Johannesburg: Over 50 people have died in floods in South Africa and neighbouring Mozambique, South Africa's Minister for Cooperative Governance Sicelo Shiceko said Tuesday.

More than 6,000 people ha

London: Two strains of Africa's most notorious malaria mosquitoes are evolving into new species, having implications for combating the disease as the vectors could become immune to control strategies.

New Delhi, Sep. 24: With an aim of augmenting logistical support for paramilitary forces in the anti-Naxal operations, the Indian Air Force will start withdrawing its 20 helicopters from the UN peace-

After the turn of the major Commonwealth powers, it is the turn of the smaller nations from Africa to express their resentment at the Organizing Committee.

These countries are worried that they stil

Indian-origin Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul has landed himself in another controversy by penning one of the darkest travelogues about Africa for decades. Critics believe his new work, 'The Masque of Afr

US President Barack Obama, who sees Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, has asked young African leaders to follow the legendary Indian icon to bring the changes they want in their continent.

Jakarta, July 17: Indonesia’s Muslims learned on Friday they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country’s highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actua