An Israeli court has handed former prime minister Ehud Olmert one month of prison for obstructing justice, in addition to a previous 18-month sentence for bribery. Olmert is due to become the first former Israeli premier…
North Korea executes army chief of staff North Korea has executed its army chief of staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea`s Yonhap news agency reported which, if true, would be the latest in a series…
A pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus in Australia, officials said adding that the disease was acquired overseas. The Australian government has urged pregnant women to avoid areas where the mosquito-borne Zika…
Trump can rely on precedence Donald Trump swamped the Republican field by almost 20 points, demonstrating that his passionate, anti-establishment supporters could be relied on Trump can take solace in the fact that rarely is…
ISIS as succeeded in making and deploying chemical agents in the Middle East, a US intelligence official has said. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, said “sulphur mustard” has been used in an alleged ISIS…
Cuba has become the first country in the world to eliminate the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mother to baby, the WHO said, hailing the success as “one of the greatest public health achievements…
The head of the UN cultural organisation has called for a campaign against the “culture cleansing” being carried out by Islamic State jihadists. “Extremists don’t destroy heritage as a collateral damage, they target it systematically…
Hillary Clinton was advised to quietly take action against Pakistani military leaders who gave support to Al-Qaida and its affiliates, an email sent to her when she was Secretary of State shows. The advice was…
Afghan police have detained an army general accused of smuggling nearly 20 kg (44 lb) of heroin. Afghanistan is the world`s biggest producer of opium, used to produce heroin, but high-level arrests are rare. Brigadier…
Saudi Arabia`s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has pledged his entire $32-billion (28.8-billion-euro) fortune to charitable projects over the coming years. The prince said in a statement that the “philanthropic pledge will help build bridges…