Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath
AFP :A major Myanmar port city remained cut off from contact on Monday after a cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring...
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Sudanese fleeing fighting in their homeland face uncertain future, unsure of return
Reuters :The café outside Aswan station was full of Sudanese families, surrounded by luggage and waiting for the train to Cairo, the next leg in...
At least 13 killed in Mexico highway crash
AFP :At least 13 people were killed when a passenger van and a semi-truck collided on a highway in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, local authorities...
33 killed in Burkina Faso attack: Governor
AFP :Armed attackers killed at least 33 people when they opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso, the governor of the Boucle du Mouhoun...
Six lions killed in Kenya in blow to conservation efforts
Reuters :Six lions have been killed in a national park in southern Kenya, in a blow to conservation efforts and the tourism industry that is...
Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times
Reuters :Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat....
13 killed in Pakistan security base hostage-taking attack
AFP :More than a dozen people were killed in an overnight battle between Pakistan paramilitary troops and militants who stormed their base and took families...
Mamata Banerjee, among others, salutes Karnataka people over Congress win
News Desk :Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee, among other opposition leaders, congratulated the people of Karnataka saying brute authoritarian and...
EU wants to ‘re-calibrate’ position on China
AFP :EU foreign ministers agreed on Friday on the need to “recalibrate” Europe’s position on China, reducing dependencies and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher...
Renewed fighting rocks Gaza but Egypt keeps up truce push
AFP :Israel and Gaza traded heavy fire on Friday but Egyptian mediators launched a new bid to end days of fighting that has killed dozens,...
Pakistan PM Sharif orders those involved in violence tracked down and arrested
Reuters :Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered authorities on Saturday to identify and arrest all those involved in violent acts after former Prime Minister Imran...
Karnataka election results: PM Modi congratulates Congress on win
Hindustan Times :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Congress party as it is headed towards a big win in the Karnataka assembly elections....