14 dead in northwest Thailand road accidentAt least 14 people were killed Wednesday when a truck carrying local villagers crashed in a mountainous region of northwest Thailand, police and hospital officials said.
30 April 2014
Gambia bans flights from Ebola-hit nationsThe Gambia has banned flights from Ebola-hit west African countries from landing in its territory, airport officials told AFP.
16 April 2014
Nine Cambodians killed in Thai road accidentNine Cambodians were killed Friday when a mini-bus carrying migrant workers returning home for the Buddhist New Year crashed and burst into flames in eastern Thailand, police said.
11 April 2014
US releases $22 mln in additional aid for CARThe United States announced Wednesday an additional $22 million in humanitarian aid for Central African Republic, on the eve of a key vote at the UN to authorize the deployment of peacekeepers.
10 April 2014
Saudi MERS death toll rises to 66Saudi health authorities have reported the deaths of another two men from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst hit country to 66.
Saudi MERS death toll rises to 63Saudi health authorities said Saturday a young man had died from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst-hit country to 63.
15 March 2014
China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year: governmentA total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.
10 March 2014
Evacuations urged in burning Australian coal mine townYoung, elderly and pregnant residents of a Australian town cloaked in smoke from a coal mine ablaze for three weeks were Friday urged to leave over mounting air quality concerns.
28 February 2014
Air purifier rush as smog shrouds northern ChinaDangerous smog which has blighted swathes of northern China in recent days has prompted a spike in air purifier sales, local media reported Monday, as pollution continued to shroud Beijing.
India to celebrate 'victory over polio'Indian leaders are set later Tuesday to celebrate the eradication of polio, marking one of the country's biggest public health success stories which was once thought impossible to achieve.
11 February 2014
Three H7N9 cases in same Chinese family: XinhuaThree members of the same Chinese family have contracted H7N9 bird flu in the province worst-affected by the current spike in cases, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
29 January 2014
Vietnam reports first bird flu death in nine monthsVietnam has recorded its first death from bird flu in nine months, according to the country's Health Ministry, amid growing regional concerns over a potential resurgence of the deadly virus.
21 January 2014
Jar of preserved intestine solves 1800s cholera mysteryThe intestine of an American cholera victim from the mid-1800s has yielded new clues to the evolution of the deadly bacterium and may help prevent future outbreaks, researchers said Wednesday.
09 January 2014
Scientists discover hormone that blocks marijuana buzzA naturally occurring hormone acts as spontaneous defense in the brain against the high caused by marijuana and could be useful in preventing addiction, researchers said Thursday.
04 January 2014
29 killed in Thailand bus accident: policeA bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's northeast, leaving at least 29 people dead, police said Friday.
27 December 2013
Vaccine fears in China after hepatitis B scareChinese state-run media and Internet users demanded action Wednesday after the deaths of at least seven babies since November following their vaccinations against hepatitis B.
26 December 2013
Airline's pay-by-weight fares take off with passengersThe head of a tiny Pacific airline that pioneered a fare system based on passengers' weight said Wednesday the move had been so successful the carrier is upgrading its fleet.
11 December 2013
Qantas steward with Parkinson's to sue over pesticide linkA former Qantas steward who believes he developed Parkinson's disease after repeated exposure to government-mandated pesticides sprayed in the cabin plans to sue Canberra, his lawyer said Monday.
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