The hotel is popular with westerners and United Nations staff and often used by French troops with Operation Barkhane, a force based in Chad and set up to combat Islamist militants across Africa's vast, arid Sahel region.
Six terrorists were killed by authorities after they targetted the popular seaside town of Grand-Bassam, a weekend retreat for residents of Abidjan, about 25 miles (40km) away.
United States-backed Libyan forces said they captured the Islamic State group's headquarters in Sirte on Wednesday, the militants' final bastion in Libya.
Rediff.com takes a look at the major aviation disasters of recent times.
At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Rediff.com takes a look at the major aviation disasters of recent times.
Rediff.com takes a look at the major aviation disasters of the year.
Tiny Cape Verde Islands catapulted themselves into surprise World Cup contention with a 2-1 victory away to South Africa.
Here are some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of October.
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