44 Libya soldiers dead in June fighting jihadists
The troops were killed in the Al-Sabri and Soug al-Hout districts, the last jihadist bastions in Benghazi, said Hani al-Aribi, spokesman for the health ministry of authorities in eastern Libya
Jul 02, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
South African court bars schools from promoting any one religion
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga had supported the application, saying schools were not permitted to focus on just one religion.
Jun 28, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
Suicide bombers kill nine in Nigerian city of Maiduguri
A number of suicide bomb attacks by suspected members of the jihadist group have taken place in the capital of Borno state and its environs in the last few weeks.
Jun 26, 2017, 17:52 PM IST
Rhino breeder in South Africa plans online auction of horn
Most of the world's rhinos live in South Africa.
Jun 26, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi visits Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon
The foundation, which represents multiple synergies between India and Portugal, undertakes research in the fields of neuroscience and oncology at the modernistic Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Jun 24, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
Diaspora Indians 'real ambassadors' of India in Portugal: PM Narendra Modi
"Indians have carried their cultural heritage with them and have always been proud of them," Narendra Modi said addressing the diaspora Indians in Lisbon.
Jun 24, 2017, 23:17 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Radha Krishna temple in Lisbon
The Hindu-Portuguese community has over 9,000 members, most of them originated from the ex-colonies held by the Portuguese.
Jun 24, 2017, 22:53 PM IST
Portuguese PM Antonio Costa arranges special 'Gujarati lunch' for PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Modi in second-leg of his visit will later today depart for The United States of America.
Jun 24, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
South Africa confronts apartheid-era custody deaths
Timol, a 30-year-old activist with the then-banned South African Communist Party (SACP), was arrested in Johannesburg on the night of October 22, 1971.
Jun 24, 2017, 11:50 AM IST
South Africa's Jacob Zuma says secret no-confidence vote in him "not fair"
A secret ballot is seen by Zuma`s critics as emboldening lawmakers from his own party to support his ouster by shielding them from pressure.
Jun 22, 2017, 22:15 PM IST
Top South Africa court okays secret ballots in Zuma no-confidence vote
"The speaker of the National Assembly has constitutional power to prescribe that voting in a motion of no-confidence in the President of the Republic of South Africa be conducted by secret ballot,"
Jun 22, 2017, 16:07 PM IST
Egypt census workers detect another baby boom
Family planning efforts have lapsed over the past decade, particularly during the chaotic years following the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
Jun 22, 2017, 14:19 PM IST
Algerian man dangles infant out of 15-storey window for 1,000 Facebook 'likes`
A court has sentenced the man to two years in prison after charging him with endangering the baby's safety.
Jun 22, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
Five killed in Boko Haram mine blast, ambush
Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram.
Jun 21, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
Death toll from central Africa clashes rises to around 100: Local officials
The death toll from clashes in Central African Republic has surged to around 100.
Jun 21, 2017, 18:37 PM IST
Egypt's constitutional court temporarily halts all verdicts on islands transfer deal: State Media
The ruling came a week after Egypt's parliament backed plans to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an accord that has attracted widespread public criticism.
Jun 21, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Portugal forest fire: Death toll rises to 64, PM Antonio Costa asks emergency services for answers
Data from the European Forest Fire Information System showed that an area of more than 30,000 hectares had burned in the past seven days, making it the largest ever fire in Portugal.
Jun 20, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
Over 3,300 dead in 8 months of DR Congo unrest
The UN's MONUSCO peacekeeping mission had previously spoken of "more than 400 dead" while about 1.3 million people are estimated to have fled their homes in the Kasai provinces.
Jun 20, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
Car bombing on government building in Somali capital kills at least 10
More than 10 persons died, 20 others were wounded. The explosion destroyed the building of Wadajir District headquarters.
Jun 20, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
UN court to review Rwanda genocide conviction
Augustin Ngirabatware was convicted for his role in Rwanda`s 1994 genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed.
Jun 20, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
