International

Britain records first Ebola case; medical worker hospitalised

A healthcare worker recently returned from Sierra Leone was on Monday diagnosed with Ebola by…

Italy salutes captain of blaze-hit ferry

ROME(AFP) - He was everything that Captain Coward was not.

Egypt court bans annual Jewish pilgrimage

An Egyptian court Monday banned an annual Jewish pilgrimage in the Nile Delta province of…

Hillary Clinton, Oprah most admired women by Americans

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton remains the woman most admired by Americans, followed by…

Wake for second slain New York cop to be held weekend

The wake for a second New York police officer shot dead by an assassin this…

Cameroon president orders air strikes against Boko Haram: Official

For the first time, Cameroon has sent warplanes into action against Nigerian Boko Haram fighters,…

Tunisia officially announces Essebsi new president

Tunisia's Elections Board (ISIE) has officially announced Beji Caid Essebsi, 88 years old, as the…

We defeated you, Taliban tell NATO

Although the US led NATO forces successfully dislodged the Taliban from the government of Afghanistan…

Briton on AirAsia jet flying with daughter to meet wife and son

*Wife and son still waiting at the Changi airport The family of a British man…

Indonesia's family of 10 in lucky miss of ill-fated AirAsia flight

An Indonesian family of 10 said Monday they had a miraculous escape when they arrived…