Libyan PM survives shooting attack
Tripoli, May 27 (IANS) Libya’s internationally-recognised Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni has survived a shooting attack during a demonstration against the…
Read MoreBurundi slams international pressure over president’s re-election bid
Bujumbura, May 27 (IANS) Burundi’s government has slammed international criticism over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term, saying…
Read More16 mn in Yemen have no access to drinking water: Oxfam
Cairo, May 26 (IANS/EFE) Nearly two-thirds of the Yemeni population, a total of 16 million people, live without access to…
Read MoreEgypt rejects Pakistan’s criticism over Morsi’s death penalty
Cairo, May 26 (IANS) The Egyptian foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires to inform him of Cairo’s rejection…
Read MoreNo officer killed in Al Shabaab attack: Kenyan police
Nairobi, May 26 (IANS) Kenyan police on Tuesday denied reports that Somalia’s Al Shabaab militant group on Monday night killed…
Read MoreAl Shabaab claims hand for attack on Kenyan policemen
Nairobi, May 26 (IANS) Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militant group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for Monday evening’s attack in Yumbis, Garissa, in…
Read MoreAl Shabaab takes control of strategic Somali town
Mogadishu, May 25 (IANS) Islamist militants Al Shabaab seized the control of a strategic town in the southern Somali region…
Read MoreEight killed as soldier opens fire in Tunisia barracks
Tunis, May 25 (IANS) A mentally disturbed soldier on Monday opened fire in a military barracks in Tunisia, killing at…
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