16 killed in DR Congo militia attack
AFP :Suspected members of a notorious Islamist militia killed 16 people as they were returning from a weekly market in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar forces 54,000 people to flee, official says
Reuters :Attacks by Tigrayan fighters in Ethiopia’s Afar region have forced over 54,000 people from their homes, an official said on Thursday, and refugees in...
Macron changes phone fallowing Pegasus case
Reuters :French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in light of the Pegasus spyware case, a presidency official said on...
Violence overshadows mass protest for slain Haitian leader
AP :Demonstrations in Cap-Haitien turned violent on Thursday as gunshots rang out while supporters of slain President Jovenel Moïse blocked roads and demanded justice while...
Chinese president Xi visits Tibet
BBC Online :President Xi Jinping has visited the politically troubled region of Tibet, the first official visit by a Chinese leader in 30 years.The president...
Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist behind Muhammad cartoon, dies
BBC Online :Kurt Westergaard, a Danish cartoonist whose caricature of the Prophet Muhammad outraged many Muslims worldwide, has died at the age of 86.He died...
Indonesia’s daily Covid infections higher than India and Brazil
The Guardian :Indonesia has reported more daily Covid-19 infections than India and Brazil as the Delta strain sweeps across south-east Asia, placing intense pressure on...
Zuma graft trial resumes after deadly South Africa violence
AFP :The graft trial of South African ex-president Jacob Zuma resumed on Monday, held online in a bid to forestall another wave of the deadly...
Rajapaksa to seek second term as Sri Lanka crisis deepens
AFP :Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced on Monday he would stand for a second term, reversing a promise to only stay for five years,...
Covid vaccination centres vandalised in France
BBC Online :Two vaccination centres have been ransacked in France, as people protested against the introduction of tougher coronavirus rules.One site in south-east France was...
25 die as heavy rains batter India’s Mumbai
Online Desk : As many as 25 people have been killed in house collapses triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India’s financial capital Mumbai in...
Delta Covid variant now dominant strain worldwide
Reuters :The Delta variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by a surge of deaths around the United States almost entirely among...