In Egypt, a military aircraft crashed, killing six of its crew. Reports said that the crash occurred in a training flight. One crew member survived said crash. The crash was caused by a technical failure.
Africa
Eight bodies found after attack on Guinea Ebola education team
(Reuters) – Eight bodies, including those of three journalists, were found after an attack on a team trying to educate locals on the risks of the Ebola virus in a remote area of southeastern Guinea, a government spokesman said on Thursday. “The eight bodies were found in the village latrine. Three of them had their throats slit,” Damantang Albert Camara told Reuters by telephone in Conakry. However, Guinea’s Prime Minister Mohamed Saïd Fofana, speaking in […]
67 dead in Nigeria church collapse, says Zuma
(Reuters) — President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday (September 16) said at least 67 South Africans died in Friday’s accident in Lagos and described it as one of the worst tragedies in South Africa’s recent history. “It is a very sad day today, to us a country for losing so many of our people. 67 so far that has been identified who were part of the church service at Synagogue church in Nigeria.” he said. As many as 300 South Africans were […]
Obama sends 3000 military personnel in west Africa
United States President Barack Obama said that he will send 3000 military personnel to west Africa to help battle the Ebola outbreak.
Church in Nigeria collapses
A church in Ynagogue, Ikotun, Lagos in Nigeria collapsed, killing 44. According to Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency, an estimated 130 people were saved from the ruins. The rescue operations is still ongoing. It is expected that more will die as there are more people trapped inside the collapsed church.
Ebola Outbreak causing huge damage to Economy AFDB
African Development Bank (AFDB) confirms that Ebola outbreak is hurting the economy of West Africa. According AFDB chief Donald Kaberuka, gross domestic product can be lessen by 4% because of the outbreak.
Armed men in Liberia attacked Ebola center
An Ebola center in Liberia was attacked by armed men who were objecting against the establishment of said center, with the attack resulting in the escape of 20 patients positive for Ebola virus.
Fearing Iraq’s downfall, power brokers chose safe bet Abadi
By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:09pm EDT (Reuters) – Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to step aside had become unbearable. Sunnis, Kurds, fellow Shi’ites, regional power broker Iran and the United States all wanted him out. Maliki calculated he may have one more chance to hold onto power after eight years in office, even though alarmed allies had run out of patience as Islamic State jihadis swept government forces aside […]
DFA monitoring evacuation of OFWs in Libya
The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the evacuation of more than 300 overseas Filipino workers that are employed in an automotive company in Libya.
Israelis, Palestinians set to launch 72-hour truce in monthlong war
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Lin Noueihed and Allyn Fisher-Ilan GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Mon Aug 4, 2014 9:15pm EDT (Reuters) – Israel and Islamist Hamas were expected to hold their fire for three days starting on Tuesday, under terms of an Egyptian-brokered truce, while launching negotiations to cement a long-term deal to end a four-week Gaza war. The ceasefire was the latest of several failed attempts to stop what has been the worst Israeli-Palestinian fighting in two years. […]
OFWs join evacuation from Libya
An estimated 50 overseas Filipino workers were said to be included in the foreign workers that evacuated Libya through the Tunisian border.
Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ori Lewis GAZA/JERUSALEM Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:15pm EDT (Reuters) – Fighting subsided in Gaza on Sunday after Hamas Islamist militants said they backed a 24-hour humanitarian truce and U.S. President Barack Obama called for a ceasefire but there was no sign of any comprehensive deal to end fighting with Israel. Hamas said it had endorsed a call by the United Nations for a pause in the fighting in light of […]
