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Australia tycoon blasts Chinese government `mongrels`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 06:18

Outspoken Australian tycoon Clive Palmer has labelled the Chinese government "mongrels" who "shoot their own people" in a televised tirade that was criticised by Canberra on Tuesday as "hugely damaging".

Liberia `losing grip on Ebola` as hunt for patients goes on

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 05:57

Liberia was desperately searching for 17 Ebola patients Monday who fled an attack on a quarantine centre in the capital Monrovia, as the outbreak appeared to overwhelm authorities in west Africa`s worst-hit nation.

FAA bans US airlines from flying over Syria

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 05:41

The US aviation regulator on Monday ordered airlines based in the United States to stop flying over Syria, citing a "serious potential threat" to civil planes.

Obama urges Iraqis to unite because `the wolf``s at the door`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 05:17

US President Barack Obama urged Iraqis on Monday to quickly form an inclusive government to unite against Islamic militants, warning "the wolf`s at the door" and that US airstrikes can only accomplish so much.

As Taliban push quickens, Afghan troops ordered: take no prisoners

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 05:05

As US forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the battlefield they leave behind is changing dramatically and becoming more deadly.

Obama hails Syria arms destruction, vows vigilance

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 03:32

US President Barack Obama hailed the completion on Monday of the destruction of Syria`s chemical weapon stockpile, but said Washington would seek to ensure that Damascus fulfills all its commitments.

Deadly polio outbreak in Congo linked to mutant virus

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 02:53

The outbreak of polio infected 445 people and killed 47 percent of them, a rate much higher than a six percent death rate seen during an outbreak in Tajikistan the same year.

Gaza truce extended for 24 hours

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 02:47

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed on Monday to extend a temporary ceasefire in Gaza by 24 hours to conduct more talks on a long-term truce, Egypt and a Palestinian official said.

On vacation break, Obama discusses Iraq, Missouri

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 02:37

Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, President Barack Obama met with top advisers at the White House on Monday to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Missouri, two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene.

Syria bombs jihadist positions in Raqa for second day

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 02:18

Syrian warplanes bombed positions belonging to the jihadist Islamic State group in the northern province of Raqa for a second day on Monday, a monitoring group said.