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NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2014 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council votes on a draft resolution during the council's emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 18, 2014

Ebola outbreak threat to int'l peace and security: UN Security ...

Sept. 21, 2014

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution on Ebola, determining that the epidemic outbreak "constitutes a threat to international peace and security."

Turkey's happy over release of hostages held by IS

Sept. 20, 2014

ANKARA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A total of 49 hostages including 46 Turkish citizens and three Iraqi citizens held by Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq were released and ...

FREETOWN, Aug. 18, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2014 shows the scene of a slum in the Ebola-affected Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone starts three-day "stay at home" campaign to fight ...

Sept. 20, 2014

FREETOWN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Sierra Leone started a three-day "stay at home" campaign to raise awareness about the Ebola virus that has killed close to 500 people in the ...

Scotland votes "No" to independence

Sept. 19, 2014

EDINBURGH, Sept. 19 (Xinhua/Sun) -- In a historic referendum on the future status of Scotland, the "No" campaign won the vote on Friday to keep the territory within the United ...

Votes counting starts for Scottish independence referendum

Sept. 18, 2014

EDINBURGH, Sept. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The votes counting for the Scottish independence referendum started immediately after the ballots closed on Thursday night.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (1st L) visit a riverside park development project in Gujarat, India, Sept. 17, 2014.

Xi starts India visit in Modi's home state

Sept. 17, 2014

AHMEDABAD, India, Sept. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Wednesday in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, starting his ...

EDINBURGH, June 10, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Scottish Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (L) is seen in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, June 9, 2014.

Campaigns intensify on eve of Scottish independence referendum

Sept. 17, 2014

EDINBURGH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Driving a taxi across Edinburgh on Wednesday with his comedy puppets and a big Yes sign at the front screen of the vehicle, Kenny Shuffler ...

Dr. Etienne discusses Ebola response with CARICOM

Sept. 15, 2014

Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dominican Dr. Carissa Etienne on Thursday, visited the CARICOM Secretariat for a courtesy call on the CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, a ...

Beheading of British aid worker by IS erages Britain, U.S.

Sept. 14, 2014

BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A video footage released by the Islamic State (IS) militants on Saturday purportedly showed the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, making him the ...

UK says verifying video of aid worker's beheading

Sept. 13, 2014

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The UK Foreign Office said late Saturday it was "working urgently to verify" a video purporting to show beheading of a British hostage by the ...

PRETORIA, Paralympic running star Oscar Pistorius (R) reacts inside the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa.

Pistorius found not guilty of premeditated murder

Sept. 11, 2014

PRETORIA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- South African murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius on Thursday was found not guilty of premeditately murdering her girlfriend.

165 killed as heavy monsoon rains lash Pakistan

Sept. 7, 2014

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- At least 165 people were killed and over 200 others injured when torrential rains hit parts of Pakistan's Punjab province and northeast Kashmir area over ...

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