RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has confirmed seven new cases of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), adding up to 36 infections in five days, a sudden increase for a disease that kills about a third of the people infected and has no cure.

Unlike the celestial object that exploded over the town of Chelyabinsk last year, this recent one injured no one on the ground, say Murmansk emergency workers. BY David Harding. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Sunday, April 20, 2014, 1:31 PM. A; A; A.

The Vatican's former secretary of state has reportedly angered Pope Francis with his plans to move into a luxury 6,500 square foot apartment as the pope urges clergy to adopt a more modest lifestyle. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 79, was secretary of state from ...

As the death toll in the single most deadly avalanche in Mt Everest history continues to grow, an American climber has written a touching tribute to the Sherpa who saved his life. Jon Reiter of California is currently on his second attempt to summit the world's ...

HELSINKI — Finnish officials say eight people died when a small plane carrying parachutists crashed to the ground and caught fire. Mika Kanerva | ap A helicopter flies over the area near the Jamijarvi Airfield, southwest Finland, where a small passenger ...

Nexus 10 2/Nexus 8 Release Date to Align with Google I/O? Nexus 10 2 and Nexus 8 are the much speculated and highly rumoured upcoming members of the Nexus series and even though Android boss Google has never officially confirmed the existence of ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian minors accused of crimes in the West Bank are subject to two different sets of laws. Israeli settlers are prosecuted under Israeli civilian law, while Palestinians are thrust into the military justice system. Critics complain ...

Aden: Weekend drone strikes in Yemen killed more than 40 suspected al Qaeda militants, including 30 on Sunday, days after the jihadist network's Arabian Peninsula offshoot vowed to fight against Western "crusaders". The United States is the only country ...

(CNN) -- Malaysia Airlines Flight 192, which was headed to Bangalore, India, has turned around and is returning to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the airline said Sunday on Twitter. A Malaysia Airlines spokesman, who was not authorized to identify himself by ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (April 20, 2014) The crew of the International Space Station received an Easter Sunday delivery of supplies, which arrived at 8:06 a.m. CDT in SpaceX's Dragon capsule. The unmanned Dragon spent two days chasing the space ...

Pope Francis rode out on the popemobile Sunday to greet more than 150,000 tourists in St. Peter's Square for Easter Sunday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day. (April 20) Video provided by AP. Loading… Post to Facebook. Raw: Pope greets Easter ...

A SENIOR Malaysian official has met with relatives of people aboard a missing jetliner to discuss financial aid, as the search entered the 44th day without positive results. Hamzah Zainuddin, deputy minister for foreign affairs, said the relatives present during ...

The Death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a metaphor or a fairytale for simple minds, Pastor Mensah Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church said on Easter Sunday. This reality he said has become a source of some of the ...

Samsung Galaxy S5: 5 Reasons Why It Isnt Worth Buying Samsung Galaxy S544 300x168 Samsung Galaxy S5 is the latest addition in Samsung's Galaxy family and while it does bring in a plethora of new features, it is still a far cry for being worth the price ...

Celebrating Easter yesterday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have targeted many Christians. More than 150,000 tourists - Romans and ...

Video: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took Prince George to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, where he met a marsupial named after him and tried to grab his ear. The latest leg of the royal family's three-week adventure Down Under brought them to ...

Google could be planning to release a budget Nexus smartphone that would reportedly go on sale for less than $100, according to an report mentioned by BGR. It should come with an as of yet unknown MediaTek CPU, but it is not yet sure who would ...

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces in the Bethlehem district on Sunday set up a military base on the roof of a Palestinian house, a Ma'an reporter said. In the village of Tuqu southeast of Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers climbed to the rooftop of a house belonging ...

Local residents inspect burnt out cars after a night fight at the check point which was under the control of pro-Russian activists in the village of Bulbasika near Slovyansk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 20, 2014. At least one person was killed in the clash. Pro-Russian ...

Pope Francis has issued an appeal for global peace while delivering his traditional Easter message from the central balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica. “We ask you, Lord Jesus, to put an end to all war and every conflict, whether great or small, ancient or recent ...