The director general of the WHO launched a US$518 million plan to combat the outbreak with ‘sustained financing, and the trust and engagement of communities’.
Pakistan’s interior minister visited Tehran to restart US-Iran negotiations as the US military said it shot down two Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian officials have hit Armenian exports with new restrictions, while President Vladimir Putin has made thinly veiled threats comparing Armenia and Ukraine’s relations with Europe.
Displaced families forced to dig their own latrines, resulting in a hygienic nightmare as foul smells drift among the packed tents.
The incident happened near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, an annual gathering of live music and home tours.
She weathered husband Jacques Chirac’s notorious womanising and became a political power in her own right.
The infant was critically wounded after being struck in the jaw by the same bullet that injured his mother.
St Petersburg residents told to remain at home as the attack underscores Kyiv’s growing ability to hit deep inside Russia.
The mock political party with over 22 million Instagram followers is the largest online expression of dissent against Narendra Modi.
The 81-year-old Handy was found stabbed in the chest and lying unconscious outside a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The suspect in Lyhanna’s disappearance previously faced multiple allegations of preying on young victims but was not taken into custody.
The young guns tipped to shine in Canada, Mexico and the United States will be following a well-worn path to fame and fortune.
More than 900 tags at South Korea’s Omma Poom Park form a quiet monument to years of mass child-parent separations in the country.
Several injured in ‘very unusual’ landing gear failure of parked Dreamliner jet at a terminal gate.
Ex-national security adviser cuts deal to drop 18 felony counts down to one, facing a US$2.25 million fine but avoiding prison time.
There were no ‘technosignatures’ from comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known object from a faraway star.
Luxury project linked to Jared Kushner is planned for an uninhabited island and pristine coastline, sparking resistance.
Kyrgyzstan beat the Philippines by a vote of 143-49 to join the council for the first time.
The acclaimed director apologised to the actress for not protecting her during the making of ‘The Wrong Move’.
The stand-off ended with all hostages freed and none hurt, police said.
Analysts say Trump’s designation of PCC and Red Command is a political boost for Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of October vote.
US State Department consolidation will force applicants across the continent to travel to 20 central hubs.
Judge rules hearing for accused killer Tyler Robinson will be open despite defence objections.
Documents show vetting of Mandelson before his appointment as UK envoy to the US had warned of ‘reputational risks’ over his ties to Epstein.
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The incident has cast a spotlight on Myanmar’s largely unregulated mineral industry and Chinese investment in the country’s extractive industries.
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Health Minister Aden Duale has said the quarantine centre was for ‘everyone’ and not exclusively for US nationals.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has strongly denied allegations that he received more than 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks.
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Former Fed chair urges protection of America’s democratic institutions, warns they face a ‘stress test’.
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