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Last Ebola-free region of Liberia falls to virus

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 05:37

Monrovia: Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as the World Health Organization warned the fight against the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease would take months.

UN Security Council to meet over Russia aid convoy

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 01:59

United Nations: The United Nations Security Council is to hold emergency consultations on Thursday after Russia sent an aid convoy rolling into eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels are fighting Kiev`s forces.

Merkel slams Russia over Ukraine convoy

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 01:56

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of risking a further escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine by sending an aid convoy into the region without Kiev`s permission.

India, US are `indispensable` partners, says envoy

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 23:14

India and America are "indispensable" partners, who have a stake in each other`s future, the US interim Ambassador said on Friday as she pushed for deeper ties between the world`s two largest democracies.

Joe Biden voices support for Georgia`s NATO wishes

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 23:08

Vice President Joe Biden tells Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili that he supports the former Soviet republic`s desire to join NATO.

Russian convoy move `only deepens crisis`: NATO

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:43

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen sharply criticised the Russian decision to advance a "so-called" aid convoy into Ukraine as a "blatant breach" of international commitments.

UK rules out pact with Syrian President to fight IS terror

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:32

UK`s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond ruled out any alliance with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to combat the Islamic State militants, who have unleashed havoc in Iraq and Syria, killing hundreds of people.

Old powers trying to bring chaos back to Thailand: Prayuth

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:22

Martial law will remain in place in Thailand to maintain peace in the country, army said today as the Prime Minister-elect warned of attempts by "old powers" and "influence groups" to plunge the country back into chaos.

Abbas, Hamas chief hold second day of talks in Qatar

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 20:47

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal held a second day of talks in Qatar, a Palestinian source told a news agency.

Shi`ite militiamen kill 70 at Iraq Sunni mosque

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:19

Shi`ite militiamen gunned down 70 people in an apparent revenge attack at an Iraqi Sunni mosque, dealing a blow to government efforts to regain territory seized by jihadist-led militants.