Africa & rest of the world
Bus crash in Brazil leaves 17 dead
Seventeen people died Sunday when a bus on a remote mountain road in Brazil's northeastern Alagoas state dived into a ravine
What Trump's re-election could mean for Africa
During his first term as US president, Donald Trump sparked outrage over his remarks about African nations, but Africa leaders have been quick to congratulate him since his re-election
South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UN
Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a United Nations update that warned about an upsurge in malaria.
Canada on 'high alert' bracing for migrants fleeing US
US President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest mass deportation in American history, accusing immigrants of "poisoning the blood of our country"
Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco's dried-up south back to life
In Morocco's southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals -- and tourists -- hailing it as a gift from the heavens
50 killed in paramilitary attack in Sudan
At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state, activists said.
'Clear indications' India violated Canada's sovereignty: Trudeau
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday there were "clear indications" that India had violated Canadian sovereignty, as the countries row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year that Ottawa blamed on New Delhi
India withdraws high commissioner, diplomats from Canada
'We have no faith in the current Canadian government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,' says the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
Attack on Ugandan school: Militants kill 37 students, abduct 6
Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 37 people and abducted six others in western Uganda, the army said yesterday, in the country’s worst such attack in years.
17 killed as air strikes hit Khartoum
Air strikes killed civilians and pummeled multiple parts of the Sudanese capital today, residents said, as mediators pushed the warring factions towards a new ceasefire.
Peru health minister resigns over dengue crisis
Peru's health minister resigned Thursday following criticism over her handling of a dengue crisis that has left at least 248 people dead and around 147,000 infected, a presidential statement said..Peruvian President Dina Boluarte accepted Rosa Gutierrez's resignation and vowed to "redouble
Road accident kills 15 in Canada’s Manitoba
A semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying seniors collided in central Canada's Manitoba province on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 more, authorities said
Death toll rises to 106 in Nigeria boat disaster
The death toll from a Nigeria riverboat disaster has risen to 106 people as rescue teams continued to search for more survivors, police said yesterday.
Sudan army chief won’t meet enemy general: govt official
Sudan’s army chief is not ready to meet the enemy general he’s been at war with for eight weeks, a government official said yesterday after a regional bloc proposed a face-to-face encounter between the two.
Sudan Conflict: Clashes resume as truce ends
Heavy clashes and artillery fire erupted across Sudan’s capital Khartoum yesterday and residents reported air strikes soon after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had brought a brief lull to eight weeks of fighting between rival military factions.
Six civilians killed in Somalia hotel siege
Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday
Sudan declares UN envoy 'persona non grata'
The Sudanese government has declared United Nations envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", two weeks after the army chief accused him of stoking the country's civil conflict and sought to have him removed from his post..Since late last year, Perthes and the UN mission he heads in war-to
Sudan Conflict: Military factions battle over fuel depots, weapons
Sudan’s army has been battling to defend a military industrial complex believed to contain large stocks of weapons and ammunition in southern Khartoum, close to fuel and gas depots that are at risk of exploding, residents said yesterday.