International

Zambia president flown abroad for medical treatment

Zambian President Michael Sata, who has not been seen in public in weeks, has left…

Japan: 2 female ministers quit over party funds

Two of the five women in Shinzo Abe's Japanese cabinet resigned Monday, beset by allegations…

US rushes supplies to Kurds battling IS Jihadists in Kobane

The American military airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies Sunday to Kurds fighting the Islamic…

Chinese party leaders meet to tighten the laws

BEIJING (AFP) - Leaders of China's ruling Communist Party opened a highly-anticipated meeting Monday, as…

Widodo sworn-in as Indonesia's new leader

Joko Widodo, Indonesia's first leader without deep roots in the era of dictator Suharto, was…

Lagos state sending Ebola medics to Sierra Leone, says Fashola

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it was finalising arrangements to deploy some health…

Spanish nurse overcomes Ebola

Test results show that a Spanish nurse, Teresa Romero Ramos, who was the first person…

Veiled woman expelled from Paris Opera performance

France's government is drawing up a new set of rules for theatres after Paris Opera…

French govt opposes cancelling flight to Ebola-hit Guinea

France's foreign minister said Sunday a call by unions representing Air France cabin staff to…

#Ebola: Texas hospital apologises for errors

The Texas hospital that cared for the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in…