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12 killed in bus-truck collision in Egypt's Monufia

Cairo [Egypt], Dec. 18 (ANI): At least 12 persons were killed on Wednesday after a bus collided with a truck on the highway road in the Egyptian province of Monufia, located 65 kilometers northwest of the capital Cairo, the state media reported.

2019-12-18T13:05:36.158033+00:00 IST

South Sudan president agree to from unity government with rebel leader

Khartoum [Sudan], Dec 17 (ANI): The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, on Tuesday said that he had agreed with rebel leader Riek Machar to form a national unity government within 100 days, the state media reported.

2019-12-17T16:36:31.031335+00:00 IST

Seoul: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets PM Lee Nak-yon

Seoul [South Korea], Dec 17 (ANI): Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met with the South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and other officials here.

2019-12-17T15:16:06.853921+00:00 IST

Zimbabwe Vice-President Chiwenga's wife charged with attempting to kill him

Harare [Zimbabwe], Dec 17 (ANI): The wife of Zimbabwe's Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga who was arrested earlier, has been charged with attempting to kill her husband.

2019-12-16T21:07:56.894283+00:00 IST

7 people killed in Southern Philippines' earthquake

Mindanao [Philippines], Dec 16 (Sputnik/ANI): At least seven people were killed as a result of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Philippines' southern Mindanao Island on Sunday, local media reported citing the Davao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.

2019-12-16T05:05:02.079065+00:00 IST

Violent clashes between protesters, police continue in central Beirut

Beirut [Lebanon], Dec 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The unrest in central Beirut continues with a group of anti-government protesters throwing stones at police officers and servicemen, while law enforcers are responding with tear gas to disperse demonstrators, a participant of the rally told Sputnik.

2019-12-16T04:31:00.864629+00:00 IST

Zimbabwean authorities arrest Vice President's wife on corruption charges

Harare (Zimbabwe), Dec 16 (ANI): Zimbabwean authorities have arrested the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on charges of money laundering, fraud and violating exchange control regulations.

2019-12-16T04:05:02.165582+00:00 IST

Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes Philippines

Mindanao [Philippines], Dec 15 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey.

2019-12-15T07:06:06.314137+00:00 IST

Former Sudanese President al-Bashir sentenced to 2 years for corruption

Khartoum [Sudan], Dec 14 (ANI): A court in Sudan on Saturday convicted former President Omar al-Bashir on charges of corruption, illegal possession of foreign currency and illicit financial gains and sentenced him to two years in detention in a state-run reform center.

2019-12-14T11:31:48.441158+00:00 IST

16-year-old seriously injured in Toronto shooting

Toronto [Canada], Dec 14 (Sputnik/ANI): An unknown assailant opened fire at pedestrians in the Canadian city of Toronto, leaving a 16-year-old boy seriously injured, Canadian media reported on Friday.

2019-12-13T21:50:57.746800+00:00 IST

Terror attack on Niger military base leaves 71 soldiers dead

Niamey [Niger], Dec 13 (ANI): At least 71 soldiers were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a deadly terror attack that targeted an army base camp in the western part of the country near the Mali border on Tuesday.

2019-12-13T00:38:14.065143+00:00 IST

Ukraine: Odesa college's fire toll rises to 16

Odesa [Ukraine], Dec 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of casualties from a fire at a college in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa has increased to 16 people, the regional police administration said Thursday.

2019-12-12T07:30:23.541114+00:00 IST

Nigeria: 71 soldiers killed in terrorist attack

Inates [Nigeria], Dec 12 (ANI): At least 71 Nigerien soldiers have been killed in a terrorist attack on a military camp in Inates, according to the defence ministry.

2019-12-12T07:29:32.939707+00:00 IST

New Zealand police to recover bodies from White Island

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 12 (ANI): New Zealand Police on Friday said that it is planning to recover bodies from White Island where eight people were killed due to a volcanic eruption.

2019-12-12T06:45:27.276314+00:00 IST

Algeria to hold presidential election today

Algiers [Algeria], Dec 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Algeria is set to open polling stations across the country on Thursday for its citizens to elect their new president amid a political crisis and ongoing anti-government protests demanding political reforms before any vote.

2019-12-12T05:30:18.040385+00:00 IST

World's first fully electric commercial plane takes flight in Canada

Ottawa [Canada], Dec 12 (ANI): The world's first-ever fully electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight from the Canadian city of Vancouver and flew for 15 minutes, according, reported Canadian media.

2019-12-12T01:02:40.250802+00:00 IST

Brazilian President calls Greta Thunberg a 'brat'

Brasilia [Brazil], Dec 11 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has called Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg a "pirralha," -- a derogatory Portuguese word meaning brat -- after the latter denounced the killing of indigenous Brazilian people in the Amazon.

2019-12-11T16:23:48.121910+00:00 IST

4 killed, 6 injured in Somali hotel attack

Mogadishu [Somali], Dec 11 (Sputnik/ANI): At least four people were killed and six others were injured in an attack by militants on a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu on Tuesday evening, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a police source.

2019-12-11T07:32:46.759406+00:00 IST

5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Crete coast

Heraklion [Greece], Dec 11 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

2019-12-11T04:16:07.549158+00:00 IST

Armed militants attack hotel in Somalia capital

Mogadishu [Somalia], Dec 11 (ANI): Armed militants of a Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabab stormed into a hotel in Mogadishu on Tuesday evening (local time).

2019-12-10T23:32:33.721802+00:00 IST

New Zealand Police to investigate deaths in volcano eruption

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 10 (Sputnik/ANI): New Zealand police will start a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of five people who perished following a volcano eruption on White Island, Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims said on Tuesday.

2019-12-10T08:53:00.430057+00:00 IST