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Two witnesses said the blast ripped off part of the roof of Omars house. (Photo:AP)

Bomb kills 11 near judge's home, hotel in Somali capital

A powerful explosion killed at least 11 people in the Somali capital Thursday, police said.

1 March 2019 9:04 AM IST

People gather outside Ramsis train station in Cairo. (Photo:AP)

20 dead in Cairo's train station fire: Report

40 more are injured as a witness said there had been an explosion when a train rammed into a barrier.

27 Feb 2019 4:24 PM IST

The car that met with accident. (Photo: Deepak Kurkunde)

Nine killed in Somali market car bombing: Police

At least nine people were killed and several wounded when a car loaded with explosives blew up near a mall.

4 Feb 2019 3:44 PM IST

The core of al Qaeda leadership is still in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the official pointed out. (File Photo) AP)

Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for attack on UN...

The Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen group said the attack was a response.

21 Jan 2019 1:03 PM IST

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Six Nigerian troops killed in Boko Haram raid

The jihadists attacked an army position overnight Thursday in Kamuya.

20 Jan 2019 11:47 AM IST

Area has been badly hit by jihadist violence (Photo:File)

10 killed in attack near Mali-Niger border: Govt official

The attack took place around 45 kilometres from Menaka

17 Jan 2019 9:38 AM IST

The coordinated assault began with an explosion that targeted three vehicles outside a bank (Photo: AP)

Al-Shabab extremists claim deadly attack on Nairobi hotel

Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday

16 Jan 2019 12:13 PM IST

A government spokesman said it was keeping track of an event but that it could not comment further. (Representational image | AP)

81 people, mostly children, kidnapped from Cameroon school: Officials

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the abduction in the region where separatists are fighting to form a...

5 Nov 2018 6:53 PM IST

A picture shows police and firemen gathering at the site of Mondays suicide attack in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis. (Photo: AFP)

Woman suicide bomber blew herself, wounds 9 in Tunis: ministry

Ambulances arrived swiftly at the scene, which was cordoned off by security forces.

29 Oct 2018 9:08 PM IST

Gigaba, who was finance minister between March 2017 and February 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Have been blackmailed over leaked sex video: South African minister

Gigaba said he had decided to make the announcement because he had learned that the video was now circulating in...

29 Oct 2018 3:03 PM IST

Within an hour, Megha however fell ill and started bleeding profusely. She was rushed to a hospital where she was declared brought dead. (Representational image)

British tourist found dead with missing organs, Egypt denies theft

Accusing UK media of publishing 'flawed reports', Egyptian state information service (SIS) said allegations of 'organ...

22 Oct 2018 12:06 PM IST

Heavy rains trigger landslide in Ri Bhoi in Meghalaya. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Landslide kills at least 31 in eastern Uganda: Govt officials

'The landslide pushed huge boulders into a river which burst its banks and the water swept away the people,' an official...

12 Oct 2018 1:16 PM IST