Rocket failure casts spotlight on risks of space flight
by Kerry SHERIDAN/AFP The explosion of a privately owned rocket on its way toward the…
11 years ago
International
US orders compulsory 21 day quarantine for Ebola troops
The Pentagon on Wednesday ordered a 21-day quarantine for all troops returning from West Africa…
11 years ago
WHO reduces Ebola death toll in Liberia, jacks up Sierra Leone's
Almost 300 fewer people are known to have died from Ebola in Liberia than previously…
11 years ago
US school explains why Nigerian girl was barred over Ebola
A Connecticut school superintendent on Wednesday defended the decision to keep a 7-year-old girl out…
11 years ago
NATO reports increasing airspace manoeuvres by Russia
NATO said Wednesday it had tracked and intercepted four groups of Russian warplanes "conducting significant…
11 years ago
Death toll tops 200 in Libya fighting
At least 10 people were killed in fighting for Libya's second city Benghazi Wednesday, taking…
11 years ago
Renewed fighting in South Sudan in oil town
Fierce fighting has erupted in South Sudan's key northern oil hub of Bentiu, with rebels…
11 years ago
Bahrain detains rights activist over 'abusive' tweets
A Bahrain court ordered prominent activist Nabeel Rajab kept behind bars on Wednesday as it…
11 years ago
FBI creates fake news website; now under fire by media
America's FBI has come under fire from media organizations following disclosures that it create a…
11 years ago
Nigeria, China trade volume hits N1.7trn, says Envoy
The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Mr Liu Kan, on Wednesday…
11 years ago