China slams US report on religious freedom
Beijing: China on Wednesday accused the US of having a “political bias” and expressed its “firm opposition” to an American report alleging that the Communist nation severely restricted religious freedom of Tibetans and Uygur Muslims.
French nationals evacuated from libya
Paris: France has evacuated nearly 50 French and British citizens from libya by ship, French authorities said on Wednesday, amid growing lawlessness and unrest in the north African country. The French chief of staff said 40 French nationals and seven Britons were pulled out in the overnight operation and would be taken to the southern French port city of Toulon.
US to sell hellfire missiles to Iraq
Washington: The United States plans to sell 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq in a $700 million deal, officials have said, as Washington tries to help Baghdad retake ground captured by Sunni militants. The US Government, which has been reluctant so far to take military action in support of Baghdad, has rushed hundreds of the missiles to Iraq to help the Shiite-led Government counter jehadis, who have seized areas north and west of the capital.
Nigerians plead for foreign help for Ebola
lagos: Standing just a few hundred metres from the lagos hospital where a liberian man died of Ebola, John Ejiofor pleaded for the world to help contain a spread of the virus raging across west Africa. “Nigeria is in a serious mess,” the 40-year-old electrical engineer told AFP. “We lack the capacity to deal with the situation.” Residents of lagos, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city, returned to work on Wednesday after a four-day break to mark the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.