People are supposed to be excited when the circus comes to town. In the case of the 30th Summer Olympics, … Read More
More than 100 missing after Zanzibar ferry sinks
STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) – Rescue workers fought rough seas on Thursday to search for more than 100 people missing after an overcrowded ferry sank near the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar, but hopes of finding survivors were slim. … Read More
Ferry capsizes off Zanzibar, at least 31 dead
STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) – A ferry with more than 250 people on board, including some foreigners, capsized and sank between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people, police said. … Read More
Ferry sinks off Zanzibar, at least 24 dead
STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) – A ferry with more than 280 people on board, including some foreigners, capsized and sank between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago on Wednesday, killing at least 24 people, the government said. … Read More
Grenade attack in northeast Kenya wounds five
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) – Two grenades hurled at a restaurant in the northeastern Kenyan town of Wajir, near the border with Somalia, wounded five people on Wednesday, provincial officials and residents said, in the latest in a spate of attacks in the region. … Read More
Passenger train crashes in Egypt
Train derails and reportedly catches fire near Cairo, causing casualties, a security source said. … Read More
Pakistanis stage new protest over NATO route
Thousands march towards Afghan border against government’s decision to end seven-month blockade on NATO supplies route. … Read More
