Zika spreads to Miami beach, US expands travel warning
Reuters, Miami :Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus...
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Turkish Parliament approves deal to normalise Israel ties
AFP, Ankara :The Turkish parliament approved a deal to normalise ties with Israel after a delay caused by last month’s attempted coup, state-run media reported...
Hospital in Indian Kashmir filled with beating, shooting victims
Reuters, Srinagar :More than 40 days of clashes between protesters and security forces have overwhelmed the main hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir, where some patients with...
Obama to become first US President to visit Laos
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama will visit Laos next month, a first for a US president, in a trip that begins with a G20 summit...
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Hollande may run again for presidencyAFP, ParisFrench President Francois Hollande says he may run in next year’s elections provided he sees a chance of winning,...
13 anti-slavery activists jailed in Mauritania
AFP, Nouakchott :Thirteen anti-slavery activists in Mauritania were sentenced to between three and 15 years in prison, despite criticism of the case against them by...
Merkel dismisses link between Islamic terror, refugees after recent attacks in Germany
AP, Berlin :Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed suggestions that the influx of refugees over the past year has brought Islamic extremism to Germany.German news agency...
Dilma to take stand at impeachment trial
AFP, Brazil :Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff will take the stand to defend herself at her impeachment trial in the Senate, an aide said Thursday,...
With 40,000 homes damaged in floods, Lousiana faces worst housing crisis since Katrina
AP, Lousiana :Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA: Keisha Taylor, a 37-year-old mother of four, has spent three nights in two different shelters since her family fled...
Locally transmitted Zika virus identified in Miami Beach
Reuters, Miami :Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, opening...
Australian state leader offers to house stranded asylum seekers
Reuters, Sydney :The premier of Western Australia state, a member of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal Party, has offered to accept refugees from Australian-funded detention...
Suu Kyi meets China PM, due to sign deals on hospitals, bridge
Reuters, Beijing :China and Myanmar are set to sign deals to build a strategic bridge near their border and two hospitals in the Southeast Asian...