Nigeria struggles to contain dramatic spread of deadly Lassa fever
Abuja March 13 (TNS): Nigeria is battling on two fronts against an unprecedented outbreak of Lassa fever, a cousin of Ebola, that has already...
China to merge banking, insurance regulators in massive overhaul
Beijing March 13 (TNS): China unveiled plans on Tuesday for the biggest shakeup of government in recent years, including the merger of its banking...
Monsoon floods and landslides threaten 100,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Bangladesh March 12 (TNS): The Rohingya refugees who live in shacks clinging to these steep, denuded hills in southern Bangladesh pray that the sandbags...
Bangladesh ex-PM gets bail
DHAKA March 12 (TNS): A Bangladeshi court granted bail on Monday to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was jailed last month for five...
In Ghouta’s shelters, terrified Syrians await the next bomb
BEIRUT March 12 (TNS): As the Syrian army pushes deeper into eastern Ghouta under cover of a hammering bombardment, the 400,000 civilians the United...
Plane carrying group of women crashes in Iran, killing 11
TEHRAN March 12 (TNS): A Turkish private jet flying a group of young women from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul crashed Sunday in...
Bangladesh plane carrying 67 passengers crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU March 12 (TNS): A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali...
At least two dead in New York river helicopter crash
New York City March 12 (TNS): At least two people died late Sunday when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into Manhattan's East...
Japan minister says files altered in scandal dogging Abe
Tokyo March 12 (TNS): Japan's finance minister admitted Monday that official documents related to a favouritism scandal dogging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been...
