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`Reasonable chance` of finding MH370 : Australia PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 23:15

A fresh underwater hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, that is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean, has a "reasonable chance" of finding the plane, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.

Illness with Ebola-like symptoms kills several in Congo: Locals

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 21:20

Democratic Republic of Congo has sent its health minister and a team of experts to the remote northern Equateur province after several people died there from a disease with Ebola-like symptoms.

Mother of US journalist Foley `never prouder` of son

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 21:09

Friends, relatives and colleagues have paid tribute to American journalist James Foley, apparently executed by Islamic State jihadists, with his mother praising him for giving his life to expose the suffering of the Syrian people.

Egypt mufti`s adviser slams killing of US journalist

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 21:03

Ibrahim Negm, advisor to the mufti of Egypt, Wednesday denounced the beheading of US journalist James Foley by the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist group in Iraq, state-run MENA news agency reported.

Taiwan`s ex-China affairs official accused of leaking secrets

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 20:57

One of Taiwan`s top negotiators on China policy is being investigated on suspicion of leaking secrets after resigning, his superior said today, in the latest political scandal to rock the island.

Russia reveals huge cost of Western food ban

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 20:53

Russia`s agriculture minister warned Wednesday that Moscow must spend billions of dollars in the coming years subsidising farmers in order to avoid a shortage caused by its ban on most Western foods.

Russia reveals huge cost of Western food ban

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 20:53

Russia`s agriculture minister warned Wednesday that Moscow must spend billions of dollars in the coming years subsidising farmers in order to avoid a shortage caused by its ban on most Western foods.