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South Sudan refugees in eastern Congo take 13 UN mission agents...

The South Sudanese refugees wanted to be sent other East African countries to avoid their forced return to South Sudan.

19 April 2017 9:33 AM IST

Overloading of the fibre boat with no safety gadgets was the primary reason for the boat tragedy that claimed ten lives in Manapad sea off Tiruchendur coast in Thoothukudi district on Sunday.

97 migrants go missing off Libya

The boat's hull was completely destroyed and the survivors, all men, were found clinging to a floating device.

14 April 2017 1:07 AM IST

Migrants evacuate a camp of closely-packed wooden huts at Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk, as a huge fire reduces it to ashes (Photo: AFP)

Africa: 20 killed in fire at Muslim spiritual retreat in Senegal

Government spokesman Seydou Gueye said that several others were wounded in the fire on Wednesday in Medina Gounass...

13 April 2017 5:58 PM IST

The two Indian ships were in the region as part of an overseas deployment.

Somali pirates flee hijacked Indian cargo ship, take crew hostage

The Al Kausar vessel was seized earlier this month, part of a sudden string of attacks by Somali pirates.

11 April 2017 8:32 AM IST

In recent weeks there has been a resurgence of piracy off Somalias coast after five years of inactivity. (File Photo)

Hijacked Indian cargo ship rescued but 8 crew members missing

The Al Kauser was the third vessel seized by pirates in less than a month off the coast of Somalia.

10 April 2017 11:33 PM IST

A burqa-clad woman walks past CRPF jawans in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Egypt to ban burqa in public places, govt institutions, drafts bill

MP Amna Nosseir said that wearing the veil is not a requirement of Islam and in fact has non-Islamic origins.

10 April 2017 8:33 AM IST

Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

After church blasts, Egypt's President declares 3-month state of...

The Islamic State group had claimed responsibility for the church bombings in the Nile Delta cities of Alexandria and...

10 April 2017 2:15 AM IST

Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

Blasts in 2 Egypt churches kill 43, injure over 100; ISIS claims...

The second church was attacked in Alexandria hours after a bomb blast at a church in Tanta killed 26 people.

9 April 2017 6:10 PM IST

A view of the extensive overhaul being carried out at the 170-year-old Holy Trinity Church at Bolarum. (Photo: DC)

Church bombing north of Egypt's capital kills 25, injures 71

The attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta comes just weeks before Pope Francis is due to visit Egypt.

9 April 2017 2:19 PM IST

Uganda currently hosts more than 832,000 refugees from South Sudan, including over 270,000 in the Bidibidi refugee camp which in eight months has gone from an empty patch of land to the worlds biggest refugee camp. (Photo: Representational/AP)

More than 6,000 flee clashes between govt forces, rebels in South...

UN peacekeeping mission UNMISS said on Wednesday that they had twice been prevented from accessing Pajok.

7 April 2017 8:49 PM IST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (Photo: AP)

South Africa in dock for failing to arrest Sudan's president Bashir

Bashir remains in office and at large despite two international warrants for his arrest issued in 2009 and in 2010.

7 April 2017 10:42 AM IST

People were trapped in the bus and died before help could arrive. (Photo: AP)

At least 17 dead as Zimbabwe bus crashes, bursts into flames

Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba said on Thursday that more than 40 other people suffered serious injuries.

6 April 2017 4:29 PM IST