Ebola death toll rises to 3,439 – WHO
The world’s worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. There had been 739 deaths in Guineaand 623 deaths in Sierra Leone by the end of Oct. 1, and 2,069 deaths in Liberiaby September 30, the data showed. There have also been... read more »
ISIS poses major threat to global security: Angela Merkel
Berlin: Warning that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria posed a major threat to global security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called upon the nations around the world to join the fight against the militant group. “To stand up against the IS terror is in the interest of the entire world,... read more »
Remains of five more MH17 victims reach Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: The remains of five more victims onboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have returned to Kuala Lumpur, a media report said Saturday. The remains of Matthew Ezekial Sivagnanam, Muhammad Afruz Tambi, Meling Mula, Liew Yau Chee and wife Lee Kiah Yeen arrived here from... read more »
Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others, police said. The remote-controlled bomb in the northwestern town of Kohat struck a moving bus when hundreds of passengers were gathered at the station to... read more »
