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Under the rule of general-turned-president Sisi, who led Morsis ouster, authorities have launched a broad crackdown on dissidents, jailing thousands of Islamists as well as secular activists and popular bloggers. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Several protests break out in Egypt's Tahrir square, many...

Tahrir Square was the epicentre of 2011 revolution that toppled Egypt's long-time autocratic leader.

21 Sept 2019 2:09 PM IST

Greetings and good wishes to the people of Telangana on statehood day. My best wishes to all the residents of the state for a bright and prosperous future, President Kovind tweeted. (Photo: File)

President Kovind thanks Slovenia for supporting India's fight against...

Kovind discussed various issues relating to cooperation in high-tech, clean technology, robotics and artificial...

16 Sept 2019 9:22 PM IST

Hamdok made the announcement during a press conference in Khartoum, citing a constitutional decree issued by the chairman of the Sovereign Council, Xinhua news agency reported. (Photo: File)

Sudan names first government since al-Bashir ouster

4 women have also made it to transitional cabinet including Asma Mohamed Abdullah who will be country's first-ever...

6 Sept 2019 10:28 AM IST

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife said that unknown number of tourists are feared to have drowned in flash floods while others survived. (Photo: Representational)

6 tourists, including 5 Indians, killed by flash floods in Kenya's...

Search and rescue efforts were underway but water levels were high in the gorges, slowing down the process.

2 Sept 2019 3:00 PM IST

Indian High Commissioner to Madagascar Abhay Kumar and citys Mayor Lalao Ravalomanana jointly unveils commemorative plaque of Mahatma Gandhi Road on Monday. (Photo: ANI)

Indian ambassador to Madagascar unveils commemorative plaque of...

The embassy has also put an exhibition of photographs in front of the building capturing the important events from his...

27 Aug 2019 1:29 PM IST

Worsening relations between Brazil and Europe has worried the powerful agriculture sector, which fears a backlash from its key markets. (Photo: AFP)

Disturbing images of Amazon rainforest on fire goes viral on Twitter

Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter erupts.

22 Aug 2019 10:46 AM IST

400th anniversary of first slave ship landing in Virginia

400th anniversary of first slave ship landing in Virginia

Descendents of slave to come home; Ghana celebrates 'Year of Return'.

22 Aug 2019 9:56 AM IST

According to SUNA news agency, Hamdok was sworn in before Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of the newly-formed Sovereign Council, at the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum in presence of the chief justice. (Photo: ANI)

Sudan transition: Abdalla Hamdok appointed as new Prime Minister

Hamdok is expected to form a government of 20 ministers who will be selected by the opposition Freedom and Change...

22 Aug 2019 8:55 AM IST

Jordan supervises the Al-Aqsa Mosque, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, and is considered to be the third holiest site in Islam. The mosque was built on top of the Temple Mount, known as Haram esh-Sharif in Islam. (Photo: ANI)

Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Temple Mount violations

Jordan further condemned the closure of the mosque's gates and restrictions placed on worshippers' entry under any...

19 Aug 2019 11:52 AM IST

A minor explosion took place near Indian embassy camp office at Biratnagar in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Over 20 killed in oil tanker explosion in west Uganda

The accident happened after its driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a stationary vehicle, which...

19 Aug 2019 11:20 AM IST

He was picked up in broad daylight with friends, and taken to a Cairo police station where Chinese officials grilled him about what he was doing in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

'Nightmare' as Egypt aided China to detain Uighurs

China is one of Egypt's biggest investors, pouring money into massive infrastructure projects.

18 Aug 2019 11:46 AM IST

Chaos is undergoing radiation therapy to treat the lesions caused by skin cancer on his nose. South Africa has no radiotherapy hospitals for animals, thus the lion is being treated in a hospital for humans. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Soth Africa announces visa waivers to boost tourism

The unilateral decision comes as official tourism figures released in May reflected a dip in the overall number of...

15 Aug 2019 5:13 PM IST