Guinea Closes Borders To Stop Ebola Outbreak

Guinea has closed its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia in an attempt to stop the spread of ebola in West Africa. The outbreak - the most serious since the disease first emerged in Africa 40 years ago - has so far killed nearly 1,000 people in the...

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Obama: Islamist Arms And Equipment Destroyed

US warplanes have succeeded in destroying arms and equipment that could have been used to attack the Kurdish capital Irbil, President Barack Obama has revealed. The American commander-in-chief said the US is stepping up assistance to Kurdish forces...

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Chinese Drivers Forced To Stare At Headlights

Police in China have begun punishing drivers who dazzle other motorists by forcing them to stare at full-beam headlights for five minutes. Officers hope the ordeal will stop drivers blinding others Officers in the southern city of Shenzhen are using...

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Israeli Shells Pound Gaza As Fighting Resumes

Hamas has vowed it will not back down as Israel pounded Gaza with a fresh wave of strikes, killing five Palestinians. The Israeli military has launched 30 airstrikes on Gaza since midnight on Saturday as talks to extend the temporary ceasefire...

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Woman Kidnapped At Gunpoint Found In Garage

A woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint and held for ransom for two days without any food or water has been rescued, police say. The 44-year-old victim was found tied up with duct tape in a garage in Los Angeles County. She was weak and dehydrated but...

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Sinister Edge To Israel's Divisions Over Gaza

Five years ago I covered Operation Cast Lead, the precursor to Israel's recent offensive against Hamas in Gaza. This week I went back for the latest sequel and its aftermath. Some things were different, but depressingly despite the passage of the time,...

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Britain Braced For Flash Floods From Bertha

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in parts of the UK - and forecasters are warning of further storms on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha hit. The Met Office says Bertha's transition from a tropical to an extra-tropical storm is a "particularly...

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Supersonic 'Flying Saucer' Video Released By Nasa

Footage of a supersonic "flying saucer" has been released by Nasa, as the agency attempts to find a process for landing heavier spacecraft on Mars. The video of the spinning saucer, launched from Hawaii, shows it being shot 120,000ft into orbit by a...

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Russian Navy 'Chases Away American Submarine'

The Russian navy reportedly claims to have driven away a submarine, believed to be American, that entered its waters. The Northern Fleet apparently sent several vessels and an anti-submarine Il-38 aircraft to persuade what was thought to be a Virginia...

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Ukraine Rebels 'Willing To Accept Ceasefire'

A Ukraine rebel leader in Donetsk says the city is surrounded by Ukrainian forces and rebels are willing to accept a ceasefire. Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the so-called prime minister of the pro-Russian separatists in the region, said rebel forces were...

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