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FOR their courage and tenacity in the face of an unprecedented public health emergency occasioned by the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms.

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has vowed to do everything possible to bring to justice those responsible for the “vile” murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in a drive-by shooting near the Kremlin.

PRESIDENT Obama has led tributes to Leonard Nimoy, the US actor who played Mr Spock in the cult sci-fi series Star Trek, who has died aged 83. “I loved Spock,” said Mr

WESTERN leaders have called on the Russian authorities to get to the truth behind the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. The US president urged a “transparent investigation”. The German chancellor said

A DRESS “resembling” the $150,000 (£97,000) outfit worn by actress Lupita Nyong’o at this year’s Oscars that was stolen this week has been recovered, Los Angeles police have said. It was found

LESOTHO is voting in snap elections aimed at resolving tensions among the nation’s warring political factions. About 1.2 million people are registered to vote in the poll. Last year, Prime Minister Thomas

THE slowdown in the US economy at the end of last year was more pronounced than previously thought, official figures have shown. The world’s largest economy grew at an annual pace of

SIX suspects linked to terrorist activity referred to Syria and Iraq as “the beach,” and used other coded language on social media to avoid detection in the United States, authorities say. The

MEXICAN police have captured the country’s most wanted drug lord, Servando “La Tuta” Gomez. Mr Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, was arrested in Morelia in Michoacan state without a

THE former head of Colombia’s secret police, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, has been found guilty of spying on politicians, judges and journalists. The Supreme Court said Hurtado’s sentence would be announced in