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Israel ready to extend Gaza truce unconditionally: official

Israel is prepared to extend a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza unconditionally, following nearly a month…

US-Africa Summit: Nigerian Entrepreneur seeks removal of barriers on AGOA

An Abuja-based Agriculture entrepreneur, Mrs Esta Charles-Ayede, has urged the U.S Government to remove barriers…

Ebola outbreak worst since 1976, says WHO

With death toll inching towards the thousand mark, the current Ebola outbreak ravaging some West…

China quake toll nears 600, volunteers told to stay away

The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China jumped to…

Australia investigates 'paedophile' father in Thai baby scandal

Australian authorities were Wednesday investigating the father at the centre of a Thai surrogate baby…

Spanish national the latest Ebola victim

A Spanish missionary working in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, the…

#Ebola Virus: Timeline of an unrelenting epidemic

Following are the main developments since the worst-ever epidemic of the haemorrhagic fever Ebola emerged…

Winnie challenges Mandela's will, wants Qunu home

Nelson Mandela's second wife, Winnie, has launched a legal challenge to the will of the…

Man held over bomb threat as RAF escorts jet to UK airport

British police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of making a hoax bomb threat that…

Ebola virus lands in Saudi Arabia, bizman infected

The Ebola virus threat is going global.