A fire that hit a poor Roma settlement in eastern Slovakia killed five people, four of them children, officials said on Thursday. The town hall in Velky Saris said the blaze destroyed eight houses ...

He remains the only African male player to have reached the semi-finals of the WTT Contender Doha, an achievement he first secured in 2023 and repeated earlier this year. Interestingly ...

The Supreme Court recently observed that once a slum area is declared as 'censused slum' i.e., the slums located on land belonging to government or municipal undertaking, than such slums are ...

Born Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, Patoranking rose from the slums of Ebute Metta, Lagos, to become one of Nigeria’s most versatile and successful musicians. Blending reggae, dancehall and Afrobeats ...

US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff landed in Qatar on Tuesday to join indirect talks between Israel and Hamas aimed at extending the current, fragile ceasefire in Gaza, a source ...

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In the Vanzara Vas slum in the Narol area of the city, which has more than 2,000 dwellings, most of them airless, one-room homes, residents that are part of the project, such as Nehal Vijaybhai ...

An Israeli official familiar with the negotiations told AFP that the country’s team had left for Doha on Monday. Media reports said the delegation was led by a top official from the Shin Bet ...

Hundreds of roofs in Gujarat's informal settlements have been coated with reflective white paint to combat extreme summer temperatures. The project, involving 400 households in Ahmedabad, aims to ...

Nearly 20 shops were destroyed in a fire that broke out at Santoshpur Railway Station’s platform number 2 on Sunday, an official said. Three fire engines soon reached the spot, and after a 90-minute ...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has said a survey may be needed of residents of a slum in the Okhla area facing demolition action by DDA. Refusing to stay the demolition process, HC on Friday ...