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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a session during the 10th Brics Summit in Johannesburg. (Photo: AFP)

PM Modi, Xi Jinping agree to China minister’s visit to India

Modi also expressed his willingness to send NSA Ajit Doval to China this year for the special representative-level boundary talks.

28 Jul 2018 6:33 AM

Prime Minister Modi who arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday to attend the BRICS Summit called for sharing the best practices and policies in the connection, while adding that technology can help to enhance better service delivery, productivity levels. (Photo: AP)

India wants to work with BRICS on 'Fourth Industrial Revolution': PM Modi

PM Modi underscored high-skill but temporary work as new face of employment, Fourth Industrial Revolution more important than capital.

26 Jul 2018 9:06 PM

On the sidelines of the BRICS Education Ministers' meeting here, the minister of state for HRD echoed the views of his counterparts that many of the current traditional jobs will become redundant or demand different qualification requirements in future. (Photo: @dr_satyapal/Twitter)

Youth needs to be prepared for 'fourth industrial revolution': Satya Pal

Singh underlined role of digital technologies to enhance education, saying it was key to help India, S Africa prepare youth for future.

15 Jul 2018 12:41 PM

The Open Arms and its companion ship, the Astral, will likely need four days to reach Barcelona, said the Astral’s captain, Riccardo Gatti. (Photo: AP)

Fear turns into joy: Rescue boat saves 60 in Mediterranean

By nightfall Saturday, Spain agreed to let Open Arms dock in Barcelona, where humanitarian aid group which operates vessel is based.

01 Jul 2018 4:12 PM

The new 3,510-acre (1,420-hectare) command, whose construction cost USD 11 billion, is the largest overseas US base. (Photo: AP)

US ends 70 years of military presence in South Korean capital

Command’s move to expanded facility Camp Humphreys, about 70 km south of Seoul, comes amid fledgeling detente on Korean Peninsula.

29 Jun 2018 1:23 PM

The dead body of the father was also found in the hotel room after he committed suicide. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

9-yr-old British boy found dead at hotel room in S Africa next to his father

Investigation revealed that numerous 'over-the-counter' drugs were found in his system which were cause of poisoning him to death.

22 Jun 2018 5:08 PM

The scrapped 20-year pact entailed building an airstrip and a jetty as India steps up a contest with China for influence in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: File/PTI)

Seychelles parliament revokes pact allowing India to build naval base

The 2 countries signed agreement to build military facilities on island of Assumption, but project attracted criticism from opposition.

22 Jun 2018 4:35 PM

Most of the casualties were from the rocket projectiles fired from outside the town minutes after two suicide bomber attacked. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Twin suicide bomb attack in Nigeria kills at least 31

Following suicide bombings, jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades into crowds gathered at scene of attacks, increasing casualties.

17 Jun 2018 6:10 PM

Swaraj was the keynote speaker at a banquet at the City Hall here marking the 125th anniversary of the day when on June 7, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer then, was thrown off a train compartment reserved for whites only. (Photo: File | PTI)

World looks up to India, South Africa for providing leadership: Sushma Swaraj

'The world is better place because of us. The world has much to gain from us. The world looks up to us to provide leadership,' Swaraj said.

07 Jun 2018 2:46 PM

Swaraj will visit the Phoenix Settlement, a South African Heritage site, a place where Mahatma Gandhi developed his philosophy of non-violence. (Photo: ANI)

Sushma Swaraj discusses bilateral ties with South African President

During visit, Swaraj to have meetings with top South African leadership, participate in BRICS, chair IBSA Foreign Ministers Meeting.

04 Jun 2018 3:14 PM

The latest death toll was published around 7:00 pm (1800 GMT), after the search and rescue operation had ended for the day. (Photo: AFP)

More than 50 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

Tunisian authorities said 48 bodies were recovered, close to the city of Sfax, while 68 people were rescued.

04 Jun 2018 9:46 AM

Tributes for the little girl have poured in on social media as news of her shooting went viral. (Representational Image)

Protests in South Africa over death of Indian-origin girl in carjacking

After the incident, over 3,000 members of community gathered outside Chatsworth police station demanding swift action.

29 May 2018 2:08 PM

BTC Global said that its services had been suspended after its primary trader, identified as Steven Twain, had failed to reply to emails requesting payments. (Representational Image)

South Africa: Bitcoin trader vanishes with USD 80 million plunder

South African police said they were investigating the fraud, with more than 28,000 investors affected.

26 May 2018 12:27 PM

A Sharia court, which follows Islamic religious law, found Hussein guilty of premeditated murder last month and on Thursday officially sentenced her to death by hanging. Her lawyers have 15 days to appeal. (Representational Image)

Forced to kill 'rapist' husband, 19-yr-old sentenced to death by Sudan court

Hussein said that she refused to have sex with her husband after the ceremony, but on 6th day, he raped her as three of his male relatives.

11 May 2018 3:04 PM

Volunteers search for survivors in a residential area after Patel dam burst its bank at Solai, about 40 kilometres north of Nakuru, Kenya, on May 10, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Kenyan dam bursts causes ‘huge destruction’, 20 bodies recovered so far

The dam gave way in Solai, in Nakuru county, 190 kilometres(120 miles) northwest of Nairobi, late on Wednesday.

10 May 2018 1:47 PM

Libyan policemen check the damage at the Libyan electoral commission headquarters in the capital, Tripoli, after it was targeted by suicide bombers on May 2, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

14 killed as Islamic State militants attack Libyan election commission

The 2 bombers infiltrated building in central Tripoli, fired on people inside and detonated their explosives when their ammunition ran out.

03 May 2018 11:06 AM

The internationally backed Government of National Accord said it was dealing with 'the consequences of the cowardly suicide attack' after the health ministry put the toll at 11 dead and two wounded. (Photo: File | Representational)

Libya: 11 dead in suicide attack on national election commission

Eyewitnesses earlier said shots were heard and black smoke could be seen rising from the headquarters of the national election commission.

02 May 2018 7:52 PM

'Even a pet animal is better treated,' sobs 17-year-old Fatima, one of thousands of young girls exploited and too often abused while working as housemaids for unscrupulous employers in Morocco. (Photo: AFP | Fadel Senna)

Even pets are treated better: Morocco's child maids suffer regular abuse

A study carried out in 2010 by non-governmental bodies reported that Morocco had between 66,000 and 80,000 domestic workers aged under 15.

19 Apr 2018 7:40 PM

Castros’ 60-yr-rule in Cuba nears end, V-P to be Prez

Assembly members are widely expected to vote in his successor of choice, first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel.

19 Apr 2018 2:07 AM

Often called the "Mother of the Nation" and "Mama Winnie," Madikizela-Mandela fought to keep South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle in the international spotlight while her husband, Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned. (Photo: AP)

Huge crowds turn out for Madikizela-Mandela's final journey

Thousands of mourners packed a 40,000-seat stadium to celebrate the powerful figure who was buried as a national hero.

14 Apr 2018 5:25 PM

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