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Britain has disclosed plans to send migrants and asylum seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced on Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record...

By Ebi Kesiena A two-day Forum on the Development and Recovery of the Lake Chad Basin Region has ended in Abuja with a call for all hands to be on deck to rebuild communities and populations...

Six persons were crushed to death after being run over by a speeding train in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place Monday night in Srikakulam district, about...

At least five people have been killed in floods and mudslides across South Africa’s port city of Durban following heavy rains in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday. Days of rains have flooded several areas and...

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma will miss the resumption on Monday of his trial for alleged corruption on the grounds of ill health, his lawyer said. “There was a medical emergency which took place in...

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine to pave the way for peace through “real negotiation”. “Let the Easter truce begin. But not to provide more weapons and pick up the combat...