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Mali blast: 1 UN peacekeeper killed, 4 injured

Bamako [Mali], Apr 21 (ANI): One UN peacekeeper was killed and four others suffered injuries when an improvised road mine exploded hitting the peacekeeping convoy in the Mopti region of Mali on Saturday morning.

2019-04-21T05:04:03.336828+00:00 IST

Over 30,000 displaced in Libya after Haftar offensive

Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 21 (ANI): Expressing "grave concern" over the violation of International Humanitarian Law in Libya, United Nations said nearly 30,200 people have been displaced so far amid hostilities in the country.

2019-04-21T01:24:45.475130+00:00 IST

Peruvian court orders jail for former President Kuczynski

Lima [Peru], Apr 21 (ANI): Peru's ex-President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was handed a 36-month-long preventive prison sentence by a Peruvian judge for his alleged involvement in a corruption case.

2019-04-20T19:01:38.968336+00:00 IST

Sudan: Investigators seize over US $100 million from ousted President's home

Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 20 (ANI): Military investigators seized cash amounting to over USD 100 million from ousted President Omar al-Bashir's residence on Saturday.

2019-04-20T17:55:27.733966+00:00 IST

13 people shot dead in Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], Apr 20 (ANI): As many as 13 people including a child were killed on Friday (local time) when a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire at a party in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, authorities said.

2019-04-20T09:41:50.811341+00:00 IST

South Africa: 13 killed after church's roof collapses during Easter service

KwaZulu Natal [South Africa], Apr 19 (ANI): At least 13 people lost their lives and 16 were injured, after the roof of the Pentecostal church in Empangeni collapsed here due to heavy rainfall late on Thursday.

2019-04-19T11:25:33.742227+00:00 IST

Mali's prime minister, cabinet resigns

Bamako [Mali], Apr 19 (ANI): Just months before the presidential elections, Mali's Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga and his cabinet resigned on Friday.

2019-04-19T02:09:02.198331+00:00 IST

Libya: Death toll rises to 205 in Tripoli fighting; MEA assures assistance to Indians

Tripoli [Libya], Apr 18 (ANI): At least 205 people have been killed and 913 others wounded in the armed conflict between Haftar's Libyan National Army and the Libyan armed forces for the control of country's capital Tripoli.

2019-04-18T15:22:40.697597+00:00 IST

3 dead, over 150 missing after boat capsizes in Congo

Goma [Congo], Apr 18 (ANI): Out of the 150 people declared missing, at least three people lost their lives and 37 were rescued after an overcrowded boat capsized in Lake Kivu, according to Vital Muhini, the national Deputy from South Kivu province.

2019-04-18T02:06:20.596781+00:00 IST

Sudan: Ousted Prez transferred to maximum security prison

Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 18 (ANI): Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir was transferred to the maximum security Kober Prison here, after being overthrown by the military in a coup last week.

2019-04-18T01:19:45.373716+00:00 IST

Peru's ex President Alan Garcia dies after shooting himself before arrest

Lima [Peru], Apr 17 (ANI): Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head, after police arrived at his home to arrest him.

2019-04-17T17:02:02.121779+00:00 IST

Six killed as plane crashes into house in Chile

Puerto Montt [Chile], Apr 17 (ANI): A plane belonging to the air company Archipielagos crashed into a house here on Tuesday (local time), killing all six people on board, according to the Chilean civil aviation.

2019-04-17T02:20:54.396943+00:00 IST

US, Brazil, Colombia are planning military intervention in Venezuela, claims Maduro regime

Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 16 (ANI): The United States, Brazil and Colombia are preparing for a military intervention into Venezuela, claimed Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Monday.

2019-04-16T07:41:31.338558+00:00 IST

ISIS-Somalia's 'second in command' killed in US airstrike

Mogadishu [Somalia], Apr 16 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) said that a high-ranking ISIS-Somalia terrorist was killed in an air strike which targeted a vehicle near Xiriiro in the Bari Region here.

2019-04-16T00:42:53.449528+00:00 IST

NASA study finds meteor showers eject water on Moon

Maryland [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Providing a potential resource for future explorations, NASA on Monday revealed that water is released on the Moon during meteor showers.

2019-04-15T22:36:19.443443+00:00 IST

Bashir wanted to suppress protests by force, alleges military council

Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 15 (ANI): Former President Omar al-Bashir planned on suppressing protests here using military force, according to a spokesman from Sudan's transitional military council which is currently in power in the African nation.

2019-04-15T01:23:44.382660+00:00 IST

Seychelles President rallies for ocean protection from an underwater submersible

Victoria [Seychelles], Apr 15 (ANI): In a first, the President of Seychelles, Daniel Faure, rallied for the protection of oceans through a live speech given from an underwater submersible on Sunday.

2019-04-15T00:52:08.671984+00:00 IST

Libya crisis: Sisi meets Haftar in Cairo; UN says 121 dead, over 500 injured

Libya [Tripoli], Apr 14 (ANI) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met General Khalifa Haftar in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the latest developments of Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) which is set to take over Tripoli very soon, Sisi's spokesperson said.

2019-04-14T15:13:57.440404+00:00 IST

Melbourne night club shooting: 1 killed, 3 injured

Melbourne [Australia], Apr 14 (ANI): One person was killed and three others were injured after a gunman fired at a group of people outside a night club in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday.

2019-04-14T06:38:17.868783+00:00 IST

Venezuela's national militia to receive constitutional validation

Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 14 (ANI): Venezuela is expected to make an amendment in its Constitution to integrate its national militia into the country's army - National Bolivarian Armed Forces - announced Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday.

2019-04-14T04:46:35.506308+00:00 IST

Supporters of new arms race have prevailed in US, alleges Russia

Moscow [Russia], Apr 14 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday (local time) said that Washington's actions with regard to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation show "that supporters of the new arms race have prevailed in the United States."

2019-04-14T01:23:23.290432+00:00 IST