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A man looks at his home which was damaged by a shell which landed from a nearby missile base after the base was struck by a Saudi-led coalition air strike, near Sanaa April 23, 2015. REUTERS A man looks at his home which was damaged by a shell which landed from a nearby missile base after the base was struck ...

Details have emerged about the capsize of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean on Sunday that killed more than 800. Prosecutors in Italy say the captain, who survived and faces multiple homicide charges, crashed the boat by mistake against a merchant rescue ship. The capsize is the deadliest recorded in the Mediterranean, the UN says. The International Organisation for Migration ...

The first woman bus driver in India’s capital Delhi has told BBC Hindi that her priority is to ensure the safety of her female passengers. Vankadarath Saritha, 30, received messages of support from passengers on her first day in the job – but also had to deal with malfunctioning doors. Her appointment comes at a time of growing public anger ...

South Africa’s army will be deployed to volatile areas to prevent attacks on foreigners, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has said. The army was intervening because an “emergency” had developed, she said. Foreign governments have strongly criticised South Africa for failing to protect their nationals. At least seven people have been killed and 5,000 left homeless since the attacks started about ...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has sworn in 16 new ministers – nearly completing his cabinet after months of delay. All of those who have been sworn in at a ceremony in Kabul are new faces. For the first time four of them are women. But the crucial post of the defence minister remains empty because of disagreements in the unity ...

Indonesia’s military has launched an anti-terrorism operation on the eastern island of Sulawesi to crack down on militants with suspected links to Islamic State, the armed forces chief said on Monday. General Moeldoko said the military was helping police to track down radicals, highlighting government concern over Indonesians pledging loyalty to IS and returning to the world’s most populous Muslim ...

David Cameron has described the latest boat disaster in the Mediterranean as a “dark day” for Europe. The prime minister blamed “appalling human traffickers” for the drownings and said a “comprehensive” approach was needed to tackle the problem. Up to 700 migrants are feared to have been on board the boat that capsized off Libya’s coast on Saturday night. Labour ...

Hillary heads to New Hampshire after Iowa kickoff US presidential contender Hillary Clinton will visit the key primary election state of New Hampshire early next week, after her first presidential election trip this week. The former first lady and secretary of state — now the clear frontrunner for the Democratic Party presidential ticket — will meet with students, teachers and ...

At least seven people have been killed in an attack on the higher education ministry in a busy area of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say. The BBC’s Ibrahim Aden says a car loaded with explosives was driven into the wall surrounding the compound and there is an ongoing gun battle. A police official told the AFP news agency that the ...

The US has expressed concern after Russia lifted a ban on supplying Iran with the sophisticated S-300 air defence missile system. Secretary of State John Kerry raised the matter in a phone call with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, the White House said. Russia said the embargo was no longer necessary after an interim deal was reached on Iran’s ...