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The scramble began as guests rushed to the stadium to win free amusements tickets. (Photo: ANI)

15 killed, 75 injured in Madagascar stadium stampede

The stadium was launched in 2019 and is located in the centre of Antananarivo and serves as a venue for various sport...

27 Jun 2019 1:08 PM IST

All of these people were arrested under allegations of links with the Muslim Brotherhood group. (Photo: AP)

Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker, for plotting riots

They arrested of ex-lawmaker Zyad el-Elaimy, who was part of raid that targeted 19 businesses and economic entities...

25 Jun 2019 5:16 PM IST

Security forces stand guard in Meskel Square in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday. Ethiopias government foiled a coup attempt in a region north of the capital and the countrys military chief was shot dead. (Photo: AP)

Coup attempt thwarted, military chief killed in Ethiopia

The failed coup in the Amhara region was led by a high-ranking military officer and others within the military said PM...

25 Jun 2019 3:40 PM IST

Five rescue operations were carried out by the Navy, Xinhua reported while quoting the Navy Spokesperson Ayob Qassem. (Photo: Representational Image/ File)

199 migrants rescued off Libya's western coast

Medical and humanitarian assistance was provided to the rescued who were taken to reception centres in different cities...

23 Jun 2019 11:21 AM IST

China said it was the United States who misbehaved. (Photo: AFP)

US, China fight it out in Djibouti, accuse each other of aggression

The United States military on Thursday claimed that China had harassed troops posted at the US military base in Africa's...

20 Jun 2019 4:10 PM IST

State TV said Morsi died before he could be taken to the hospital. (Photo: AFP)

Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial in court

Morsi has been in prison undergoing multiple trials ever since the military ousted him in July 2013.

18 Jun 2019 9:02 AM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

At least 30 dead, 40 injured in Nigeria triple suicide bombing

Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the Borno state...

17 Jun 2019 2:49 PM IST

Charles Bouessel, 28, and Florent Vergnes, 30, said they were held for more than six hours and questioned three times on Saturday after having been brutally manhandled by members of the Central Office for the Suppression of Banditry (OCRB). (Representational Image)

Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in Central African Repulic

'One of them grabbed my camera and smashed it on the ground,' Florent Vergnes, one of the journalists, said.

16 Jun 2019 8:05 PM IST

A pair of explosions rocked Somalias capital and left 11 people dead.(Photo: AP)

Mogadishu blasts: 11 killed, 25 injured, Al-Qaida-linked group takes...

The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the blasts.

16 Jun 2019 1:56 PM IST

This hashtag was picked up by a large number of people and influencers and is gaining momentum. (Photo: Twitter I Ola_Mahdi132)

Hashtags for hope? The reason why social media is turning blue for...

Netizens are changing their profile pictures to blue with hashtag #BlueforSudan.

14 Jun 2019 6:13 PM IST

An Ebola health worker is seen at a treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. (Photo: AP)

Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreak

The first fatality, a five-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died late on...

13 Jun 2019 2:28 PM IST

Protest leaders launched a nationwide civil disobedience campaign from Sunday after a June 3 crackdown on a weeks-long sit-in had left dozens of people dead. (Photo: AFP)

Strike ends in Sudan; shops open, residents remain wary

Doctors close to the protest movement say at least 118 people have been killed since the June 3 crackdown.

12 Jun 2019 4:05 PM IST