Zika could inject fear back into sex
On Tuesday, health officials in Dallas, Texas, announced that a resident had contracted the Zika virus by having sex with a person who had contracted the disease while travelling in Venezuela. It...
View ArticleNigerian rebels threaten to blow up oil tanker unless radio host is freed
London: Nigerian separatists have hijacked an oil tanker and threatened to blow it up unless their government frees a British-Nigerian radio presenter who runs their propaganda station from a London...
View ArticleWhat this mother of two girls with microcephaly has to say about Zika scare
Gwen Hartley's 19-week sonogram was normal. Her baby girl, her second child, was going to complete her storybook life. She'd married her high school sweetheart, they already had a healthy son, a house...
View ArticleTaiwan families receive farewell letters decades after executions
Taiwan: The month before he was executed, in April 1952, Guo Ching wrote letters to his mother, wife and children to say goodbye. The letters had only 225 kilometres to travel, but they would take 60...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: Sweden asks 'When is a child not a child?'
Stockholm: Under huge strain from an influx of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, the Swedish government faces political pressure to undertake medical tests like X-rays to vet the age of young...
View ArticleIslamic State propaganda video features Karl Stefanovic
Nine Network footage of Today show host Karl Stefanovic has featured in an Islamic State propaganda video which urges followers of the extremist group to immigrate and appeals for new recruits. The...
View ArticleNorth Korea's mobile missile launcher seen moving: Japan's NHK
Tokyo: North Korea's mobile missile launcher, carrying a ballistic missile, has been seen moving near the east coast and activity has also been seen at a...
View ArticleBarack Obama tells Muslim youth 'you fit in here' in the US during visit to ...
Catonsville, Maryland: US President Barack Obama has made his first visit to a US mosque in an effort to allay the fears of Americans accustomed to pop culture portrayals of Muslims as terrorists, and...
View ArticleMahathir's son ousted as Malaysia premier Najib Razak tightens grip
Kuala Lumpur: The son of former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamed has been removed as chief minister of a northern state, indicating Prime Minister Najib Razak is tightening his grip on power after a...
View ArticleTiny Luxembourg wants to be big in space mining
Brussels: Luxembourg, the tiny European Union state nestled between France, Germany and Belgium, has a big new goal – it wants to be a centre for space mining. Primarily known for its fund management...
View ArticleJulian Assange may surrender on Friday
London: Julian Assange says he will hand himself over to authorities if the United...
View ArticleUN rules in favour of Julian Assange
A United Nations panel considering the "unlawful detention" of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has ruled in the Australian's favour, the BBC has reported. The news comes hours after Assange said he...
View ArticleICT integration in education in Kenya: Roll-out of the Digital Literacy...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The 59 participants to the course represent the 47 counties of Kenya. Mr Wekesa Abraham from Turkana County, one of...
View ArticleSupporting Syria conference: Germany leads aid effort with pledge of $3.6...
London: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged 2.3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) in aid for Syria, in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis and the resulted exodus of refugees. "Today...
View ArticleUnusual suspects: Two elderly Australians among tourist bridge players...
Bangkok: Two Australians were among 32 ageing Westerners arrested and detained for 12 hours for playing bridge in Pattaya, a Thai seaside resort city renowned for its seedy nightlife. More than 40...
View ArticleMartin Shkreli faces Congress, stays silent, then calls them 'imbeciles'...
Washington: In the days leading up to his big meeting with Congress, disgraced former drug executive Martin Shkreli couldn't wait to, as he put it, "school Congress". "I would love to talk to Congress....
View Article900-year-old consecration ceremony held for the Timbuktu mausoleums (UNESCO -...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The ceremony, held at the Mosque of Djingareyber, began in the early morning hours with the sacrifice of animals and...
View ArticleBashar al-Assad's Syria battlefield breakthrough threatens new wave of refugees
Washington: Syria's army and its Russian and Iranian allies are closing in on rebel strongholds in the country's north in an advance that has already derailed peace talks and may also unleash a new...
View ArticleGerman raids over 'Islamic State attack'
Berlin: German forces have arrested two people suspected of links to Islamic State militants preparing an attack on Berlin, police and prosecutors say. Police and special forces on Thursday raided four...
View Article'Bernie Bros' factor enters Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders competition
Manchester, New Hampshire: Hillary Clinton's campaign on Thursday warned rival Bernie Sanders against letting some of his supporters' "crudeness" – particularly attacks from a social media contingent...
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