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Saudi Arabia gives UN $100 mn to fight terrorism

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 03:23

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday gave USD 100 million to the United Nations to support counter-terrorism efforts and called on other countries to do the same.

Barack Obama considers option to evacuate trapped Iraqi civilians

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 01:30

The establishment of humanitarian corridors and airlifts are among options being considered by the US President Barack Obama to evacuate the Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain to avoid Islamist militants` onslaught, the White House said Wednesday.

Man stabbed in heart after bumping strangers while texting

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 01:01

A Canadian man was stabbed in the heart on Wednesday after bumping into two pedestrians on a downtown Toronto street while texting, police said.

11 injured as train cars derail in Swiss Alps

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:59

Three train cars derailed and 11 people were injured on Wednesday after a landslide hit a mountain train in the Swiss Alps, police said. One carriage slid down a steep slope, saved from a ravine only by large trees.

Ebola kills 56 in two days, says WHO

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:57

The Ebola virus killed 56 people in just two days, bringing the global death toll to 1,069, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

Top Iraq Shiite cleric called for Maliki to go: Letter

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:47

Iraq`s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for controversial premier Nuri al-Maliki to be replaced with a more conciliatory figure, according to a letter released on Wednesday.

More than 50 Palestinians arrested in Jerusalem for rioting

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:20

At least 57 Palestinian Arabs were arrested in various parts of east Jerusalem overnight for recent riots and protests, the Israeli police said Wednesday.

26 killed in clashes with insurgents in Iraq

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:06

At least 26 people were killed and 36 wounded in Iraq in clashes between government forces and Sunni insurgents Wednesday, police sources said.

Brazil president declares mourning, halts campaign after rival`s death

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 23:53

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declared three days of national mourning and suspended her re-election campaign after one of her opponents, socialist ex-governor Eduardo Campos, died in a plane crash Wednesday.

Four-year-old girl survives 11-day ordeal in bear-infested Siberian forest

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 23:52

A four-year-old girl was recovering in hospital Wednesday after being lost for nearly two weeks in a bear-infested forest in the Russian far north with only her puppy to defend her.