Trains carrying toxic chemicals collide in US, 2 dead
WASHINGTON: Two freight trains transporting toxic chemicals smashed into each other in the US state of Arkansas early Sunday (Aug…
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Patients flee attack on Monrovia Ebola unit
MONROVIA: Armed men claiming that “ there’s no Ebola” in Liberia raided a quarantine centre for the deadly disease in…
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Mali suicide attack
MALI: Two United Nations peacekeepers, from Burkina Faso, were killed in a suicide car bombing in northern Mali, the UN…
Australian PM urges Scots to stay in UK
LONDON: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Saturday (Aug 16) urged Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom, saying independence…
Nigeria trains 800 volunteers to fight Ebola epidemic
LAGOS: Nigeria has trained 800 volunteers to help fight the deadly Ebola epidemic that has already claimed four lives in…
Six months to control Ebola outbreak
MSF chief says the epidemic deteriorating faster, and moving faster than they can respond to
Woman tested for Ebola in Scotland
LONDON: A woman who fell ill at an immigration facility centre in Scotland is being tested for the Ebola virus,…
Ferrari sells for record US$38m
LOS ANGELES: A red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta, said to be one of only a handful, was snapped up…