WASHINGTON: Last month was the hottest September for globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces since record-keeping began in 1880, the US government said on Monday. “It also marked the 38th consecutive September with a global temperature above the … read more
ABUJA: Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria was on Monday declared officially Ebola free but warned that it remained vulnerable as long as the virus was raging elsewhere in west Africa. The country representative of the World Health Organisation, Rui Gama … read more
SANAA: At least 20 Shiite rebels were killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants and a car bombing in Yemen’s central town of Rada, tribal sources said Monday. Al-Qaeda militants overnight blew up a vehicle parked near a house where the … read more
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a mosque in western Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, security and medical officials said. The blast in the Harthiyah area, which also wounded at least 30 people, is the latest … read more
LONDON: People found guilty of Internet “trolling” in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under government proposals outlined on Sunday, following a number of high-profile case of abuse on Twitter. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling told the Mail … read more