Nearly 80 dead from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa
BSS :The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 77 on Thursday as emergency teams battled to repair damaged...
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Rwanda to reopen Uganda land border after three-year closure
BSS :Rwanda said on Friday that it would reopen its land border with Uganda following week after a three-year closure, a major breakthrough in efforts...
PM Ardern popularity going down
BSS :Jacinda Ardern’s popularity has slumped to her lowest level since she became New Zealand Prime Minister in 2017, opinion-polling shows, as criticism of her...
Six rockets target Baghdad airport
BSS :Six rockets were fired on Friday at the Iraqi capital’s airport, causing damage, but no casualties, security sources said, the latest in a string...
7 illegal Indians in US released from Border Patrol custody
BSS :Seven Indian nationals, who entered the US illegally and were arrested near the US/Canada border last week, have been released from Border Patrol’s custody...
After days of deadlock, Italy speeds up presidential vote
BSS :Italian political leaders agreed on Friday to paralyse Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government.Four rounds of voting in parliament since Monday have failed to produce...
Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off Florida: US Coast Guard
BSS : The US Coast Guard launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a...
Military coups ‘unacceptable’: UN Chief
BSS : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday after the putsch in Burkina Faso, military coups are ‘unacceptable,’ calling on West African armies...
Sri Lanka to pay $200m compensation for failed organic farm drive
Al Jazeera : Sri Lanka has announced compensation for more than a million rice farmers whose crops failed under a botched scheme to establish the...
Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire
Al Jazeera : Many Afghan women in the capital Kabul have protested against a poster campaign launched by the Taliban, encouraging women to wear a...
Internet services return to Yemen
BSS : Internet services returned to Yemen on Tuesday after a four-day outage caused by deadly coalition air strikes that marked a dramatic uptick in...
Seven injured in US F-35 incident in South China Sea
BSS : Seven US sailors were injured Monday in a Navy F-35C fighter “landing mishap” on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the...