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Sexual exploitation must be recognised as a real and widespread problem. (Photo:AP)

Safeguarding women after disasters: visible progress, but room for...

Globally, international organisations appear to be grappling with the issue more seriously than before.

14 May 2019 10:25 AM IST

Archaeologists unveiled an unusually large tomb on Luxors west bank dated to ancient Egypts 18th dynasty. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

4,500-year-old burial ground discovered near Egypt's great pyramids

Egypt's antiquities ministry unveiled a 4,500-year-old burial ground near the Giza pyramids containing colourful wooden...

5 May 2019 12:57 PM IST

Strongman Khalifa Haftars self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an offensive against Tripoli. (Photo:AP)

UN warns of worsening humanitarian situation in Libya

Fierce fighting for control of Libya's capital that has displaced thousands of people, threatens to bring further...

29 April 2019 4:54 PM IST

The colossal diamond that was retrived on Thursday weighed nearly 352 grams and measured 83mm x 62 mm x 46mm. (Photo:Twitter @LucaraDiamond)

Largest diamond unearthed in Botswana's mine in Africa

A diamond weighing as much as 1,758 carats was unearthed by a Canadian mining company in Botswana.

27 April 2019 9:07 AM IST

The city of Durban was amongst the most affected areas, which faced flash floods and rainstorm. (Photo:ANI)

51 dead as rainstorm lashes South Africa

South African authorities on Wednesday said that at least 51 people were killed, including two Zambian minors aged six...

24 April 2019 8:18 PM IST

Mudslides are common during the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean tropical island. (Photo: AP/Representational)

23 killed in South Africa floods, mudslides

Among those killed were a six-month-old baby and a child aged around 10.

23 April 2019 7:57 PM IST

According to the police, officers from the local police station visited the spot and are ascertaining the facts pertaining to the blast. (Photo: ANI)

Suspected jihadists kill 10 Mali soldiers: security source

A UN peacekeeper was killed, 4 others wounded when a mine exploded as their convoy passed through central Mali.

21 April 2019 6:20 PM IST

Bashir, 75, swept to power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989, and headed a brutal regime for three decades. (Photo:AP)

One week after Bashir ouster, Sudan 'revolution' still unfinished

Sudan on Thursday marks one week since the army ousted president Omar al-Bashir after protests against his 30-year rule.

18 April 2019 10:34 AM IST

The clashes have displaced more than 18,000 people. (Photo:AP)

WHO estimates around 150 casualties in battle of Libya's Tripoli

At least 147 people have been killed and 614 wounded in the offensive launched by Libyan military strongman Khalifa...

15 April 2019 8:07 PM IST

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

112 Chibok girls still missing, five years after Boko Haram kidnapping

Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls...

14 April 2019 1:03 PM IST

In this May 10, 2001, file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi , left, is greeted by President Omar El-Bashir, center, upon his arrival in Khartoum. (Photo:AP)

Sudan revels as Dictator Omar al-Bashir, is forced out of power

Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, long wanted on genocide and war crimes charges, was finally brought down in a popular...

11 April 2019 7:10 PM IST

Protests have erupted in Sudan, since December, due to rising consumer goods prices. (Photo:AP)

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir removed from power

Protests erupted in Sudan, Khartoum calling for President Omar al Bashir's resignation and urge the army to stand by the...

11 April 2019 11:39 AM IST