South Sudan doctor wins UN refugee agency prize
GENEVA: A South Sudanese doctor who runs an overcrowded hospital with a dimly-lit surgical theatre and no regular supply of…
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New Zealand PM brings baby to UN assembly
UNITED NATIONS, United States: New Zealand’s prime minister, who shot to international fame for giving birth while in office, turned heads…
A reveller releasing a sky lantern into the air.
TEHRAN: Iran’s intelligence ministry said yesterday that investigators had found last week’s deadly attack on a military parade in the…
Implant helps paralysed man walk again
PARIS: Five years after he was paralysed in a snowmobile accident, a man in the US has learned to walk again…
Swedish PM Lofven voted out by parliament
STOCKHOLM: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament yesterday meaning he will step down, but…
Father of boy in ‘Spiderman’ drama charged in court
PARIS: When a Malian illegal immigrant rescued a child dangling from a Paris balcony, he was hailed worldwide as a…
Emergency evacuation: Indian flyer mistakes exit door for loo
MUMBAI: An Indian passenger sparked panic in mid-air when he tried to open a plane door, apparently mistaking it for the…
Google tunes search for prescience and pictures
SAN FRANCISCO: Google unveiled changes Monday aimed at making the leading search engine more visual and intuitive to the…