Ottawa, August 13 (QNA) – Canada says it will donate up to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to help battle the disease’s outbreak in West Africa. It comes after the World Health Organization said it was ethical to
A train was derailed by a landslide in a mountainous part of eastern Switzerland on Wednesday, the regional rail company said, with media reports that several carriages had plunged into a ravine.
NEW YORK (AP) — Two German artists have claimed responsibility for replacing American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge with faded white versions last month in a bizarre urban mystery that exposed holes in security at one of the city’s most
Steve Ballmer, who officially became the new Los Angeles Clippers owner on Tuesday, and his wife have donated $600,000 to a Washington state gun-control initiative. According to SeattlePi, Ballmer and his wife Connie recently gave another $250,000 to the Washington Alliance
LONDON, (Reuters) – British workers earned less between April and June than they did in the same period last year, even as the unemployment rate fell once again, official data showed. The numbers underscore the challenge facing the Bank of
Fearing a genocide of Christians, the Vatican has given its approval to US military air strikes in Iraq — a rare exception to its policy of peaceful conflict resolution. The Holy See’s ambassador to the United Nations, Silvano Tomasi, this
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say extremists from the Islamic State group have seized key towns and villages near the border with Turkey after deadly clashes with other rebels in the area. They say fighters of the group captured
In England’s most northerly town, local people are looking over the border to Scotland and worrying about what would happen if it votes for independence next month. Berwick-upon-Tweed changed hands between England and Scotland 13 times in medieval border wars
This article originally appeared on NPR: Hospitals in Africa are almost always teeming with people. In addition to patients waiting for care, friends and relatives are usually gathered on the hospital grounds. But in the Liberian capital Monrovia, Ebola has
NEW YORK (AP) — Two German artists have claimed responsibility for replacing American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge with faded white versions last month in a bizarre urban mystery that exposed holes in security at one of the city’s most
On Tuesday, Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero said the investigation into the dirt-track accident that killed Kevin Ward will continue for at least another two weeks. There are no criminal charges that are imminent against Stewart. The Sheriff has said
When Steve Ballmer became the official owner of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, he was reportedly contractually obligated to name Shelly Sterling, the wife of Donald Sterling, “owner emeritus,” “Clippers Number One Fan,” and the head of the team’s
Johnny Manziel helped the NFL Network shatter its preseason ratings record in his debut on Saturday night at Ford Field against the Detroit Lions. As good as Detroit Lions quarterback Kellen Moore was in leading the Lions to a 13-12
(AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for talks about Cairo’s purchase of advanced surface-to-air missiles and membership in a Moscow-led free trade zone. The two strong-willed leaders have developed a close working
Comic actor Robin Williams spoke openly about his personal demons, including a protracted battle with addiction. What many fans of the actor might not know is the close bond he shared with his half-brother, Todd Williams. RadarOnline.com reports that Williams
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Ballmer officially became the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The team said the record $2 billion sale closed after a California court confirmed the authority of Shelly Sterling, on behalf of
Prominent Jewish group the Simon Wiesenthal Centre has sent a letter to France’s interior minister to demand that a tiny hamlet south of Paris called “La Mort aux Juifs”, or “Death to Jews”, be renamed. The group’s director of international
Can’t get enough of Kim Kardashian on social media? Chances are you’re not alone. And the reality show starlet has just the item to scratch that itch. But fans–she has 22.7 million followers on Twitter alone–will have to wait until
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s incumbent prime minister ordered the security forces on Tuesday not to intervene in the current political crisis over who will be the next prime minister, amid fears that he could go to any lengths to keep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar pumped his fist. Jarrod Dyson did a backflip. And for the first time in more than a decade, the Kansas City Royals were in first place in mid-August. Yordano Ventura outpitched Sonny Gray
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shi’ites that would have endangered the nation’s very existence, the army commander
MOSCOW (AP) — A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Kiev said it would only allow the goods through under the close supervision of the international Red Cross. A Ukrainian
(AFP) The United States stressed Tuesday it welcomes the rise of China and wants to work constructively with Beijing as it signed a deal to deploy 2,500 Marines to Australia as part of its “rebalance” to Asia. China bristled when
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish missionary priest being treated for Ebola died Tuesday in a Madrid hospital amid a worldwide debate over who should get experimental Ebola treatments. After a meeting with medical experts, the World Health Organization declared it
SRINAGAR India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan on Tuesday of waging “proxy war” by sending militants to attack India and he used a trip to the disputed Kashmir region to stress that reconciliation between the nuclear-armed
