Islamic State has training camps in eastern Libya: US general
WASHINGTON: The Islamic State (IS), which overran large areas of Iraq and Syria, has set up training camps in eastern…
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EU’s Ebola czar focused on medical boots on the ground
BRUSSELS: Europe must send more medical boots to West Africa and help rebuild local health systems to help tackle the…
Miracle toddler survives severe hypothermia
WARSAW: A two-year-old Polish boy who nearly froze to death after spending a night in sub-zero weather wearing only pyjamas…
Germans mourn young heroine who died helping teens
BERLIN: Mourners flocked to the funeral Wednesday of a young German-Turkish woman who has become a symbol of civic courage…
Car bomb hits residence of Iranian envoy in Yemen
SANAA: Three people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack targeting the residence of Iran’s ambassador to Yemen on…
Taiwan’s Ma quits as ruling party head after vote defeat
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou stepped down Wednesday (Dec 3) as chairman of the ruling party, following a massive…
Giving birth better at home than at hospital
LONDON: Women are better giving birth at home or in midwife centres than in hospital, where doctors are more likely…
Bird flu found at two farms in Canada
OTTAWA: Authorities in Canada said Tuesday they put two poultry farms in British Columbia under quarantine after they tested positive…