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Senegal has first conviction under law toughening punishment for homosexual acts

New Delhi, April 14 -- A court in Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing the punishment for homosexuality. A court in Dakar suburb Pikine-Guediawaye sentenced a 24-year-ol... Read More


An underwater bus in Havana becomes the ride that matters during Cuba's fuel crisis

New Delhi, April 14 -- On a recent sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Ba... Read More


Suspected militants kill police officer assigned to guard polio team as nationwide campaign begins

New Delhi, April 14 -- Suspected militants opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one of them and wounding fou... Read More


Haiti arrests 5 police officers and 2 other suspects over deadly fortress stampede

New Delhi, April 14 -- Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over the w... Read More


UN concerned as opposition retakes a strategic town in South Sudan

New Delhi, April 14 -- The U.N. has expressed concern over violence in the strategic town of Akobo in South Sudan' s Jonglei State, which was retaken by opposition forces after they ousted government ... Read More


Antisemitic attacks in 2025 caused highest number of deaths in 30 years, study finds

New Delhi, April 14 -- Last year saw the highest level of deadly violence against Jews around the world in over three decades, with 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks, according to an annual stud... Read More


At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force 'misfire' on market, sources say

New Delhi, April 14 -- A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including children and injuring many others, a rights ... Read More


Hungarian election victor Magyar says he'd speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine

New Delhi, April 14 -- Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar said on Monday that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to initiate a call with him, he would speak with him and tell him to end the ... Read More


A trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing 4 kids

New Delhi, April 14 -- The trial of a Ugandan man accused of killing four children began on Monday in a tent not far from where the crime was committed, after the president ordered a mobile court sess... Read More


Nigerian ex-oil minister denies taking bribes for government contracts, during a trial in London

New Delhi, April 14 -- A former Nigerian oil minister accused of staying in luxury homes for free and enjoying lavish spending sprees in exchange for government contracts denied taking bribes as she g... Read More