WHO seeks more US help on ground in Ebola fight

The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by allowing more of its experts to travel...

Canadian air force joins hunt for teen murder suspects

The Royal Canadian Air Force is joining the hunt for two fugitive teens suspected of triple murder, officials said yesterday, backing up a vast...

Police fire teargas in Hong Kong clash over anti-triad march

Police fired teargas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town yesterday as several thousand activists gathered to protest...

More than 1,000 held at banned Moscow protest

Police in Moscow said they arrested more than 1,000 people yesterday at a banned opposition protest calling for city authorities to reverse decisions to...

Eight killed as quakes hit far northern Philippines

Eight people were killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes struck islands in the far northern Philippines early yesterday, toppling historic buildings...

Putin joins dive to sunken WWII sub

Russian President Vladimir Putin went diving on board a research submarine yesterday during his trip to the Baltic Sea island of Hogland. The Russian president...

HEC Paris wins accolade from Financial Times

HEC Paris, has recently been No 3 worldwide in executive education for 2019 by the Financial Times. Life-long learning is central to HEC Paris’s strategic...

Al Zaman Exchange joins Ooredoo Money network

Ooredoo announced yesterday that Al Zaman Exchange has joined the Ooredoo Money network as a new international money transfer (remittance) partner. Al Zaman Exchange, a...

Over 47,000kg of Qatar produce sold at Local Dates Festival

Sale at the fourth edition of Local Dates Festival at Souq Waqif by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and Souq Waqif management...

Tunisia declares mourning period after death of President Essebsi

Parliament Speaker Ennaceur sworn in as interim president after country's first democratically elected leader dies. Tunisian government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of its...

Pakistan opposition holds ‘black day’ protests against PM Khan

A year after 2018 elections, thousands of opposition supporters hold rallies across Pakistan against the government. Islamabad, Pakistan - Thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in major...

US federal gov’t to execute inmates for first time since 2003

Five inmates sentenced to death are scheduled to be executed starting in December. The United States Justice Department on Thursday reinstated a two-decade-long dormant policy allowing the...

Sudan’s journalist union says its head detained by military

The Sudanese Journalists' Union demanded the military rulers release journalist Sadiq al-Rizaigi, or put him on trial. A Sudanese editor who heads the country's main...

Jeffrey Epstein found unconscious in New York jail cell: US media

The wealthy financier is being held on charges of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls. Wealthy US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of trafficking underage girls...