Yearly Archives: 2014
School cancels boy’s placement amid Ebola hysteria
A school has taken the step of cancelling the visit of a British charity worker and her son because of fears by parents that...
Immigration policy is hindering economic recovery
The head of a UK recruitment agency has accused the Government of endangering Britain’s economic recovery, by making immigration difficult for skilled migrants from...
Worst dengue fever outbreak in 20 years hits China
While the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to dominate headlines, the dengue virus has quietly killed six people and infected more than...
Esteemed US organs apologise for offensive satire
The New York Times has issued an apology for an editorial cartoon in its international edition that critics claim mocks India's Mars Mission by...
Child sex slave exposed as 26-year-old fantasist
A woman who claimed to be a 14-year-old eastern European sex slave trafficked illegally to Canada has turned out to be a fraudster and...
Will Uganda death herald revival of another viral epidemic?
Uganda’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday that a health worker recently died of Marburg, a highly infectious disease that manifests as a viral...
Alleged Israeli informants’ execution videotaped
An Egyptian jihadist group has released a video showing the execution of four men accused of spying for the army and for Israel's Mossad...
19 killed by 40-year-old landmine
Nineteen people were killed and ten others injured in Guinea-Bissau on Saturday when a minibus hit a landmine on a remote road about 40 miles...
Polished diamond leads Banyana Banyana charge
Some players seem pre-destined to find their way to the game’s top tier from a young age. Some, however, take a more circuitous route...
PM thanks African Caribbeans in BHM speech
David Cameron has praised the work of African Caribbeans in his recent Black History Month statement.
He commended African Caribbeans, both past and present for...
