Public gatherings banned in Kasese District in Uganda after Ebola outbreak
Uganda has banned public gatherings in Kasese District, a part of the country where an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been confirmed, Emmanuel...
Turkey says Syrian government forces attacked its observation point
Syrian government forces have attacked a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, in what it assessed to be...
U.N. rights boss welcome in China, including Xinjiang: envoy
China’s envoy in Geneva said on Thursday that he hoped U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet would visit China, including Xinjiang region, where he said...
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda, two others in intensive care
A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of...
Forty-four crew from damaged tankers picked up by Iranian ships and in Iranian port: IRNA
Iranian search and rescue teams have picked up 44 sailors from two damaged tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)...
Two oil tankers struck in suspected attacks in Gulf of Oman: shipping firms
Two oil tankers were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman and the crews have been evacuated, shipping firms and industry sources said...
Putin says U.S.-Russia relations are getting ‘worse and worse’
President Vladimir Putin said relations between Moscow and Washington were getting worse and worse, noting in an interview published on Thursday that the current U.S....
Syrian army shells rebel area, Turkish observation post despite truce move
The Syrian army and its allies shelled rebel-held areas of northwest Syria early on Thursday and attacked a Turkish observation post, Ankara and a monitoring...
UK interior minister: ‘odd’ he was not invited to Trump banquet
Britain’s interior minister Sajid Javid, one of the candidates to replace Theresa May as prime minister, said it was odd that he was not invited...
Iran supreme leader says has no intention to make or use nuclear weapons: Japan
Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Thursday by Japanese Prime...