Turkey warns military solution in Idlib will ’cause catastrophe’Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned Russia on Friday that seeking a military solution in Syria's last rebel-held province of Idlib would be disastrous. "A military solution there will cau...
UN summit on TB seeks to put spotlight on killer diseaseIt's the world's number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a focus of global attention and donor funding. When world leaders gather at the United N...
Rights of detained Ugandan lawmaker ‘blatantly violated’, says reportA popular Ugandan musician-turned-legislator arraigned on treason charges had breathing problems and was left partially paralysed after beatings in detention, lawmakers who visited him said on Friday....
Bolton: US sanctions to stay until Russia changes its behaviourUS President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton said on Friday that US sanctions against Russia would remain in place until Moscow changed its behaviour. Bolton was in Kiev to show W...
US Senator McCain to stop medical treatment for brain cancerRepublican US Senator John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, his family said in a statement on Friday, a year after the Vietnam War hero announ...
‘Snake alert’ issued in India’s flood-hit KeralaHospitals are readying anti-venom and flood victims returning home in the Indian state of Kerala have been told to stay alert as receding waters leave behind a glut of snakes. Local media reports warn...
South African former minister tells inquiry Guptas threatened to kill himFormer South African deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas told an inquiry that business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma threatened to kill him if he spoke about a meeting at which they offered him...
Eye exam may predict Alzheimer’s diseaseAdvances in eye exam technology could one day help doctors diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear, researchers said Thursday. Using equipment similar to the kind already...
New Australian PM Scott Morrison promises stability after decade of ‘revolving door’ leadershipIncoming Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised generational change in the warring Liberal party on Friday, seeking to end an internecine battle that has scarred the conservative government...
Civilians killed in Yemen strike as foes trade blameCivilians were killed in western Yemen on Thursday in a missile strike for which the Huthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition fighting them traded blame. The rebel-run Saba news agency said women and ch...
Sessions bites back as Trump says impeachment would sink economyUS President Donald Trump has warned the US economy would collapse if he were impeached, as legal chaos roiling the White House had experts saying his presidency is under threat. Speaking on the eve o...
Rohingya crisis a year on: refugees going nowhere as cash crunch loomsWith a repatriation plan in tatters and funding evaporating for a million refugees with ever-growing needs, Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh face a grim future one year after the latest...
German military turns to under 18s to boost recruitmentWhen Marlon finished high school in Germany, a military career seemed far more appealing than working on a car production line. So, a few months before he turned 18, he joined the German army, becomin...
Brazil’s Lula becomes double-edged sword for the leftThe good news for Brazil's left ahead of October presidential elections is that its biggest candidate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, easily leads the polls. The bad news? He's in prison. This bizarre sit...
Hurricane Lane pummels Hawaii with torrential rainTorrential rains struck Hawaii as Hurricane Lane moved toward the island state, triggering land slides and flash flooding. At 0600 GMT, the National Weather Service said the hurricane was packing wind...
Zimbabwe court to rule on bid to annul election resultZimbabwe's top court was set to rule Friday on an opposition bid to have presidential election results thrown out over alleged rigging in favour of Robert Mugabe's successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa. The C...
India, China agree to expand military ties after defence talksIndia and China have agreed to expand their military ties and enhance interaction to ensure peace on their common border, India said after a meeting between the old rivals' defence ministers. Relation...
2 typhoons weaken after pounding South Korea and JapanA weakening typhoon is brushing by metropolitan Seoul after battering southern South Korea with heavy rain and high winds, leaving one person missing and a slew of damaged buildings, cancelled flights...
More than 100 migrants storm border of North African Spanish enclaveMore than 100 African migrants managed to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Wednesday when hundreds tried to storm the highly fortified border, a Spanish police spokesm...