Islamic State crisis: Kurds 'recapture key Kobane hill' on Syria's border with Turkey Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 19:34 Last update: about 12 years ago Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State say they have recaptured a strategically important hilltop west of Kobane on Syria's border with Turkey. The advance came as the US said it had conducted...
Catholic bishops distance themselves from document showing opening to gays Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 18:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Conservative Catholic bishops distanced themselves Tuesday from a document showing an unprecedented opening toward gays and divorced people, saying it doesn't reflect their views and vowing to make...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donates $25 million to centres to help fight the Ebola epidemic Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 17:03 Last update: about 12 years ago Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla have donated $25 million to the Centres for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola. On a Facebook post, Mr Zuckerberg said; "The Ebola...
WHO: 10,000 new Ebola cases per week in 2 months' time; death rate increases to 70 percent Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 15:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A World Health Organization official says the death rate in the current Ebola outbreak has increased to 70 percent. WHO assistant director-general Dr. Bruce Aylward gave the figure during a news...
Spain's Catalonia calls off independence vote - leader says unofficial poll scheduled for next month Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 14:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Arlette Baldacchino The leader of Spain's wealthy Catalonia region on Tuesday called off an independence vote but said an unofficial poll will take place next month to gauge secessionist sentiment. Artur Mas was...
Ahead of sentencing for killing girlfriend: Pistorius being portrayed as victim - prosecutor Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 11:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a "poor victim" ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel was...
Hong Kong police clear more barricades from pro-democracy protest zones that have choked traffic Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 11:04 Last update: about 12 years ago Hong Kong police cleared more barricades Tuesday from pro-democracy protest zones that have choked off traffic in key business districts for more than two weeks, signaling authorities' growing...
Looking back at history: Brief account of what took place in the world on 14 October Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 08:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Today is Tuesday, October 14, the 287th day of 2014. There are 78 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1066 - Normans under William the Conqueror defeat the...
After nearly six weeks of absence, North Korean leader Kim appears in public with cane Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 06:36 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, smiling broadly and supporting himself with a cane, appeared Tuesday in state media for the first time in nearly six weeks, ending an absence that fed global...
World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 13 October Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 06:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press EBOLA DALLAS - The Texas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for a dying Liberian man repeatedly visited his room from the day he was admitted to the intensive care unit until the day before...