US orders submarine, aircraft carrier to rush to Mideast as Israel warns of coming Iran attack

LONDON: More than one million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting type 2 poliovirus, a highly contagious disease that can cause paralysis and even death, as displacement and the destruction of sanitation infrastructure leave the population vulnerable to the disease. The World Health Organization has announced plans to send 1.2 million … Read more

French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics

BELFAST: A week of racism-fuelled disorder in Northern Ireland, fueled by unrest in English towns and cities, is proving difficult to end, with fears that sectarian divisions in the UK region are feeding into the violence.“They burned everything, there's nothing left inside, just ashes,” said Bashir, whose supermarket in Belfast was torched during a crackdown … Read more