Malaysia Airlines Flight The baby of an Australian woman who went into labour aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight, forcing an emergency landing in Bali, did not survive, doctors say. Flight MH... Read more
Britain formally ended its combat mission in Afghanistan on Sunday, lowering the Union Jack for the final time before handing over its last remaining base to Afghan forces. “I made a commitm... Read more
The Lebanese army has brought tanks and commando forces into the northern city of Tripoli, where fighting with suspected ISIL- and al-Qaeda-inspired fighters has intensified and spread to ne... Read more
ugabe’s wife hints at presidential runy The wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accused his deputy of attempting to oust her husband and indicated she may be a candidate to succ... Read more
Iran has executed a woman who killed a man she said was trying to sexually abuse her. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged in a Tehran prison despite an international campaign urging a reprieve.... Read more
Air strikes by U.S.-led forces have killed 521 Islamist fighters and 32 civilians during a month-long campaign in Syria, a monitoring group which tracks the violence said on Thursday. The Br... Read more
The Federal Government on Thursday said the first set of 250 volunteers would soon leave Nigeria to other parts of West Africa hit by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The Supervising Minister... Read more
verybody agrees that Republicans will win the midterm elections and stand a better-than-ever chance of controlling the Senate. For months, a debate has raged over why. One analysis is struct... Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) meets with the guests at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank launch ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. REUTERS/... Read more
U.S.-released video of strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria The US military said in its latest update that fresh raids near the town destroyed IS fighting positions, a vehicle and a com... Read more
