Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in Cairo are trying to hammer out a roadmap for the Gaza Strip after Egypt announced a 24-hour extension of the ceasefire to allow more time for the talks. Share. Go To. Comments. The extension of the truce fanned hopes of ...

Iraq Shiite fighters make their way to the front line to fight militants from the extremist Islamic State group in Jurf al-Sakhar, 43 miles (70 kilometers) south of Baghdad. Fighters of the voluntary armed group formed after the radical Shiite cleric Muqtatda al-Sadr ...

Henry Winter. Published 19/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Diego Costa celebrates after scoring Chelsea's opening goal against Burnley in the Premier League match at Turf Moor. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. Chelsea captain John Terry rises highest ...

Burnley made a dream start on their return to the Premier League but Chelsea sent a warning message to the rest of the division with an impressive comeback at Turf Moor. Chelsea's defence was uncharacteristically asleep from a corner, allowing Scottish ...

Assisted by two days of US air strikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces wrested back control of the country's largest dam from Islamic militants on Monday, a military spokesman in Baghdad said as fighting was reported to be under way for the rest of the complex.

As the dust settled on England's crushing Test defeat of India the selectors were emboldened enough to let the grass grow under their feet. Instead of opting for serial changes in the one-day squad for the series which starts next Monday, they made only one ...

Chaos erupted on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri again last night as police unexpectedly fired tear gas into a crowd of demonstrators, including children and members of the media, almost two hours before the start of an official curfew. The renewed violence ...

Chris Bascombe. Published 18/08/2014 | 00:00. 0 Comments; Share. Southampton's Graziano Pelle (left) and Liverpool's Raheem Sterling battle for the ball. Liverpool's Raheem Sterling (right) and Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne during the match at Anfield.

As Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) continues to ravage some countries in the West Africa region, South African Airways (SAA) has said that its decision to continue to operate in West Africa is consistent with the position adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

WHILE government has tried to convince the public that it is on high alert following the Ebola outbreak that has wreaked havoc in West Africa, the state of the country's major health facilities tells a different story. Wongai Zhangazha. Although the government ...

This article was jointly written with Mark McDonald, deputy head of Mansfield Chambers and founder of Labour Friends of Palestine. As of today, over 1,900 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces. Almost a quarter of the dead are children. Overall the ...

The plans were announced alongside €500,000 in funding support for charities working with some of the most vulnerable casualties of the conflict. A spokesman for the Department of Justice said the decision to accept refugees from Iraq had only just been ...

Scientists have discovered how the Ebola virus disables the body's immune response, in a discovery that should help the search for potential cures and vaccines. Share. Go To. Comments. Researchers from American institutions found that Ebola carries a ...

Scientists have discovered how the Ebola virus disables the body's immune response, in a discovery that should help the search for potential cures and vaccines. Share. Go To. Comments. Researchers from American institutions found that Ebola carries a ...

The steepest fall in youth unemployment since records began offered welcome news for the recovery yesterday as the Bank of England gave a strong hint that interest rates would stay on hold at record lows into next year. Overall unemployment fell by 132 ...

British military personnel “will play a role” in rescuing thousands of refugees trapped by Islamist fighters in Northern Iraq, David Cameron said, after cutting short his holiday to oversee the evacuation. Downing Street said the mission could begin “within days” ...

Jack Pitt-Brooke. Published 12/08/2014 | 00:00. 0 Comments; Share. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale during a training session at Cardiff City Stadium last night. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire. For Real Madrid, tonight is a step into their new post-Decima era, with ...

Published 09/08/2014 | 22:40. 0 Comments; Share. A Nigerian health official wearing a protective suit waits to screen passengers at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Ebola virus has claimed hundreds of lives — but for ...

The defence for Oscar Pistorius compared the athlete's lifelong insecurities as a result of his double amputation to an abused woman who shoots her husband after enduring years of domestic violence. Continuing his closing arguments, defence counsel Barry ...

Malaysia's state investment company plans to make Malaysia Airlines fully government owned, removing it from the country's stock exchange before carrying out a far-reaching overhaul of the carrier that is reeling from double disasters. Share. Go To.