WHO: Ebola cases could exceed 20,000
Geneva: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than six times as many as are now known, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.
Indonesia, Aus sign deal to end spying row
Nusa Dua (Indonesia): Indonesia and Australia signed an agreement aimed at drawing a line under a damaging espionage row and paving the way for the resumption of full cooperation on issues such as defence.
ISIS actions against Islamic law: Najib
Kuala lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has strongly condemned the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying the group’s actions are against the teachings of the Prophet and run counter to the Islamic law.
Syria’s Assad forms govt
Damascus: Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad formed a new Government on Thursday, two months after his reelection, leaving key ministries untouched as a brutal war continues to ravage his country.
Jehadis burn 3 Iraq oil wells as Kurds attack
Kirkuk (Iraq): Retreating jehadis set three wells ablaze at a northern Iraq oil field on Thursday as they battled Kurdish
forces who launched a major attack nearby, officials said.
PM to make business case for Scotland
london: British Prime Minister David Cameron is gearing up to make a strong business case for Scotland to remain within the United Kingdom after 200 business leaders signed an open letter backing independence.
Afghan election result delayed again
Kabul: Afghanistan will not have a new President in time for a key NATO summit next week, officials said, as the country’s prolonged election crisis lurched towards another damaging delay. The latest deadline of September 2 was abandoned as a UN-supervised audit of all votes has fallen behind schedule, with both candidates still claiming victory in the fraud-tainted vote.