A centuries-old ban has been breached by two women who entered an ancient Hindu temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala despite strong protests by right-wing conservative groups. “Today, two women entered Sabarimala Temple. We had issued standing orders to police to provide all possible protection to any woman[…]
The death toll from flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains due to a tropical depression in the eastern Philippines has jumped to at least 68, officials have said, warning that the number of fatalities will climb even higher. Fifty-seven of the victims were reported in the eastern region of Bicol,[…]
Fifteen people suspected of links to the murder of two Scandinavian women in the Atlas Mountains have appeared before a judge in Morocco. The attorney general’s office in Rabat said in a statement on Sunday that the prosecution requested the investigation of the suspects for “setting up a gang to prepare and commit terrorist[…]
An armed militia overrun several polling stations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as millions voted to elect a new president. Mai Mai fighters attacked voting stations in six townships in Lubero town in North Kivu province, forcing voters to cast ballots for a candidate of their choice, a[…]
Millions of Bangladeshis headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament amid concerns from rights groups over a “restrictive electoral environment”. Polling stations opened at 8am local time (02:00 GMT) and are expected to close at 4pm (10:00 GMT). Counting will begin soon afterwards at more than[…]
Polling stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) long-delayed election have opened, two years after they were first scheduled to be held. Voting stations opened at 5am (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and will close at 5pm (16:00 GMT). There were small queues of voters in the capital, Kinshasa,[…]
Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and 11 others injured when a bomb blast hit their bus on Friday less than four km (2.5 miles) from Egypt’s world famous Giza pyramids, authorities said, Reuters reports. The blast is the first deadly attack against foreign tourists in Egypt[…]
Workers in DR Congo on Friday began preparations for long-awaited elections just two days away as a pre-vote protest called by the country’s opposition appeared to fail. In Kinshasa, about 20 black cases said to contain electronic voting machines were brought in under police escort to a polling station in[…]
At least 19 people have been killed in clashes between Sudanese anti-riot police and protesters in demonstrations triggered by a rise in bread prices, according to a government official. Speaking on state television on Thursday, Boshara Juma, government spokesperson, said: “Nineteen people lost their lives in the incidents including two[…]
Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said long-delayed polls will happen on Sunday – even as uncertainty remains over how prepared the vast country is to hold the vote. The presidential elections, which were first scheduled to take place in 2016, have been repeatedly postponed[…]
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