AFRICA

Death toll up to 10 in Ethiopia platform collapse; 250 hurt

8:29 pm January 21, 2020

Addis Ababa: Regional officials in Ethiopia on Tuesday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event the day before. Thousands of people attended the colorful Epiphany celebration known as Timkat in the northern city of Gondar. Ten people have lost their lives, the Ethiopian Press Agency quoted […]

3 killed, 100-plus hurt in collapse during Ethiopia ceremony

9:47 pm January 20, 2020

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: At least three people were killed and more than 100 others injured when a wooden stand erected for the colorful Epiphany celebration collapsed in Ethiopia on Monday, an official and hospital source said. The security chief for the city of Gondar, Tesfa Mekonnen, did not specify the number of deaths in comments […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Nigerian arrested for duping Keralite couple

8:19 pm January 14, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: A 26-year old Nigerian national was arrested from Mumbai on Monday for allegedly defrauding a couple here of Rs 13 lakh by promising jobs in a hospital in the US. The accused, Kolawole Boboye, has been arrested and produced before a court here, police said. The arrest was on the basis of a complaint […]

Jihadists kill three teachers in attack on Kenya school

5:17 pm January 13, 2020

Nairobi : Suspected Al-Shabaab Islamists killed three teachers and kidnapped another at a primary school in eastern Kenya on Monday, police said, the latest in a spate of attacks in the region. The assailants also torched a police post and damaged a telecoms mast in the attack in Kamuthe, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of […]

UN: South African military plane crash-lands in Congo

9:12 pm January 9, 2020

Goma: A South African air force plane crash-landed and caught fire Thursday at the Goma airport in eastern Congo but there were no casualties, authorities said. The C-130BZ military aircraft was transporting 59 passengers and eight crew members from the U.N mission when its left engine caught fire upon landing, said Mathias Gillman, acting spokesperson […]