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Sri Lanka Train Deaths Prompt Selfie Crackdown
Sri Lankan railway authorities announced a crackdown on selfies on Tuesday after a 12-year-old boy was decapitated and...
Murdered Maldives Blogger’s Father Demands International Probe At UN
The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and...
Oil Tanker Fired On Off Yemen
An oil tanker has come under fire off Yemen while passing through the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait into the Red Sea,...
Ghana Politicians’ Love For Dubai ‘shameful’ – Prof. Adei
It is a shame for Ghanaian leaders to be flocking to Dubai as a tourist destination, a former Rector of the Ghana...
Indian PM Kicks Off Europe Tour In Powerhouse Germany
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel for joint cabinet talks in Berlin Tuesday as...
6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, US seismologists...
Morgue Workers In Tanzania Jailed For Stealing Drugs From Corpse’s…
Tanzanian police said Saturday that they had arrested two morgue employees in Dar es Salaam after they admitted to...
Monsoon Rains Kill At Least 25 In Sri Lanka
Landslides and floods killed at least 25 people and left another 42 missing in Sri Lanka following heavy monsoon rains...
MTN In Discussions To Buy MultiChoice Africa – Sources
Industry sources have revealed that MTN is in discussions regarding a potential acquisition of MultiChoice Africa....
India Calls For Deeper Ties With Sri Lanka As China Looms
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Friday his desire for a "quantum jump" in relations with Sri Lanka, as New...
Somalia Asks World To Help Stabilise Ravaged Nation
Somalia's president Thursday urged world powers to help him fight the "raging enemies" of terror, corruption and...
Mozambique’s Gas Boom Dream Under Threat
The small, palm-fringed fishing town of Palma was meant to become a symbol of Mozambique's glittering future,...
Africa Eco Summit Eclipsed By S.Africa Political Row
Africa's flagship business and political summit being held in Durban this week has been overshadowed by a bitter fight...
‘Troops Mistakenly’ Kill Somali Minister
Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant...
‘Troops Mistakenly’ Kills Somali Minister
Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist,...
Politics, Potholes and Price Drops
Kenya plans to export its first oil in June, but analysts say the test phase faces major challenges and appears...
Two Police Wounded By ‘Islamist’ On France’s Reunion Island
A man suspected of being a radicalised Islamist shot and wounded two policemen on the French Indian Ocean island of...
MH370 ‘mostly Likely’ Lies North of Search Zone
Missing flight MH370 "most likely" lies north of a former search zone in the remote Indian Ocean, Australian...
Chinese Investors Launch Oman Industrial Project
Chinese investors in Oman on Wednesday laid the first stone of an industrial zone in the sultanate's southern port town...