THE HAGUE: Dutch forensics experts have identified 21 more victims of flight MH17, the government said on Friday, while their colleagues at the crash site began arriving home from east Ukraine where fighting has stopped the investigation. Only two bodies … read more
GENEVA: Nigeria became the latest country to declare a national emergency over the deadly Ebola virus on Friday, as the World Health Organisation called the epidemic that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives a global health crisis. The WHO appealed for … read more
GALLE: Kumar Sangakkara rose to fourth place in the list of century-makers as he and the retiring Mahela Jayawardene plundered Pakistan´s bowlers on the third day of the first Test in Galle on Friday. The hosts, who began the day … read more
SWAT: Referring to members of the current government as a royal family, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan vowed to end monarchy in Pakistan on August 14 and establish a true democracy. Speaking at the inauguration of a powerhouse here, … read more
BEIRUT: Jihadists from the Islamic State group have seized parts of a military base in Syria´s Raqa province after launching triple suicide bomb attacks at its gates, a monitor said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the extremist … read more