World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 24 October Saturday, 25 October 2014, 07:19 Last update: about 12 years ago BRITAIN-ECONOMY BRUSSELS - Britain is protesting a European Union request for an additional 2.1 billion euro ($2.65 billion) contribution to the EU coffers at a time of increasing pressure at...
WHO: Millions of Ebola vaccine doses ready in 2015, five more vaccines to be tested in March Friday, 24 October 2014, 16:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The World Health Organization says millions of doses of two experimental Ebola vaccines could be ready for use in 2015 and five more experimental vaccines will start being tested in March. Still,...
Catching up with technology: Queen sends first tweet, signed 'Elizabeth R' Friday, 24 October 2014, 16:42 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first tweet - and she's signed it "Elizabeth R." The 88-year-old monarch tried her hand at Twitter as she opened a new gallery in central London's Science Museum...
New York doctor back from Guinea diagnosed with Ebola after spending days using subway Friday, 24 October 2014, 09:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth...
Baptist pastor sued for 'debauchery' after revelation of sexual affairs 'inside the church' Friday, 24 October 2014, 08:02 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The Rev. Juan D. McFarland is described as a man of "passion, prayer and purpose" in a three-paragraph summary on the website of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. The site concludes by saying such...
World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 23 October Friday, 24 October 2014, 06:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press EU SUMMIT BRUSSELS - European Union leaders open a two-day summit to discuss Ebola, their stuttering economies, IS and Russia. By Mike Corder and Raf...
Canada still in shock after terrorist attack: Suspect's mum says she's crying for victims, not son Thursday, 23 October 2014, 15:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The mother of the man accused of killing a soldier at Ottawa's war memorial then storming Parliament before being shot dead says she is crying for the victims of the shooting, not her son. In a...
Watch: Dancing priests become Internet sensation - video reaches nearly 260,000 hits Thursday, 23 October 2014, 12:36 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A video of a pair of dueling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral, following in the footsteps of a now-famous Italian nun whose Alicia Keyes-esque voice won her a singing contest...
Deadly attacks: Canada's Prime Minister says shooting rampage in Ottawa was terrorism Thursday, 23 October 2014, 08:52 Last update: about 12 years ago Two deadly attacks in three days against members of the military stunned Canadians and raised fears their country was being targeted for reprisals for joining the U.S.-led air campaign against an...
World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 22 October Thursday, 23 October 2014, 06:29 Last update: about 12 years ago EBOLA-US WASHINGTON - The federal government is closing a gap in Ebola screening at airports Wednesday while states from New York to Texas to California work to get hospitals and nurses ready for...