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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

South Sudanese women wait for food distribution by the World Food Programme. (Photo: AP)

South Sudan experiencing ethnic cleansing, UN report says

The seven-month inquiry by the UN Commission on Human Rights into South Sudan is the most comprehensive report so far.

7 March 2017 9:05 PM IST

Malian military forces. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Suspected jihadists attack Mali military position leaves 12 dead

Extremist violence has been mounting over the past year along the border between Mali and Burkina Faso.

6 March 2017 4:48 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

Sudan rebels free 127 prisoners captured in fighting

Fighting in the two areas and in Darfur have left tens of thousands of people dead and displaced millions.

5 March 2017 9:24 PM IST