Bangladesh measles deaths near 500 but vaccines offer hope
Bangladesh has rolled out a mass vaccination campaign to combat its deadliest measles outbreak in decades that has killed nearly 500 children in just two months, the United Nations children's agency said Wednesday.
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NATO chief says US troop withdrawals from Europe won't hurt defences
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Europe would not harm defences, with Washington also expected to cut the forces it puts at the alliance's disposal.
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DR Congo Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide: WHO
The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa probably began several months ago, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, deeming the risk high in the region but low worldwide.
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French lawmakers back Macron choice to run Bank of France
French lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff to govern the central bank, with Emmanuel Moulin winning just enough votes to secure the job.
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Borthwick to monitor Lawes as England great targets Test recall
England coach Steve Borthwick will closely watch Courtney Lawes's form in next season's Prem Rugby competition as the veteran forward bids to make an international comeback.
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Rubio offers Cubans 'new path' in special video address
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a "new path" in a special video address Wednesday hours before Washington was expected to criminally indict the island's former leader Raul Castro.
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UK inflation drops ahead of expected war-fuelled jump
Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices in the months before the Middle East war, official data showed Wednesday.
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North Korean women win rare match in South to reach final
North Korea's first sports team to visit the South in eight years reached the Asian Women's Champions League final on Wednesday as Naegohyang Women's FC beat Suwon FC Women 2-1.
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Gough says McCullum 'very lucky' to keep England job after Ashes debacle
Former England fast bowler Darren Gough believes England coach Brendon McCullum was "very lucky" to remain in post after England's Ashes flop as he expressed his "hurt" at being overlooked for the role of national selector.
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Worried and under-equipped, Ebola-hit east DR Congo awaits medical aid
At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.
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