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There was no immediate information on what had caused the collision. (Photo: Twitter)

Death toll in Egypt trains collision rises to 43, injures nearly 122

The stationary train had just arrived from Port Said, a Mediterranean city on the northern tip of the Suez Canal, when...

12 Aug 2017 10:02 AM IST

Two people were hacked to death by their elder brother at Alharwad. In the second incident a man was stabbed to death at Goa Ves. (Representational image)

Train collision kills over 36 in Egypt

Egypt's deadliest rail accident was in 2002, when a fire ripped through a crowded train killing more than 373 people...

12 Aug 2017 1:45 AM IST

There was no immediate information on what had caused the collision. (Photo: Twitter)

At least 31 killed, 109 wounded in trains collision in Egyptian city...

The trains collided head on; one train was coming from Cairo and the other was coming from the city of Port Said, at the...

11 Aug 2017 8:13 PM IST

A supporter holds up a placard of opposition leader Raila Odinga at his final electoral campaign rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: AP)

Kenya on edge as final results due in disputed election

Odinga first complained the electronically transmitted results were not being backed up by the required forms.

11 Aug 2017 2:34 PM IST

Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo: AP)

Kenya's President Kenyatta surges ahead as opposition cries foul over...

In 2007, the disputed vote resulted in two months of political violence that killed 1,100 people and displaced 600,000...

9 Aug 2017 12:43 PM IST

Kenyans line up to vote in Bissil, 120 kms. (75 miles) south of Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly-fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo: AP)

Kenyans choose next president in fiercely contested vote

Voters formed long lines at many polling stations waiting for the chance to cast ballots in the tightly contested race...

8 Aug 2017 10:10 AM IST

Witnesses said five gunmen in masks stormed the church and opened fire on worshippers. (Photo: AP)

12 dead after gunmen storm Nigeria church: hospital sources

Several worshippers with gunshot wounds were receiving treatment at the hospital, the source said.

6 Aug 2017 7:42 PM IST

Bodies found in a mass grave in Northern Mali. (Photo: Representational/AP)

United Nations investigating mass graves in northern Mali

The UN also raised fears of the 'possible presence' of child soldiers among the ranks of both armed groups.

6 Aug 2017 12:26 PM IST

A supporter holds up a placard of opposition leader Raila Odinga at his final electoral campaign rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: AP)

Kenya on a knife edge ahead of high-stakes elections

Mounting opposition distrust of the electoral commission has seen Odinga crying foul and urging his supporters to...

6 Aug 2017 7:44 AM IST

Presidential candidate Frank Habineza, of the opposition Democratic Green Party, gives the thumbs up after casting his ballot in Rwandas capital Kigali. (Photo: AP)

Rwanda leader wins 3rd term in vote he called a formality

Electoral authorities overnight said Kagame had won more than 98 percent of the vote with 80 percent of the votes...

5 Aug 2017 1:32 PM IST

Jailed Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. (Photo: AFP)

Pistorius out of hospital, back in prison: official

Pistorius is serving a 6-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva, a model and law graduate, in his Pretoria...

4 Aug 2017 6:42 PM IST

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but Somalias Islamic extremist group al-Shabab frequently carries out such attacks. (Photo: Representational Image)

US confirms airstrike killed al-Shabab commander in Somalia

A US Africa Command statement said the strike on July 30 killed Ali Mohamed Hussein, also known as Ali Jabal.

4 Aug 2017 4:36 PM IST