by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2013 | World
Patna, Reuters—The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mass poisoning in years. Within...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2013 | World
Johannesburg, Reuters— Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was in a “serious but stable” condition on Saturday after being taken to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said. The 94-year-old, who...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2013 | World
Boston, Reuters—The ethnic Chechen college student accused with his deceased older brother of the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges as early as Monday as he lay hospitalized under armed guard, severely wounded and unable to speak. ABC and NBC news networks...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2013 | World
Johannesburg, AP—Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed for...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2013 | World
Johannesburg, AP—Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said Thursday. Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent years...
