Vaccine roll-outs cut deaths due to outbreaks by 60% – study
JOHANNESBURG – Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by...
Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead
MOSCOW – Russia’s Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was dismissed...
UK faces rising and unpredictable threat from Iran, report warns
LONDON – The United Kingdom faces a “rising” and unpredictable threat from Iran and the government must do more to counter it, Parliament's intelligence...
Over 100 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain looms
HOUSTON – At least 100 people have been confirmed dead and another 41 are missing following flash floods in central Texas, USA.
Most of the...
Australia bans rapper Kanye West over Hitler song
CANBERRA – American rapper Kanye West has been blocked from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Australia's home affairs minister Tony...
European heatwave turns deadly in Spain, Italy, France
MADRID – Two people were found dead by firefighters tackling a blaze in Spain's Catalonia region on Tuesday, as Europe endures scorching temperatures during...
Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire
TEL AVIV – Israel has agreed to the "necessary conditions" to finalize a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said.
In a...
Dalai Lama says he will have a successor after his death
DHARAMSHALA – Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will have a successor, putting to rest speculation over whether the 600-year-old...
Iran could enrich uranium for nuke bomb within months – UN
NEW YORK – Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again - for a possible bomb - in "a matter of months", the...
Son of Norway’s crown princess suspected of rape, police say
OSLO – The son of Norway's crown princess is suspected of three rapes and 23 other offences, police said on Friday.
Marius Borg Høiby, who...