UN chief appeals for calm during visit to Jerusalem
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for fast action to halt the “dangerous escalation in violence” between Israelis and Palestinia
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US state suspends executions due to drug shortage
Ohio has put executions on hold until at least 2017 as the US state struggles to acquire the lethal drugs needed to carry out death sentences. The mov
Canada’s Liberal sweep to power in election
Canada’s Liberal Party has decisively won a general election, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule. The centrist Liberals, led by Justin
Fear of deadly malaria strain grips Africa
A drug-resistant malaria parasite found in South East Asia can also infect mosquito species in Africa, a study shows. The transmission experiments wer
India Uber driver guilty of rape
An Indian court has found an Uber taxi driver guilty of raping a female passenger last year in Delhi. Shiv Kumar Yadav has also been convicted of crim