Israeli PM fires two senior ministers, calls for snap elections
“I will not tolerate opposition in my government any more,” Netanyahu said of the sacking of Finance Minister Yair Lapid…
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Doctor’s joke about bomb in his luggage costs him US$90,000
MIAMI: A doctor thought it might be funny to crack a joke about a bomb in his luggage. Instead, he…
Contact tracers rush to contain Ebola in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN: Faced with an outbreak which has killed almost 1,500 people, Sierra Leone is relying heavily on investigators to hunt…
No sign of 52 misssing from sunken South Korea fishing boat
SEOUL: Rescuers found no trace overnight of 52 people missing after a South Korean fishing vessel sank off Russia’s far…
Dark and epic ‘The Hobbit’ finale premieres in London
LONDON: Rich with special effects, the final installment of director Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy debuted in a much-anticipated premiere…
Protesters force closure of govt HQs
Hong Kong leader says tolerant police will now take ‘resolute action’ after latest flare-up HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong…
British men held over ‘Expendables’ leak
LOS ANGELES: A US-launched probe into the high-quality pirating of blockbuster movie “The Expendables 3” has led to the arrest…
New Dutch cull ordered after bird flu confirmed as H5N8
THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities on Monday ordered the preventative cull of 50,000 poultry after a bird flu outbreak on a…