Ethiopian jets bomb Tigray capital as fighting escalates
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian fighter jets have bombed the capital of the restive Tigray state, sources said as the federal government resisted international pressure for...
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Ethiopian PM appoints new Tigray leader as Amnesty reports ‘massacre’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed a new head of Tigray region as Amnesty International reported a “massacre” of scores of civilians in the...
Ethiopian military seizes airport in Tigray region amid escalating conflict
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian military has seized an airport near the town of Humera amid a nearly week-old conflict in the northern Tigray region....
Abdalla Hamdok appointed as Sudan’s new Prime Minister
KHARTOUM (Sudan): Sudan has appointed a new prime minister as the African nation is moving on a three-year transition to civilian rule. The new Prime...
Six healthy habits from around the globe
Here are a few interesting habits that prevail in different places of the world. Have a look,...
Athletics: Kipsang wins London Marathon for second time
London: World record-holder Wilson Kipsang won the men’s London Marathon in a course record two hours, four minutes and 29 seconds on Sunday as Britain’s...
Ethiopian plane hijacked by co-pilot, forced to Geneva
GENEVA: An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome was hijacked on Monday by its co-pilot and forced to land in Geneva, where the hijacker...
Diplomats from 24 countries visit HEC
ISLAMABAD: A thirty two members’ delegation of junior diplomats from 24 brotherly counties paid visit to the Higher Education Commission HEC here at Islamabad....
Chicago Marathon 2012: Ethiopians Tsegaye Kebede, Atsede Baysa steal the show
Chicago: Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede finished first in the Chicago Marathon, crossing the line in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 38 seconds on Sunday....
S. Sudan’s Kiir to meet Sudan’s Bashir in Ethiopia: official
Juba: South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir will travel to Ethiopia, most likely on Sunday, to meet his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir for talks, a Juba...