Egypt to press ahead with air strikes after Christians attacked
The strikes targeted Majlis Mujahideen Derna and Abu Salim Brigade, two local Libyan groups allied with al Qaeda.
May 30, 2017, 09:26 AM ISTSome 10,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast in four days
More than 3,400 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday, bringing to about 10,000 the total number rescued over four days.
May 27, 2017, 23:03 PM ISTIslamic State claims deadly shooting of Egyptian Christians
Islamic State said on Saturday that its fighters had carried out a shooting that killed dozens of Egyptian Christians on Friday.
May 27, 2017, 18:26 PM ISTEgypt launches air raids on Libya after Christians killed
President had ordered strikes against terrorist camps, declaring in a televised address that states that sponsored terrorism would be punished.
May 27, 2017, 08:56 AM ISTGunmen kill 26 in attack on Christians in Egypt - medical sources
Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt`s population of 92 million, have been the subject of a series of deadly attacks in recent months.
May 26, 2017, 16:01 PM ISTFrance's Emmanuel Macron to try to convince Donald Trump to back Paris accords - diplomats
A newcomer to international diplomacy, Macron travels to Brussels for a NATO summit before heading to Sicily for G7 summit.
May 24, 2017, 14:35 PM ISTDozens killed in renewed clashes between factions in Libya's south
At least 60 people were killed as rival Libyan forces clashed at a southern air base on Thursday.
May 19, 2017, 22:07 PM ISTSouth Sudan forces killed 114 civilians around Yei in six months: United Nations
South Sudanese pro-government forces killed at least 114 civilians in and around Yei town between July 2016 and January 2017.
May 19, 2017, 19:51 PM ISTSudan president will not attend Saudi summit with Donald Trump
Washington had shunned al-Bashir, who has been Sudan's leader since 1989, and is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan's Darfur region.
May 19, 2017, 18:09 PM IST'Islamists' stone couple died in north Mali
The Islamists dug two holes where they put the man and the woman who lived maritally without being married
May 18, 2017, 09:36 AM ISTUN to deploy rapid intervention force in central Mali
Rapid intervention force of Senegalese troops will soon be deployed in central Mali
May 18, 2017, 08:48 AM ISTBlast kills three bomb disposal experts in Somalia's capital
Three bomb disposal experts were killed in a car bomb blast west of Somalia's capital on Wednesday.
May 17, 2017, 17:30 PM ISTRed Cross says finds 115 bodies in Central African Republic town
Red Cross workers have found 115 bodies in Central African Republic`s diamond-mining town of Bangassou after several days of militia attacks
May 17, 2017, 17:27 PM ISTPrisoners escape from Congo prison after attack by Christian cult - government
About 50 prisoners escaped from the main prison in Kinshasa.
May 17, 2017, 12:35 PM ISTIndian-origin trio held for South African medical school scam
Three Indian-origin persons were arrested here by police for allegedly selling seats to Indian students to study medicine and other health science courses at a university in South Africa.
May 16, 2017, 16:20 PM ISTZuma ally returns to head South Africa power utility
The former chief executive of South Africa's state-owned power utility is to return to the post.
May 12, 2017, 16:42 PM ISTNigeria's Muhammadu Buhari seen in public for first time in weeks
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday made his first public appearance in weeks, re- emerging amid mounting concerns about his health.
May 05, 2017, 19:46 PM ISTAlgeria's ruling FLN, allies win majority in parliament: Ministry
Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front or FLN party and its main allies won a majority in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the financial crunch from lower oil prices and questions over
May 05, 2017, 17:17 PM ISTAround 20 jihadists killed or captured in Mali's north
French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on April 5.
May 01, 2017, 09:17 AM ISTPope Francis leads mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics
A crowd of about 15,000 people cheered and released yellow and white balloons with Pope Francis, flanked by security, circling the Cairo stadium on a golf cart.
Apr 29, 2017, 15:48 PM IST