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If superspreading had been completely under control about two-thirds of Ebola cases could have been avoided (Photo: AFP)

Bleeding eye Fever kills 4, feared to be worse than Plague

Health chiefs warn spread of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever could be catastrophic'.

16 Jan 2018 12:48 PM IST

The outbreak comes months after hundreds of people were killed by the plague in Madagascar in one of the worse diseases in 50 years. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Girl dies of new eye-bleeding fever which is feared to be worse than...

Nine-year-old died in central Uganda with symptoms of an eye-bleeding disease which could kill up to 40 per cent of...

15 Jan 2018 2:50 PM IST

The women officers were honoured by the UN for upholding the UN mandate of protection of civilians in conflict-ridden South Sudan. (Photo: Twitter | All India Radio)

5 Indian women police officers honoured by UN for contribution in...

The women officers are engaged in community policing, administrative, operational duties and capacity building of local...

13 Sept 2019 3:02 PM IST

The UN recalled a peacekeeping police unit after some members engaged in transactional sex with women living in a protection camp. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bleak Women's Day in South Sudan, where #MeToo has no impact

Rights groups are pushing campaigns like #MeToo and #HerToo to go further than spreading awareness and to focus on...

7 March 2018 5:50 PM IST

This can help assist policymakers in designing better interventions to fight poverty. (Photo: Pixabay)

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

More than 575 million girls live in countries "where gender bias is a serious issue".

31 May 2018 5:21 PM IST

No private airline flies to the city. Shortly after this government took over, a buffalo walked into the Surat airport and an airplane crashed into it, damaging its jet engine. (Representational image)

21 dead as overloaded plane crashes into lake in South Sudan

The 19-seater commercial Baby air plane had been travelling from South Sudan capital, Juba.

9 Sept 2018 5:35 PM IST

(Photo: Facebook / Aggrey Jaden Cultural Centre & Cinema)

Tired of war, South Sudanese youth turn to art to push for peace

South Sudan has been divided by years of civil war.

12 July 2017 7:45 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

2 Indians abducted in South Sudan released: Sushma Swaraj

They have reached the Indian embassy in Khartoum, Sushma Swaraj confirmed in a tweet.

31 March 2017 12:04 PM IST

The aircraft was completely burned out except for the tail, clearly bearing the insignia of local carrier South Supreme Airlines. (Photo: Facebook)

Plane crashes in south Sudan with 45 onboard, 14 injured

The manager of South Supreme Airlines said he did not have any information except that there were 40 passengers and 5...

20 March 2017 7:45 PM IST

Unaccompanied children who travelled alone from South Sudan to the Ethiopian border play at the children friendly space of Plan International Nguenyyiel refuge camp in Gambela, Ethiopia. (Photo: AFP)

Barefoot and alone, children flee brutal South Sudan war

Around 1.8 million South Sudanese have fled the country, making it the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world.

5 July 2017 12:54 AM IST

UNHCR said since the war erupted nearly 330,000 South Sudanese refugees have arrived in Sudan fleeing war and food insecurity in their country. (Photo: AP)

Food situation in Sudan to worsen as thousands flee South Sudan: UNHCR

South Sudan has been engulfed by civil war since 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused his rival of plotting a coup.

27 Feb 2017 11:16 AM IST