Mauritius gets new PM after clean-sweep election win
Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was confirmed as prime minister yesterday following a thumping election victory for his coalition that took every parliamentary seat on...
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Gazans express concern over Israel’s UNRWA ban
After surviving more than a year of war in Gaza, Aisha Khaled is now afraid of dying of hunger if vital aid is cut off...
Trump tipped to tap hawk Rubio for secretary of state
Donald Trump is expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, sources said, putting the Florida-born politician on track to...
Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks
Nadezhda Buyanova denied making the remarks and called the case absurd....
Israel has missed US deadline to boost Gaza aid, UN agency says
But Israel says it has greatly increased deliveries since being warned of cuts to military assistance....
Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks – study
Fixing LED lights under surfboards could stop great white sharks from attacking, Australian scientists find....
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse
Parties agree 23 February vote after chancellor torpedoed the coalition government by sacking finance minister....
New arrests made in Amsterdam over violence after football match
A tram is vandalised in new rioting in Amsterdam, days after the attacks on Israeli football fans....
Rembrandt’s Night Watch: Major restoration begins
After several years of painstaking research, the masterpiece’s most extensive restoration begins....
US ex-congressman paralysed after polo accident
A friend of the New York Republican said September’s accident left him paralysed from the chest down....