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32 dead, 90 injured in Congo train accident

Kinhasa [DR Congo], Mar 18 (ANI): Thirty-three people died, while around 90 others were reportedly injured in a train accident in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported on Monday.

2019-03-18T18:08:58.257087+00:00 IST

Cyclone Idai: Toll rises to 150 in Malawi

Nairobi [Kenya], Mar 18 (ANI): The toll in Cyclone Idai, which ravaged South Africa with flash floods, sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, earlier this week, has risen to 150 in Malawi alone.

2019-03-18T14:58:35.917378+00:00 IST

NZ PM Ardern confirms gun law reform following Christchurch shooting

Wellington [New Zealand], March 18 (ANI): In the wake of the Christchurch shooting, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that the government has agreed to reform the country's gun laws.

2019-03-18T09:54:41.662598+00:00 IST

Cyclone Idai: India diverts 3 naval ships to Beira to provide humanitarian assistance

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): In the wake of Cyclone Idai which ravaged South African nations of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing as many as 100, India diverted three naval ships to the port city of Beira in Mozambique to provide immediate humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

2019-03-18T06:52:37.526183+00:00 IST

Cyclone Idai: Death toll rises to 65 in Zimbabwe

Harare [Zimbabwe], Mar 18 (ANI): The death toll from Cyclone Idai which ravaged Zimbabwe earlier this week rose to 65, officials confirmed on Sunday.

2019-03-18T00:44:11.397808+00:00 IST

Black box shows 'clear similarities' between Ethiopian Airlines, Lion Air crashes

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Mar 18 (ANI): Ethiopia's transport minister Dagmawit Moges on Sunday said that the black box data of Ethiopian Airlines indicated "clear similarities" between the crash that took place last week and Lion Air which crashed in Indonesia last year.

2019-03-17T21:51:05.626993+00:00 IST

New Zealand prepares to release bodies of terror attack victims

Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 17 (ANI): Authorities here on Sunday initiated identification procedures of the bodies of last week's terror attack victims so that their families can claim them for their burial.

2019-03-17T17:39:25.856939+00:00 IST

New Zealand's Dunedin airport temporarily closed after suspicious package found

Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 17 (ANI): Dunedin International Airport in the Southern Island of New Zealand was temporarily closed on late Sunday after a suspicious bag was found on the airfield.

2019-03-17T16:02:31.374862+00:00 IST

Persecuted communities protest against Pak army brutality

Mississauga [Canada], Mar 17 (ANI): Pashtun, Mohajir, Sindhi and Kashmiri groups gathered here on Saturday to protest against the brutalities allegedly inflicted upon them by Pakistani authorities and Pakistani state terrorism.

2019-03-17T10:00:39.817746+00:00 IST

New Zealand mosques 'free to open' as heavy vigil continues

Wellington [New Zealand], Mar 17 (ANI): Mosques across New Zealand are "free and welcome to open their doors" but police will maintain an armed presence after 50 people were killed and over an equal number of people were injured in the gruesome Christchurch terror attack.

2019-03-17T03:30:57.040399+00:00 IST

Mexican journalist shot dead near US border

Mexico City [Mexico], Mar 17 (ANI): A Mexican journalist who covered crime in north-western Mexico has been shot dead by an unknown assailant in his home near the US border, local authorities said.

2019-03-17T01:57:46.664731+00:00 IST

Pro N Korean newspaper urges US to drop 'unilateral demands' in denuclearisation talks

Seoul [South Korea], Mar 17 (ANI): A pro-North Korean newspaper based in Japan has demanded that US should drop its "unilateral" and "unfair" demands in denuclearisation talks with North Korea, warning that the negotiations will not move forward.

2019-03-17T00:33:34.024388+00:00 IST

24 dead, 40 missing after cyclone ravages Zimbabwe

Harare [Zimbabwe], Mar 17 (ANI): A tropical cyclone left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe, with flash floods sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others. At least 40 people are also missing in the calamity, authorities said on Saturday.

2019-03-17T00:10:12.737880+00:00 IST

Muslim man assaulted in London post-New Zealand terror attack

London [UK], Mar 16 (ANI): A Muslim man here was beaten with a hammer and a batten outside a mosque in east London on Friday, hours after 49 people were killed in the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand.

2019-03-16T12:35:17.395640+00:00 IST

Maduro vows to protect Venezuela's 'key' infrastructure

Caracas [Venezuela], Mar 16 (ANI): Still in the throes of a political crisis, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to make "powerful changes" in the national government's working, to protect the "strategically important key infrastructure" of the Latin American nation.

2019-03-16T11:51:58.394616+00:00 IST

India supports BRICS cooperation on counter-terrorism

Curitiba [Brazil], Mar 16 (ANI): India extended support for the priority areas set out by Brazil, especially the BRICS cooperation on counter-terrorism, during first BRICS Sherpa meeting held here on March 14 and 15.

2019-03-16T05:21:01.049980+00:00 IST

N.Korea may suspend denuclearisation talks with US

Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 15 (ANI): North Korea may suspend talks with the United States aimed at denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said on Friday.

2019-03-15T18:08:40.721868+00:00 IST

US, EU, UK, Pak condemn New Zealand mosque attacks

Brussels [Belguim], Mar 15 (ANI): The mosque attack in Christchurch that killed 49 people and injured many others, revoked strong condemnation worldwide on Friday.

2019-03-15T15:58:35.585411+00:00 IST

New Zealand: Flights cancelled after shootings, PM calls “well-planned terror attack”

Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): National carrier Air New Zealand on Friday cancelled at least 17 flights in and out of Christchurch, especially for tonight, following the indiscriminate shootings at two mosques here during Friday prayers that left 49 people dead and many others wounded.

2019-03-15T12:19:08.568231+00:00 IST

49 killed, 48 injured in New Zealand's worst terror attack

Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): In the worst ever terror attack in New Zealand, multiple gunmen carried out indiscriminate shootings at two mosques here during the Friday prayers, leaving 49 people dead and at least 48 wounded, besides giving a scare to the Bangladesh cricket team which had a narrow escape.

2019-03-15T09:46:03.980668+00:00 IST

40 people killed, 20 injured in Christchurch mosque shootings: NZ PM

Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): 40 people lost their lives and at least 20 others were wounded when gunmen opened fire at two mosques here on Friday, confirmed New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

2019-03-15T08:14:30.830003+00:00 IST