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IS shows purported executions of Ethiopia Christians in Libya
The Islamic State jihadist group has released a video purportedly showing the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
19 April 2015, 12:31 PM
7 Bangladeshis injured in SA attack
At least seven Bangladeshi expatriates are injured and some four of their shops burnt in an attack by local miscreants at Thokoza of Johannesburg.
19 April 2015, 12:09 PM
Hundreds feared dead in Mediterranean sinking
Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.
19 April 2015, 08:06 AM
3 killed in IS car bomb in Iraq
A car bombing claimed by Islamic State kills three people on Friday outside the US consulate in Erbil, in a relatively rare attack in the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region.
19 April 2015, 07:34 AM
Microwaves and dishwashers dominate e-waste mountain
Old kitchen, bathroom and laundry equipment make up 60% of the 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste thrown away in 2014, suggests a report.
19 April 2015, 05:22 AM
Saudi vows to cover UN's Yemen aid call
Saudi Arabia yesterday pledged to cover the entire $274 million in humanitarian aid sought by the UN for conflict-torn Yemen, which
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Iraq retakes most of key refinery
Iraqi forces retook most of the country's largest refinery from Islamic State yesterday, security officials said, reversing gains by the
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Climate change world's biggest threat: Obama
US President Barack Obama yesterday said that climate change poses the world's biggest single threat.
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Australia foils 'major ISIS terror plot'
Two men were arrested in Melbourne yesterday for allegedly planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at Anzac Day commemorations
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Kashmir cops shoot protester, 16, dead
Indian police shot dead a 16-year-old boy yesterday during an anti-India demonstration in Kashmir as a separatist strike shut down the
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Xenophobic violence simmer in S Africa
South African police detained more than 30 people overnight as xenophobic violence simmered around the economic hub
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Israel agrees to free frozen PA taxes
Israel has agreed to transfer in full hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes collected for the Palestinian Authority but frozen in a row over
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Miliband vows crackdown on 'endemic' exploitation
Labour leader Ed Miliband yesterday announced a new taskforce to crack down on immigrant exploitation, as he admitted his party
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan arrests 47 Indian fishermen
Pakistani marine forces yesterday arrested 47 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, police said. A
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
'Mysterious' disease kills 17 in Nigeria
A "mysterious" disease that kills patients within 24 hours has claimed at least 17 lives in a southeastern Nigerian town, the government
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Lenin statues toppled in east Ukraine
Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said yesterday. Two statues were
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
21 killed in fighting near Libyan capital
At least 21 people were killed in fighting near Libya's capital Tripoli Friday, military sources said, as the country's rival parliaments met in
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
UN drops 'Isis' from hurricane name list
The UN weather agency announced Friday it was dropping "Isis" -- the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess that also happens to be the
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Myanmar water festival kills 11
At least 11 people were killed and 134 injured during Myanmar's annual four-day Thingyan Water Festival which started earlier this week,
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Boston parents say no death penalty
The parents of youngest victim in the Boston marathon bombing has called on federal authorities to drop the death penalty as a possible punishment for bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
18 April 2015, 07:09 AM