Croatia’s Istria region hit by sudden and severe flooding/in /by
Torrential rain brought severe flash flooding to parts of Istria on Tuesday, submerging streets, basements and ground-floor flats after 100 litres of rain fell per square metre in under an hour.
Countries like Uganda face challenges amid growing elderly population/in /by
In just 15 years, sub-Saharan Africa has seen the number of people over 60 balloon by an estimated 50 per cent.
Rising temperatures threaten the survival of Morocco’s palm groves/in /by
Record-high temperatures in recent weeks have led to massive fires across several oases in Morocco's southeastern Draa-Tafilalet region, causing the destruction of vast areas of palm trees and putting the local ecosystem - and its economy - at risk.
Guinea relaxes media restrictions ahead of constitutional referendum/in /by
Guinea's media regulator had earlier issued an order prohibiting journalists from covering political parties facing dissolution or suspension by the authorities
Xi Jinping welcomes Vladimir Putin for talks in Beijing/in /by
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin continued a day of talks in Beijing on Tuesday, walking together outside Xi’s residence after a tea ceremony.
In African villages, water collection remains a lifelong burden/in /by
Across rural Africa, the daily search for water remains a struggle, often borne by women and children who walk long distances to streams and springs.
Haitian performers fight back through dance/in /by
Dancers in Haiti take inspiration from Vodou, slave revolt, in face of gang violence
Burkina Faso passes law criminalising homosexuality/in /by
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has passed a law criminalising homosexuality and making it punishable with up to five years in prison.
Uganda’s Besigye boycotts trial amid bias claims/in /by
Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide have been charged with treason and other offences – charges they both deny.
Egypt train derailment in Matrouh kills 3, injures over 100/in /by
The incident occurred when seven carriages of train No. 1935, traveling from Marsa Matrouh to Alexandria, derailed between Fouka and Galal stations due to track subsidence.