Ethiopia

66 dead in Ethiopia road accident

The incident occurred in the Eastern Zone, Gelana bridge in Bona Zuria Woreda, according to the bureau.

Over 100mn driven from their homes around the world: UNHCR

More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.

Landslide at Ethiopia garbage dump 'kills at least 24'

At least 24 people are killed and 28 others injured in a giant landslide of garbage inside a trash dump on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a city spokesman says.

Suspect extradited for trafficking 'is wrong man'

Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man.

Lions rediscovered in Ethiopia’s Alatash game park

A previously unknown population of at least 100 lions is discovered by a wildlife charity in a remote park in north-western Ethiopia.

Suicide attack kills 8 in Somalia

At least eight people are killed in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Saudi shells hit Yemen aid office, killing 5 refugees: Official

Saudi shells hit an international humanitarian aid office in northern Yemen, killing five Ethiopian refugees and wounding ten, a local official says.

Teargas used as Ethiopian Jews protest in Israel

Police in Israel fire tear gas and stun grenades in clashes with ethnic Ethiopians protesting about what they say is police brutality and racism.

Yemen crisis: 136 more Bangladeshis reach home

A total of 136 more Bangladeshi nationals, who were evacuated from Hodeida, Yemen to Djibouti on 16 April by an Indian Naval Ship, reach Dhaka.

March 5, 2015
March 5, 2015

‘First human’ found in Ethiopia

Scientists unearth the jawbone of what they claim is one of the very first humans.

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