North Korea still seeking attention on world stage, holds sixth missile launch in three days
North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate military drills. The projectile landed safely More...
Venezuela enduring toilet paper shortage, President Maduro blames anti-government movement, media
Venezuela’s new president promises to import 50 million rolls of toilet paper as fears of a bathroom emergency spread prompting people across the socialist country to waiting on long lines at supermarkets More...
Canberra politician, Shane Rattenbury, treated for wounds after kangaroo mishap
An Australian politician had some wounds treated and a tetanus shot after an unusual confrontation with the frightened marsupial in a Canberra suburb. Shane Rattenbury’s kangaroo woundsImage/Twitter Member More...
Stephanie Bottrill, British woman commits suicide, blames government and the ‘bedroom tax’
A British woman who committed suicide left a note blaming the government’s so-called “bedroom tax” for her death, authorities released this week. Stephanie Bottrill, who killed herself earlier More...
Saudi Arabia reports four more novel coronavirus cases, total confirmed cases 38 globally
The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of four additional laboratory-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) today. According to the WHO update, the cases are More...
Singapore experiencing dengue epidemic in the thousands, being compared to 2005 epidemic
The island city-state of Singapore is in a real battle with mosquito borne diseases in 2013, in fact, the total number of dengue cases to date this year is already 28% more than the total number of cases for More...
What is African sleeping sickness?
Often a fatal disease with 15,000-20,000 cases reported annually, more than 60 million people are at risk for African sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, in more than 30 African countries. One of More...
Taiwan reports first imported case of rabies of 2013 in Filipino worker
A Filipino migrant worker is the first case of human rabies to reported in 2013, according to an alert from the Taiwnese Centers for Disease Contol(CDC) on Sunday. The 31-year-old Filipino man apparently received More...
France confirms second case of novel coronavirus
The Minster of Social Affairs and Health in France has confirmed a second case of novel coronavirus ( nCoV-EMC) in a person who shared a room with the 1st case in the hospital in Valenciennes, according to a Minister More...
Somalia reports first wild poliovirus type 1 case since 2007
The wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) that was detected in a young girl from the Banadir region of Somalia has prompted an investigation into the situation, according to a World Health Organization alert today. Poliovirus More...
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