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Sudan: 7 killed, 12 others injured in factory explosion

Khartoum [Sudan], Dec 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Seven people have been killed and 12 others injured in an explosion at the factory in Sudan's capital of Khartoum, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said on Tuesday.

2019-12-03T12:36:33.800425+00:00 IST

Man accused of planning attack on Brazilian President arrested

Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], Dec 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Brazil's law enforcement have arrested a man accused of plotting an attack on President Jair Bolsonaro, the country's federal police said on Monday.

2019-12-03T01:14:32.403262+00:00 IST

Burkina Faso: 14 people killed in attack on Protestant church

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Dec 02 (ANI): At least 14 people were killed in an attack on a Protestant church during Sunday services in Burkina Faso, confirmed President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

2019-12-02T06:54:46.462880+00:00 IST

19 people killed in gunfight in Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], Dec 2 (ANI): A bloody gunfight between suspected drug cartel members and security forces near the Texas border in northeastern Mexico left 19 people dead, the state government of Coahuila said on Sunday.

2019-12-02T01:00:55.022341+00:00 IST

22 tourists killed, 21 injured in Tunisia bus accident

Tunis [Tunisia], Dec 2 (ANI): At least 22 Tunisian tourists were killed on Sunday when a bus in which they were travelling on, plunged into a ravine in the northern part of the country.

2019-12-02T00:55:09.488731+00:00 IST

Namibian President Hage Geingob secures second term

Windhoek [Namibia], Dec 1 (ANI): Incumbent Namibian President Hage Geingob has won a second term after securing 56.3 per cent votes in the recently concluded elections, country's Election Commission said on Saturday.

2019-12-01T04:30:32.259161+00:00 IST

Brazil President accuses Leonardo DiCaprio for setting Amazon on fire

Brasilia [Brazil], Dec 01 (ANI): Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has accused actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio of funding the Amazon fire.

2019-12-01T01:34:50.737369+00:00 IST

Yemen Houthis release video of downing of Saudi's helicopter

Sanaa [Yemen], Dec 01 (ANI): A day after claiming it has shot down a Saudi helicopter, Yemen's Houthis on Saturday released a purported video providing proof that surface-to-air missile launched by it led to the downing of the chopper.

2019-11-30T21:30:26.196386+00:00 IST

Brazil court affirms ex-president Lula da Silva guilty in 2nd graft case

Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], Nov 28 (ANI): A Brazilian court on Wednesday (local time) upheld a corruption conviction against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a second corruption case.

2019-11-28T09:35:34.423242+00:00 IST

Antigua PM hails India's democratic traditions on Constitution Day

Georgetown [Guyana], Nov 27 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, on Tuesday (local time) hailed India's democratic traditions as the country marked 70 years of promulgation of the Constitution on November 26.

2019-11-27T06:49:26.177211+00:00 IST

Mali: 13 French soldiers killed in helicopters collision

Sahel [Mali], Nov 26 (ANI): Thirteen French soldiers were killed as two helicopters they were travelling in collided with each other during an operation against jihadists in Mali on Tuesday.

2019-11-26T11:01:58.165910+00:00 IST

Argentina: 2 priests sentenced to over 40 years in prison in sexual abuse case

Buenos Aires [Argentina], Nov 26 (ANI): An Argentine court on Monday sentenced two Roman Catholic priests to more than 40 years in prison for sexually abusing deaf children at a Catholic high-school.

2019-11-25T23:36:37.101564+00:00 IST

Death toll in Kenya landslide reaches 60

Nairobi [Kenya], Nov 25 (ANI): The death toll from landslides triggered by heavy rains in northwestern Kenya has risen to at least 60, while seven others remain missing, Kenyan authorities said on Sunday.

2019-11-24T22:51:54.901806+00:00 IST

Bolivia's new general election law gets interim President's nod

Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 25 (ANI): Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez on Sunday signed legislation which annuls the election victory of ousted President Evo Morales, as well as paves way for the new presidential election in the country.

2019-11-24T18:51:24.109048+00:00 IST

Toll reaches 43 in Kenya landslide

Nairobi [Kenya], Nov 24 (ANI): The toll from landslides that hit villages in northwestern Kenyan county of West Pokot has reached 43, local officials confirmed on Sunday.

2019-11-24T17:48:35.899670+00:00 IST

Bolivia approves new elections without Evo Morales

Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 24 (ANI): The Bolivian Congress has unanimously approved a bill that annulled the result of the country's presidential vote last month and allowed for new elections to be held without ousted President Evo Morales, who is currently under political asylum granted by Mexico.

2019-11-24T15:58:06.722185+00:00 IST

23 killed in plane crash in eastern DR Congo

Goma [DR Congo], Nov 24 (ANI): At least 23 bodies were recovered after a small plane crashed in a peripheral area in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

2019-11-24T15:58:06.715009+00:00 IST

AU expresses deep concern over UK's continued colonial administration of Chagos Archipelago

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Nov 24 (ANI): Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed deep concern over the continued 'colonial administration' of the United Kingdom (UK) to the Chagos Archipelago.

2019-11-24T14:16:47.869598+00:00 IST

Remove Sudan from state terrorism sponsor list: Arab Parliament asks US

Cairo [Egypt], Nov 24 (ANI) - Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm al-Salami called on the US government to remove Sudan from its blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, on which it has been for over 20 years.

2019-11-24T13:27:22.467561+00:00 IST

Plane with 18 onboard crashes in east DR Congo

Kinshasa [DR Congo], Nov 24 : A plane carrying at least 18 people crashed in a peripheral area of Goma City, North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on Sunday.

2019-11-24T12:06:14.876462+00:00 IST

Man shot dead by New Zealand police after 15-hour hostage incident

Wellington [New Zealand], Nov 24 (Xinhua/ANI): The New Zealand Police shot dead a man who held children hostage for 15 hours at a property in Bellevue, North Island, on Sunday.

2019-11-24T07:48:07.655515+00:00 IST