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UN chief hails destruction of Syrian chemicals

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 08:05

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Wednesday welcomed the destruction of Syria`s declared chemical weapons material on board the US Maritime Vessel Cape Ray.

Liberia police fire on protesters as West Africa`s Ebola toll hits 1,350

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 08:01

Police in the Liberian capital fired live rounds and tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola quarantine imposed on their neighbourhood, as the death toll from the epidemic in West Africa hit 1,350.

Humanitarian convoy to Ukraine ready to advance: Russia

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 06:40

A day after Ukraine agreed to ensure safe passage for the humanitarian aid convoy in areas controlled by government forces, a senior diplomat Wednesday said the Russian convoy for Ukraine`s eastern regions is ready to resume its travel.

UN chief condemns American journalist`s killing

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 06:38

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of American journalist James Foley by extremist Islamist militants, calling it "an abominable crime".

Islamic State video shows conversion of Yazidis to Islam

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 06:37

Islamic State, a militant group that witnesses and officials say has executed hundreds of members of Iraq`s Yazidis, has released a video that seeks to show it enlightened hundreds of members of the religious minority by converting them to Islam.

Boston bomb suspect`s friend to plead guilty to obstruction: Lawyer

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 06:35

A friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of removing evidence from Tsarnaev`s dormitory room, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of obstructing the investigation into the blasts, his attorney said on Wednesday.

Foreign assisted suicide cases in Switzerland double in 4 years

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 06:31

The number of foreigners travelling to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide doubled over a four-year period, a study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics said on Thursday.

US attorney general visits Missouri town for meetings on fatal shooting

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 06:30

US Attorney General Eric Holder met with community members in Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday and vowed a thorough civil rights probe into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager that has set off 11 nights of racially charged unrest.