Trump overshadows Republican debate even as he sits it out
DES MOINES, IOWA – Even in boycotting a debate with his Republican rivals, front-runner Donald Trump managed to upstage the event on Thursday with a...
Caught off-guard by Zika, Brazil struggles with deformed babies
RECIFE, BRAZIL – Angela Rocha, a paediatrician in north-eastern Brazil, measures the head of a child born with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked...
Sudan opens border with South Sudan for first time since 2011 secession
KHARTOUM – Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country's border with South Sudan for the first time since the south's...
Virginia resident tests positive for Zika after trip
WASHINGTON – A Virginia resident who travelled outside the United States has tested positive for the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, state health officials said on...
“Affluenza” teen to be extradited
TIJUANA – The wealthy Texas youth known as the “affluenza” teen after he killed four people in a drunk driving incident in 2013 should...
Iranian president: Boosting Middle East economy is way to beat extremism
ROME – Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, putting forward his country...