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Ransom row erupts as Italian women abducted in Syria fly home
AFP, Published on 16/01/2015
» Two Italian aid workers abducted in northern Syria last summer flew home Friday straight into a row over whether Al-Qaeda's Syrian arm was paid millions of dollars to release them.
Born into a world behind bars
Spectrum, Published on 04/01/2015
» Hose is a friendly, four-month-old boy who lives in the Central Women’s Correctional Institution in Lat Yao. While a cool breeze blows outside the prison building in the afternoon, Hose, along with about 20 other babies, is tucked warmly inside a small blanket and towel. They lie side by side on a long cushion on the nursery floor. Nurses watch over the babies, and guards in turn watch over them, since they are all prisoners, too.
The army of housewives saving Nepal's newborns
AFP, Published on 18/11/2014
» BADALAMJI (NEPAL) - On a wet and windy morning, Nepalese housewife Bhumisara Upadhyay is out visiting pregnant women, on a mission to slash newborn deaths in the Himalayan nation with a simple tube of gel.
Thailand's 'Robin Hood' dies aged 101
News, Published on 17/11/2014
» Suan Pereewong, better known as Sua Mahesuan, one of the nation's most famous bandits, dubbed as the "Thai Robin Hood", has died at the age of 101.
Ebola checks stepped up as UN appeal ignored
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - Western countries scrambled to put airport security measures in place Friday amid mounting fear of the spread of Ebola worldwide.
World steps up Ebola action as fear mounts
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» Western countries scrambled to review safety measures at airports and borders amid a mounting wave of fear that West Africa's Ebola outbreak will spread worldwide.
World steps up Ebola action as fear mounts
AFP, Published on 17/10/2014
» Western countries scrambled to review safety measures at airports and borders on Thursday amid a mounting wave of fear that West Africa's Ebola outbreak will spread worldwide.
Palliative care to be extended
Online Reporters, Published on 11/10/2014
» The Public Health Ministry will extend palliative care for terminally ill people to cover all of its 16 hospitals from seven at present.
Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe
AFP, Published on 08/10/2014
» Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of contagion in Europe.
3 hospitalised in Madrid Ebola scare
AFP, Published on 07/10/2014
» Three more people were hospitalised in Madrid on Tuesday for observation after a nurse in the city became the first person to contract the deadly Ebola virus outside Africa, health officials said.