 March 2017 8:48 PM IST

Liquor sachets. (Photo: Yahoo)

Tanzania bans alcoholic sachets to curb drinking

The sachets sell for about $0.25, putting liquor within reach of the poorest while discarded sachets clog litter streets...

1 March 2017 8:17 PM IST

A CRPF constable committed suicide by slitting his throat at the door of Chinnamastika temple at Rajrappa, Jharkhand. (Representational image)

Indian-origin youth kills parents, lives with bodies for a week in...

The youth lived normally for a week and when neighbours asked about his parents, he said they had gone to neighbouring...

1 March 2017 7:30 PM IST

A family waits for food assistance to be distributed in Thonyor, Leer County, one of the areas in which famine has been declared, in South Sudan. (Photo: AP)

Aid worries rise for South Sudan refugees fleeing famine and war

A doctor said that about 5,000 refugees lived in the camp and she had only five workers to help provide medical aid.

1 March 2017 4:39 PM IST

The court heard the attack was so severe that one of the sturdy maces had broken after the daughter was struck on the skull with it several times. (Photo: Representational Image)

3 life terms for Indian-origin man for killing wife, children in South...

Kandasamy had attacked the family after he learnt his wife wanted a divorce because she wanted to marry another man.

1 March 2017 9:10 AM IST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, right, share a light moment during his 93rd Birthday celebrations in Matopos on the outskirts of Bulawayo. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe talks of own death at 93rd birthday...

Saturday's party included a feast and several vast birthday cakes, angering some Zimbabweans as the country endures...

26 Feb 2017 11:08 AM IST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (Photo: File/AP)

Robert Mugabe's Birthday party irks many

The party held in a large marquee decorated with portraits of a younger Mugabe, included a feast and several vast...

26 Feb 2017 2:26 AM IST

Attacks against foreigners have erupted regularly in recent years, fuelled by South Africas high unemployment and poverty levels.

Pretoria: Migrants attacked in South Africa

Police in Pretoria formed lines to keep apart 500 protesters.

25 Feb 2017 5:00 AM IST

This file photo taken from video by Nigerias Boko Haram terrorist network, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. (Photo: AP)

Boko Haram leader killed spokesman over 'leadership plot'

Earlier, leader Shekau accused Abu Zinnira of plotting with another senior commander called Baba Ammar to take over...

24 Feb 2017 8:45 PM IST

Premium Friday: Japan lets its employees leave early to shop

Premium Friday: Japan lets its employees leave early to shop

The new work-life balance scheme, launched this week, calls on employers to let staff off around 3:00 pm on the last...

24 Feb 2017 5:22 PM IST

Prime Minister of Rwanda Anastase Murekezi welcomes Vice President Hamid Ansari at a Business Forum meeting in Kigali on Monday evening. (Photo: AP)

India, Rwanda sign 3 agreements to boost bilateral relations

According to the Memorandum of Understandings signed between Rwanda and India, Rwanda Air will soon begin services to...

21 Feb 2017 2:59 PM IST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (Photo: File/AP)

Turning 93, Zimbabwe's President Mugabe rules out retirement

Mugabe, who has kept an iron grip on power since Zimbabwe became independence in 1980, once quipped that he would rule...

19 Feb 2017 8:15 PM IST