Sierra Leone launches controversial Ebola shutdown
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone yesterday launched a controversial three-day shutdown to contain the deadly spread of the Ebola virus, as the…
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Man kills six grandchildren in US shooting
MIAMI: A man killed his daughter and six grandchildren, the youngest just three months old, in a mass shooting at…
Anti-IS coalition takes shape as France joins air strikes
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday hailed Congress for backing his plan to arm moderate Syrian rebels and France for…
Scotland votes against independence: BBC forecast reveals
Scotland has voted against independence in a historic referendum, the BBC forecast revealed on Friday after preliminary results showed 54.3…
Bill Gates says progress made on new super-thin condom
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Thursday progress is being made on developing a “next-generation” ultra-thin, skin-like condom that could offer…
Ukraine leader warns US that Russia is global threat
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Thursday that Russia had put world security in peril, ahead of White House talks rich…
US targets IS training camp in Iraq for first time: Centcom
US aircraft have targeted a training camp for Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq, bombing buildings, troops and vehicles in…
Ebola death toll climbs to 2,630 out of 5,357 cases: WHO
The deadliest Ebola epidemic on record has now infected more than 5,000 people in west Africa and killed around half…