Violence, attacks on doctors plague Venezuela hospitals: doctors survey
After a woman died while connected to a respirator at a hospital in central Venezuela last month, one of her relatives punched the attending doctor in the chest, blaming her for the woman’s death.
Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world’s second biggest
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the second biggest in history, with 426 confirmed and probable cases, the health ministry said late on Thursday.
In Mexico, resistance to solar projects bodes badly for fast-tracking train
The Yucatan peninsula, dividing the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean, is among Mexico’s top destinations for renewable energy firms thanks to its strong winds and sunny climate. Home to bustling tourist resorts such as Cancun, the area is also a big e…
Russia does not expect Ukraine crisis to have big impact on grain exports
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine in the Azov Sea should not significantly affect Russia’s grain exports because it is low season, TASS news agency quoted the Russian agriculture ministry as saying on Thursday.
Tunisia says it broke up four militant cells, foiled attacks
Tunisia said on Thursday it had broken up four Islamist militant cells and seized explosives, poisonous gas and drone aircraft.
German leader forced to switch planes en route to G20 summit
The Airbus A340 government aircraft carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German delegation to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires was forced to land shortly after taking off from Berlin due to technical problems, the captain of the aircraft said.
Syrian air force shoots down ‘enemy target’ south of capital
The Syrian air force shot down a “hostile target” that was flying over the town of Kiswah, south of the capital Damascus, state media said.
U.N. says Astana meeting on Syria a missed opportunity, no progress
Russia, Turkey and Iran failed to make any concrete progress in setting up a Syrian constitutional committee at a meeting in the Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday, the office of U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said.
French civil servant investigated for treason over N.Korea spying claim: source
A French civil servant was placed under formal investigation for treason over allegations of having tried to pass sensitive government information to North Korea, a judicial source said on Thursday.
Egypt launches human rights committee, critics forecast no change
Egypt is forming a committee tasked with responding to censure of its human rights record – but critics say it will do nothing to improve human rights in the country.
