Pope Francis set to pray with Egypt's Christians
Pope Francis is set to lead a mass for Egypt`s small Catholic community on Saturday as he visits the country in support of its Christians following a series of deadly church bombings.
Apr 29, 2017, 13:00 PM IST
In Egypt, pope seeks Christian-Muslim rejection of violence
Pope Francis is brushing off security concerns to forge ahead with a two-day trip to Egypt aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front that repudiates violence committed in God's name.
Apr 28, 2017, 15:14 PM IST
20 dead as boat capsizes in Senegal
At least 20 people, almost all women, were killed when a wooden boat capsized off Senegal`s central coast in a delta region popular with tourists, firefighters told AFP on Tuesday.
Apr 25, 2017, 20:43 PM IST
Cuba, Morocco reestablish diplomatic ties after 37 years
Cuba and Morocco has signed an agreement to reestablish diplomatic ties after a gap of 37 years, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Apr 22, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
After attack, France looks toward weekend presidential vote
France began picking itself up on Friday from another shooting claimed by the Islamic State group, with President Francois Hollande calling together the government's security council and his would-be
Apr 21, 2017, 12:14 PM IST
Egypt Copts mark solemn Good Friday
Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from a pair of church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday.
Apr 14, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Libyan rivals clash in neglected south
Libya`s southern desert, long neglected by central authorities, risks becoming an arena for score-settling between rival governments vying for clout across the war-torn country, analysts say.
Apr 14, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
Egypt says second church suicide bomber identified
Egypt's interior ministry said on Thrusday it had identified the bomber who targeted a Palm Sunday service at a Coptic Christian church in the northern city of Tanta, killing 28 people.
Apr 14, 2017, 00:06 AM IST
South African opposition marks Zuma's birthday with protest
Protesters in South Africa are gathering for a demonstration against President Jacob Zuma, who turns 75 Wednesday amid calls for his resignation because of scandals and his dismissal of a widely
Apr 12, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Car blast kills government worker in Somali capital
A government official was killed by a bomb planted in his car in Somalia`s capital on Monday.
Apr 10, 2017, 13:01 PM IST
French president to support Egypt's fight against terrorism
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday vowed to mobilise his country`s forces to support Egypt`s combat against terrorism following bombings of Coptic churches that killed 43 and injured 100
Apr 10, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44
At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday.
Apr 10, 2017, 08:52 AM IST
Mortar attack kills three in Somalia, say police, ambulance services
Mortar shells fired into homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has killed three people and wounded five, police and ambulance services said on Friday.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
UN rights office condemns executions of three in Gaza Strip
The UN human rights office is condemning "in the strongest terms" the execution of three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, whose ruling Hamas militant group had accused of collaborating with Israel.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:19 PM IST
UN denied access to South Sudan town alleged to be massacre site
South Sudanese authorities are blocking United Nations peacekeepers from visiting a town where soldiers are alleged to have killed civilians including children this week.
Apr 07, 2017, 17:25 PM IST
South Africans protest against Zuma; violence hits Johannesburg
Violence broke out in Johannesburg as more than 30,000 people marched in South African cities to protest against President Jacob Zuma on Friday, demanding he quit after a cabinet reshuffle triggered
Apr 07, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
South Africans protest against President Jacob Zuma
Thousands of South Africans took to the streets across the country on Friday to protest against President Jacob Zuma and demanding his resignation.
Apr 07, 2017, 15:45 PM IST
Boko Haram torches military base a day after farmers killed
Boko Haram jihadists have torched a military base in northeast Nigeria, a day after the group killed seven people in a separate raid, residents said.
Apr 07, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
Donald Trump accepts Xi Jinping's invitation to visit China: Report
US President Donald Trump accepted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping`s invitation to visit China.
Apr 07, 2017, 13:04 PM IST
South Africa's ANC stands by Zuma, rejects calls for president to quit
South Africa's ruling African National Congress backed President Jacob Zuma after two key allies of the party called for his resignation following a cabinet reshuffle that cost the country one of its
Apr 05, 2017, 17:30 PM IST