Updated: Jun 04, 2018 04:18 IST
48 killed in boat capsize off Tunisian coast
Cairo [Egypt], Jun 4 (ANI): As many as 48 migrants drowned after their ship sank off at the southern coast of Tunisia, officials said on Sunday.
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Updated: May 08, 2018 02:55 IST
VP Naidu discusses ways of boosting ties with Guatemalan counterpart
Guatemala City [Guatemala], May 8 (ANI): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday met his Guatemalan counterpart, Dr. Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Franco and discussed ways of strengthening bilateral relations in various fields.
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Updated: May 06, 2018 03:02 IST
7 killed in mine cave-in in South Africa
Johannesburg [South Africa], May 6 (ANI): At least seven miners were killed in a cave-in at the Masakhane gold mine here on Saturday.
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Updated: May 02, 2018 06:56 IST
UK, not 9/11 behind South Asian Jihadism: Expert
London [United Kingdom], May 2 (ANI): An expert on South Asia has claimed that the British leadership of the late 1970s and early 1980s and not the 9/11 tragedy was primarily responsible for the cross-fertilisation of violent extremism across the world.
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Updated: Apr 23, 2018 05:37 IST
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia pay tribute to Avicii
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr. 23 (ANI): Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia on Sunday mourned the sudden demise of Swedish DJ Avicii, who had performed at their wedding in 2015.
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Updated: Apr 21, 2018 04:34 IST
N. Korea suspends missile testing, closes nuclear site
Seoul [South Korea], Apr. 21 (ANI): Ahead of a planned meeting with United States President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced the country will suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site.
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Updated: Apr 08, 2018 10:07 IST
Fireworks, tears after ex-Brazilian president Lula's surrender
Brasilia [Brazil], Apr. 08 (ANI): After former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been found guilty of corruption, surrendered before the police on Sunday, fireworks and tears broke out in parts of a divided country.
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Updated: Mar 25, 2018 07:12 IST
Egypt blast: Death toll rises
Alexandria [Egypt], Mar 25 (ANI): The death toll in Saturday's explosion in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria has risen to two, the country's interior ministry confirmed.
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Updated: Mar 22, 2018 03:08 IST
Peru president resigns amid corruption scandal
Lima [Peru], March 22 (ANI): Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation, after secret video recordings entangled him in a new corruption scandal, on the eve of an impeachment vote.
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Updated: Mar 21, 2018 04:01 IST
Expelled Russian diplomats move out of UK embassy over spy poisoning
London [United Kingdom], March 21 (ANI): 23 Russian diplomats moved out of the United Kingdom embassy on Tuesday, following expulsion over the Salisbury spy poisoning claims.
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Updated: Mar 20, 2018 05:56 IST
Is Facebook's security chief leaving after clash over Russian disinf
New York [U.S.A.], Mar. 20 (ANI): Rumour has it that Facebook's chief information security officer Alex Stamos is leaving the company, after internal disagreements over how the social networking giant should deal with its role in spreading disinformation.
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Updated: Mar 02, 2018 20:01 IST
Situation 'under control' after multiple attacks in Burkina
Ouagadougou, [Burkina Faso] Mar 2 (ANI): Hours after explosion and gunfire rocked different locations of the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, including the army headquarters, it was revealed that the situation is "under control".
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Updated: Feb 22, 2018 08:31 IST
Over 40 students missing after Boko Haram attack
Abuja [Nigeria], Feb 22 (ANI): 46 students remained missing following an attack by the Boko Haram insurgents on an all-girls college in Nigeria's Yobe state earlier this week, according to the Nigerian Government.
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Updated: Feb 17, 2018 11:34 IST
Ethiopia declares state of emergency amid unrest
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 17 (ANI): Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency following the unrest in the restive Oromia and Amhara regional states, after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday, according to a state television broadcast.
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Updated: Feb 16, 2018 04:55 IST
Ethiopian PM resigns amidst political turmoil
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 16 (ANI): Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn submitted his resignation on Thursday, in a bid to ease political turmoil in the country.
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Updated: Feb 15, 2018 05:19 IST
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai passes away
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 15 (ANI): Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, passed away on Wednesday. He had been suffering from colon cancer for at least two years, and his condition deteriorated rapidly in the last few days.
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Updated: Feb 15, 2018 03:08 IST
South African President resigns amid corruption claims
Cape Town [South Africa], Feb 15 (ANI): In an address to South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has announced his resignation ahead of Thursday's no-confidence votes.
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Updated: Feb 15, 2018 00:53 IST
Zuma crisis: Police raid Gupta family house
Cape Town [South Africa], Feb 15 (ANI): The South African police on Wednesday raided the house of an influential business family suspected of using its ties to President Jacob Zuma to influence Cabinet appointments and land state contracts.
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Updated: Feb 14, 2018 07:29 IST
Pilots blamed for Russian passenger jet crash
Moscow [Russia], Feb 14 (ANI): The pilots of the Russian airliner, which crashed on February 11, have been blamed for the accident. According to the investigators, the pilots failed to switch on a heating unit, which led the speed sensors to ice up and provide wrong inf
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Updated: Feb 13, 2018 06:08 IST
South African President Zuma given 48 hours to quit
Cape Town [South Africa], Feb 13 (ANI): South African President Jacob Zuma has been given 48 hours to resign by African National Congress (ANC) leaders.
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Updated: Feb 05, 2018 17:03 IST
South Africa: President Zuma's party holds crucial meet to decide hi
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 5 (ANI): Senior leaders of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) met on Monday here to decide the fate of President Jacob Zuma, who is now fighting for his political survival.
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