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Al-Shabaab Islamists drove a rickshaw packed with explosives into a popular restaurant in Mogadishu, killing at least ten people and injuring 30 others.
An Amnesty International investigation into the same events detailed how Eritrean troops "went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians in cold blood."
20 Yemen-bound migrants dead after thrown into sea: IOM
Smugglers reportedly panicked after 200 migrants packed onto a vessel which left Djibouti for Yemen, throwing 80 into the sea, according to the IOM.
At least 10 people killed South Sudan plane crash
At least ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan's Jonglei state.
$1.9 trillion Covid plan clears US House
The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday.
Death toll from Egypt shipwreck 'climbs to 9'
A boat carrying at least 19 people capsized late Monday in a lake west of Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Rescue workers have retrieved nine bodies.
The Covid-19 death toll in the US all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined.
Massive casualties after Houthis' offensive on Yemen's Marib intensifies
Clashes between Houthi and government forces have led to hundreds of causalities in Marib, where the Houthis are attempting to gain territory.
Yemen government accuses rebels of using civilians as shields
Yemen's Saudi-backed government accused Houthi rebels Saturday of using civilians as human shields.
In virus-hit Lebanon, seamstresses stitch body bags
A factory in Lebanon has stopped its normal production and has turned to making body bags, to deal with the high death toll ...
Bahrain paralysed by legacy of Arab Spring
It has been ten years since Bahrain was rocked by protests that demanded reforms, which were crushed by government forces.
Ten years on: Bahrain ‘crushed’ all dreams of reform
A new Amnesty International report marking ten years since the uprising in Bahrain said authorities in the Gulf kingdom have continued to crush ...
Iran to mark revolution anniversary with wheels-only parades
Hit hard by coronavirus, Iran will mark the 42nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution with parades featuring cars and motorcycles instead ...
Covid-19 cases surge in Lebanon, hospitals struggle to cope
Beirut is struggling under the weight of another coronavirus surge.
NGOs call on Italy to halt Libya migration agreement
Italy provides financial assistance to the coastguard authorities in Libya, which has been in chaos since 2011.
Lebanon 'still reeling' six months after Beirut blast: IRC
Hunger, unemployment, and violence are widespread in Lebanon, six months after the deadly Beirut blast.
Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans
President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of Europe.
Top Lebanese hospitals fight exhausting battle against coronavirus
Hospitals in Lebanon are struggling under the weight of covid-19 cases.
Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in war on Covid
New US President Joe Biden got to work on tackling the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in power.
Lebanon extends virus lockdown
With the infection rate continuing to rise and hospitals reaching maximum capacity, Lebanon has decided to extend its nationwide lockdown.
Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad
A deadly twin suicide bombing has hit a market in Baghdad, killing at least 28, with the death toll expected to rise.
Death toll from Sudan's Darfur clashes rises above 200
The death toll from recent violence in Sudan's Darfur region has risen above 200.
Turkey vaccinates one million people in first week
Turkey has confronted the covid-19 crisis by vaccinating one million people in just one week.
Trump leaves White House, skipping Biden inauguration
Donald Trump has left the White House, breaking with tradition as he finally leaves Washington.
The clashes come just two weeks after the UN peacekeeping force ended its mandate in Darfur.
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in the Chinese province of Wuhan
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