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Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 1...

Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 1,000

The World Health Organization says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000. The U.N. health agency said in a news release on Monday that 1,013 people have died in the outbreak, which has hit Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and possibly Nigeria. Authorities have recorded... read more »

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over cross...

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over cross border firing

Pakistan on Monday summoned a top Indian diplomat over recent cross-border firing which left one person dead, officials said. Paramilitary force Pakistan Rangers said the Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing in Charwah sector across the working boundary near Sialkot Monday morning, killing a... read more »

Hillary Clinton takes jibe at Joe Biden for opposing Osama raid
Hillary slams Obama’s West Asia policy

Hillary slams Obama’s West Asia policy

Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State and potential candidate in the 2016 presidential election, slammed President Barack Obama’s “Don’t do stupid stuff” foreign policy, suggesting that this lack of aggression in projecting America’s power abroad had enabled the rise of... read more »

Rob Ford says threatening email has give...

Rob Ford says threatening email has given him 12 hours to resign or City Ha...

A bomb-sniffing black lab named Ace scoured parts of Toronto City Hall on Monday after Rob Ford publicly reported that an email had been sent to the deputy mayor and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, threatening to blow up the building unless the mayor resigns within 12 hours. Mayor Ford read... read more »

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UN chief welcomes talks between India-Pakistan leaders

United Nations welcoming the discussion held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in India, a spokesperson for U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has said... read more »

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TEHRAN: An Iranian prosecutor has denied reports that a local judge ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court to answer complaints by individuals who say... read more »

Car bomb attack kills 10 people in Iraq

Baghdad: A car bomb explosion on Tuesday evening killed 10 people at an outdoor market in the Iraqi capital, officials said. Police officials said the blast took place at the fruit and... read more »

Boko Haram attack kills at least 24 Nigerian security personnel

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Boko Haram gunmen attacked a Nigerian military base and adjacent police barracks simultaneously in the north-eastern town of Buni Yadi on Tuesday, killing at... read more »

After South Korea Hospital Fire Kills 21, a Patient Is Held

SEOUL, South Korea — A fire broke out at a hospital annex in southwestern South Korea early Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring seven others and further rattling a country still traumatized... read more »