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The vaccines contain a bit of Ebola virus that helps trigger an immune response against the virus (Photo: AP)

Russia says its Ebola vaccine 'effective' in initial tests

The Russian minister made the comments ahead of a meeting Tuesday with the UN's World Health Organization chief Margaret...

16 Feb 2016 12:14 PM IST

People gather around the rubble of a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders near Maaret al-Numan in Syria. (Photo: AFP)

Syria missiles hit 3 hospitals, school; 23 die

At least 23 civilians were killed when missiles hit three hospitals and a school in rebel-held Syrian towns on Monday,...

16 Feb 2016 6:03 AM IST

‘ISIS first to use mustard gas since Saddam’

‘ISIS first to use mustard gas since Saddam’

Islamic State (ISIS) militants attacked Kurdish forces in Iraq with mustard gas last year, in the first known use of...

16 Feb 2016 5:58 AM IST

UK bans boycott of Israeli goods under new rules

UK bans boycott of Israeli goods under new rules

British town halls and publicly funded universities face “severe penalties” if they institute boycotts of...

16 Feb 2016 5:56 AM IST

Israel shoots dead five Palestinians; clashes in West Bank

Israel shoots dead five Palestinians; clashes in West Bank

Five Palestinians have been killed attempting to attack Israelis in a string of attacks across the occupied West Bank...

16 Feb 2016 5:55 AM IST

Did John Paul II have intense ties to a woman

Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years, according to letters which...

16 Feb 2016 5:53 AM IST

David Cameron brings EU arguments to French President

David Cameron brings EU arguments to French President

Prime Minister David Cameron will meet French President Francois Hollande on Monday to discuss Britain’s EU...

16 Feb 2016 5:50 AM IST

UK police accuses PIO couple of ‘enslaving’ woman

UK police accuses PIO couple of ‘enslaving’ woman

An Indian-origin couple has been charged with slavery offences in the UK for holding a 28-year-old compatriot woman in...

16 Feb 2016 5:48 AM IST

Flight returns to Heathrow after pilot hit by laser

A British pilots’ union on Monday demanded action after a laser beam dazzled the co-pilot on a New York-bound...

16 Feb 2016 5:47 AM IST

Cuba: From antagonist to diplomatic player

Cuba: From antagonist to diplomatic player

Cuban President Raul Castro decorates the Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, with the Jose Marti...

16 Feb 2016 5:45 AM IST

No peace for Nepal’s former child soldiers

No peace for Nepal’s former child soldiers

Wincing with pain every time he walks, Bijay Rai is constantly reminded of his decision to join the Maoist Army aged 14,...

16 Feb 2016 5:44 AM IST

Manila to auction Marcos’ jewellery

Manila to auction Marcos’ jewellery

Philippine authorities pledged on Monday to auction off as soon as possible millions of dollars’ worth of...

16 Feb 2016 5:39 AM IST