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African missions in India on Monday condemned “racial, xenophobic” attacks on their students near New Delhi. They called for an international inquiry, while slamming India’s inaction on the issue. In a statement, the heads of African…

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee is expected to advance on Monday towards a full Senate vote, setting the stage for a political showdown. The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to approve Neil Gorsuch, but Democrats are planning to…

At least nine people were killed and 20 were injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St. Petersburg metro system on Monday, the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said. Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed…

The government of Mali has been urged to open talks with Islamist rebels in the north of the country.  The recommendation was made by delegates at a conference organised to help national reconciliation and implement a peace deal agreed in…

Pirates have hijacked an Indian cargo ship off the coast of Somalia, authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland have confirmed.  Puntland's deputy Minister for ports, Mohammud Gabbah, confirmed the hijacking to the BBC Somali…

South Africa's  Eye Witness News  has shared an audio recording of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for a renewal of the country and criticising "greedy and corrupt people." In the two-minute clip Mr Ramaphosa calls on South…

A 38-year-old German tourist was raped by unidentified men in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu on Monday, Police said  The crime took place near a beach resort in Mahabalipuram region over 50 km away from state capital Chennai on…

Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said his government had been "surprised by the tone of comments coming out of Britain" about Gibraltar. He told a Madrid conference: "It seems someone is losing their cool." On Sunday…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday criticised the U.S. for adopting double standards on Japan’s recent rocket launch on March 17. The report quoted a spokesman of the DPRK Foreign Ministry as saying that Japan…

Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike on Friday, an Iraqi intelligence spokesman said on Saturday. The U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition said it was unable at…