The death toll from Somalia’s ongoing floods has risen to 110, the UN humanitarian agency UN OCHA said on Sunday. More than one million people have been displaced and 2.4…
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Indonesia: Mount Merapi volcano erupts killing eleven hikers
Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Merapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. Three people were rescued on Monday. The search for…
Venezuela: Voters back claim over Guyana-controlled oil region despite UN warning
Venezuelans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of claiming a disputed oil-rich territory long controlled by neighbouring Guyana. More than 95% approved establishing a new state in Essequibo, officials say. Caracas…
DRC: Four candidates drop from presidential race to back ex-governor
Four presidential candidates have pulled out of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential elections to support former governor and opposition candidate, Moïse Katumbi. The fourth candidate Delly Sesanga – a…
Kenya: Police arrest woman who allegedly threw baby into ocean arrested
Kenyan police have arrested a woman accused of throwing her eight-month-old baby into the Indian Ocean on Sunday. Witnesses told local media that the woman allegedly tossed the baby into…
Zambia: Mudslide traps dozens of illegal miners
On Friday, heavy rains in the northern Copperbelt province of Zambia triggered a mudslide that trapped dozens of illegal miners at an open-cast copper mine. Zambian officials have reported that…
Tanzania: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people and wounded 80 others in northern Tanzania, local officials say. It happened near the slopes of Mount Hanang, where President…
Indian: Key wins boost PM Modi’s re-election bid
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to win three of the four key state elections in India ahead of the crucial general elections next year. The BJP has…
USA: Stabbing attack in Queens New York leaves four dead including two children
Four people, including two children, have been killed and three others injured following a stabbing in Queens, New York. Police called to the Far Rockaway neighbourhood in the early hours…
Philippines: Four killed in explosion at Sunday Catholic Mass
Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in…