African leaders urge Ebola ‘marshall plan’
AFP, Brussels :Leaders of the west African countries worst hit by Ebola urged the world on Tuesday to back a “Marshall Plan” to help them...
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Obama hopes for US embassy in Cuba before April summit
Reuters, Washington :US President Barack Obama said on Monday that he hopes the United States will open an embassy in Cuba by the time of...
Obama seeks Iran nuclear freeze as Netanyahu speech nears
Reuters, Washington :Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be...
No coalition air raids for Iraqi assault on Tikrit: US
AFP, Washington :The United States and its allies have received no request from Iraq to carry out air strikes in support of Baghdad government troops...
China to mark World War II anniversary with military parade
Reuters, Beijing :China will hold a military parade this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and invite the...
Becky’s slice body found at Bristol house
Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Becky Watts say they have found body parts at a house in Bristol.Four men and one woman have been...
Eating peanuts may lower risk of heart attack: Study
AP, Washington :Eating peanuts may lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, a new study has claimed.Researchers at Vanderbilt University in US and...
Nearly 30 countries ‘highly vulnerable’ to Ebola-style epidemic: Report
Reuters, London :Almost 30 countries around the world are “highly vulnerable” to an Ebola-style epidemic, with Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Haiti most at risk,...
ISIS releases 19 Assyrian Christian hostages
CNN :ISIS militants in northern Syria released 19 Assyrian Christian hostages Sunday, an activist group said.According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, all...
Prince William meets Xi Jinping
AFP, Beijing :Britain’s Prince William met China’s Communist President Xi Jinping on Monday before strolling through the Forbidden City, the former home of the country’s...
Operation to retake Tikrit begins
AP, Baghdad :Backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters, Iraqi security forces on Monday began a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from...
HK arrests 38 anti-China protesters
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong police arrested 38 people after a group of about 400 demonstrators clashed with police, in the latest sign of tension...