A three-year-old boy born with a rare condition that forces his intestines through a hole in his abdomen should make a full recovery after a five-organ transplant, doctors have said. Adonis Ortiz received a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and…
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Hungary’s biggest football club Ferencvaros have hired former Hamburg and Dortmund manager Thomas Doll as head coach, replacing Ricardo Moniz who was fired earlier this month. “We have agreed terms today with Thomas Doll,” a statement on the club website…
India wants to ensure the furore over the arrest and strip-search of a female diplomat in New York does not do lasting harm to its “valuable relationship” with the US, its foreign minister said Thursday. “I can’t believe that either side wants to put…
The US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power flew into Central African Republic Thursday on a surprise visit to urge its leaders to help end the violence, warning the people there were “in profound danger.” Power is the highest-level US official…
South Sudan risks sliding into all-out civil war, analysts warned Thursday, after days of battles between rival army factions that began in the capital spread to other volatile regions. Fighting was sparked by what President Salva Kiir says was a coup…
An Egyptian court has acquitted Ahmed Shafiq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, and two sons of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, of corruption charges. Shafiq fled to the United Arab Emirates shortly after he narrowly lost to the Islamist…
Ready for a little bit of change, Spotify users? The popular music streaming service is getting ready to release a new, totally refreshed desktop application for Mac and Windows users in the very near future. According to a report by The Verge, who…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue “developing” settlements following reports of US pressure ahead of a fresh round of Palestinian prisoner releases due later this month. “We will not stop, even for a moment, building our…
The governor of Tokyo resigned Thursday after he admitted receiving $500,000 from a hospital tycoon ahead of his election in what he claimed was an interest-free, personal loan. Naoki Inose, who was elected head of one of the world’s biggest cities…
The Central African Republic’s mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday. The death toll was significantly…
Brazil’s northern Amazonia state ruled Wednesday that work could resume fully at the World Cup stadium in Manaus where a worker fell to his death over the weekend, media reports said. Construction at the site partially resumed on Monday, although not…
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday slammed rights abuses in Syria, whose UN envoy launched a furious onslaught against Saudi Arabia for pressing the initiative. A resolution that has become an annual event since the start of Syria’s civil…
Prioritising sanitation can be hard for decision-makers in developing countries but little investment in infrastructure, billing and collection goes a long way
Home Office says measure should help an extra 1,500 slavery victims a year in Britain
A drone strike on a wedding convoy in Yemen killed 17 people, mostly civilians, medical and security sources said Friday, adding grist to mounting criticism of the US drone war. “Some” of the dead in Thursday’s strike near the central town of Radaa…
• Review proposes greater authority for spying on foreign leaders
• Government ‘should be banned from undermining encryption’
• Forty-six recommendations in 300-page report released early
After Beyoncé shocked the world by announcing her new self-titled album would be exclusive to iTunes, it was pretty much a given that Apple’s music distribution service would reap the benefits of her earth-shattering popularity. Lo and behold, less…
Though most computers that run Google’s Chrome OS come in the form of affordable laptops, LG has decided to target a new demographic with their latest computer, the Chromebase. Announced this morning by the company, the Chromebase is an all-in-one…
Sunderland’s League Cup match-winner Ki Sung-yueng has urged his team-mates to carry the momentum from their shock 2-1 win over Chelsea into their fight to avoid Premier League relegation. The South Korea midfielder scored his first goal in English…
Wayne Rooney was unavailable to play in Manchester United’s League Cup quarter-final at Stoke City on Wednesday due to an unspecified injury, manager David Moyes revealed. Rooney played for 84 minutes in United’s 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday, but…