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India-Africa Summit is first event of such big scale: PM
National | Oct 25, 2015, 05:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the India-Africa Forum Summit here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it is for the first time that an event of such a big scale is being held in India and
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India played big role in Africa's capacity building: PM Narendra Modi
National | Oct 25, 2015, 12:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day ahead of the India-Africa Forum Summit's commencement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India "has played a big role in capacity building in Africa" and "both share several similarities"."India and
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Top African leaders to meet PM Modi in his trademark jacket
National | Oct 18, 2015, 09:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: PM Narendra Modi has not only gained prominence across world for giving a personal touch in his diplomatic efforts but he is also famous for his impeccable dress sense. Prime Minister will take
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India proud to host India-Africa Summit: PM Modi
Oct 17, 2015, 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the India-Africa Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India was proud to host the event which reflects a desire by the two sides to engage more intensively for a better
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Time for world to change approach to Africa: Barack Obama
World | Jul 29, 2015, 05:33 AM ISTAddis Ababa: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday ended his historic tour of Africa, saying it was time for the world to change its approach to the continent.Obama's speech at the African Union (AU) headquarters
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US President Obama promotes equality for gays in Africa
World | Jul 26, 2015, 01:26 PM ISTNairobi: US President Barack Obama spoke on behalf of equality for gays in Africa, the continent with the most countries which criminalise same-sex relations.On a visit charged with symbolism because of Obama's family ties with
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Barack Obama promotes equality for gays in Africa
World | Jul 26, 2015, 07:52 AM ISTNairobi: US President Barack Obama spoke on behalf of equality for gays in Africa, the continent with the most countries which criminalise same-sex relations.On a visit charged with symbolism because of Obama's family ties with Kenya, he
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First US-made Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles, shotguns up for sale
World | Jul 01, 2015, 08:59 PM ISTWASHINGTON: Kalashnikov assault rifles - they are not just Russian anymore. The guns, popular with terrorists and national armies in Asia and Africa, are now being manufactured in America and are up for sale. Kalashnikov USA announced
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UN peacekeepers in Africa involved in child sex abuse?
World | Jun 24, 2015, 09:19 AM ISTUnited Nations: The United Nations said Tuesday it has received allegations that U.N. peacekeepers sexually abused street children in Central African Republic, where French troops are also being investigated for alleged sex abuse against boys.U.N.
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African Union summit to focus on women, development
World | Jun 08, 2015, 08:37 AM ISTPretoria: The African Union (AU) opened its annual summit here on Sunday with focus on issues concerning women empowerment and the continent's long-term development.The summit is being held under the theme, "Year of Women empowerment
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Know all about Jazz? We bet you didn't even know its meaning!
Life | Apr 30, 2015, 07:16 PM IST“If you haven't heard jazz yet you ain't heard nothing yet,” this is how a jazz lover would probably boast about his music sense.Art Blakey, author, once exclaimed, “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday
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At least 9 dead as militants attack hotel in Somali capital
World | Mar 28, 2015, 09:55 AM ISTMOGADISHU, Somalia: Al-Shabab militants blasted their way into a Mogadishu hotel on Friday and took up positions inside, killing at least nine people and exchanging fire with security forces seeking to recapture the facility, a
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United Nations: At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain, but new cases falling
World | Jan 16, 2015, 09:51 AM ISTUnited Nations: At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain in the three hardest-hit West African countries but new cases are declining and the deadly disease will be defeated, the U.N.'s Ebola chief said Thursday.The latest report
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Insecticide-resistant 'super mosquito' discovered
World | Jan 13, 2015, 01:18 PM ISTWashington: A newly discovered 'super mosquito' has the ability to survive the insecticides used to treat bed nets which are key to preventing the spread of malaria in humans, scientists say.Interbreeding of two malaria mosquito
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Two female suicide bombers behind Nigeria market attack
World | Dec 11, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTAbuja: Two female suicide bombers were behind twin explosions which claimed dozens of lives at a market place in Nigeria's Kano state Wednesday, police said.The young girls, wearing hijab, carried out the attack by detonating
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Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara's independence
World | Nov 17, 2014, 09:28 AM ISTMadrid: Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid today in support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony in northwestern Africa.About 3,000 protesters marched from Atocha railway station to the
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Liberians fast, pray for three days to break Ebola 'curse'
World | Oct 30, 2014, 09:32 AM ISTMonrovio: Liberians began fasting and prayers Wednesday for redemption from the curse of Ebola, that has gripped them. They will continue with the rituals for three days. So far this epidemic has killed 2,705 people
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Ebola neglected because it started in Africa: Kofi Annan
World | Oct 17, 2014, 11:15 AM ISTLondon: Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis."I am bitterly
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Germany steps up support to fight Ebola
World | Oct 03, 2014, 11:45 AM ISTBerlin: Germany has appointed a special envoy to coordinate the aid efforts taken by the government to fight Ebola in Africa.Walter Lindner, former regional adviser for African affairs, has been named as the new envoy
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UN mission team to combat Ebola arrives in Africa
World | Sep 23, 2014, 06:26 AM ISTUnited Nations: An advance team of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has arrived in Ghana's capital Accra to set up the operation's headquarters, a UN spokesman said on Monday.Another advance team