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Damascus, July 27 (AFP/APP): A bomb killed six people and wounded scores on Thursday when it exploded near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum, Syria’s most visited Shiite pilgrimage site, the interior ministry said. The deadly blast south of Damascus came ahead of the annual commemoration of […]

Niamey, July 27 (AFP/APP): Niger’s armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a defiant stand by the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum. In the latest turbulence to shake the coup-prone Sahel, Bazoum was confined on Wednesday […]

Dakar, July 26 (AFP/APP): Twenty-four people, including four children, died Wednesday when a bus crashed in northern Senegal, the interior minister announced in a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the accident site. Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome said that 54 people were injured in the accident, […]

Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 25 (AFP/APP): Some 2,700 soldiers stormed a prison in Ecuador Tuesday to “retake control” as the death toll from a riot that started three days earlier rose to 18 inmates, officials said. According to the prosecutor’s office, “the deaths of 18 prisoners […]

Tokyo, July 24 (AFP/APP): North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile, Japan’s defence ministry said on Monday. The projectile is believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to public broadcaster NHK citing government officials. South Korea’s military also said Pyongyang fired a […]

ATHENS July 23 (Online): Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing a wildfire on Rhodes huddled in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats from beaches to safer areas of the Greek island when flames moved towards resorts and coastal villages. Thousands […]