AFRICA

In Egypt, 12-year-old girl dies after genital mutilation

8:59 pm January 31, 2020

Cairo: A 12-year-old girl died this week in southern Egypt after her parents brought her to a doctor who performed female genital mutilation, a criminal practice that remains widespread in the region, according to a judicial statement. The girl’s death in the province of Assiut prompted Egypt’s public prosecutor to order the arrests of her […]

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India sends aid to cyclone-hit Madagascar

11:51 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: India has diverted its naval ship INS Airavat for providing relief material to cyclone-hit Madagascar as it stood in solidarity with the island nation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian Navy has already launched “Op Vanilla” to help the cyclone-hit nation and has diverted its naval ship to provide relief material to […]

SC allows govt to bring African cheetah to India

8:46 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the government to introduce the African cheetah to a suitable habitat in India on an experimental basis to see whether it can adapt to Indian conditions. Stating that the rare Indian cheetah is almost extinct in the country, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had sought the […]

Ugandan woman arrested in Goa for killing local resident

11:37 pm January 25, 2020

Panaji: A 22-year-old woman from Uganda was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing a man at Baga beach, police said. Minamu Hafusa was held from Anjuna area after the body of local resident Jafrino Barretto was found on Friday, an official said. “The accused is from Uganda and is here on a tourist visa. We […]

Sudan vets scramble to save park’s malnourished lions

11:20 pm January 23, 2020

Khartoum: Sudanese vets scrambled Thursday to save four surviving captive lions of five that were left sick and malnourished in a Khartoum park during months of political and economic turmoil. The fifth, a lioness, died on Monday of dehydration and lack of food despite receiving intravenous fluids for several days following the launch of an […]