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Argentine ministry links four deaths to Legionnaires' disease 
Argentine ministry links four deaths to Legionnaires' disease 
World
by  AFP

Argentine health officials said Saturday that four people in a clinic in northwestern Tucuman province had died of Legionnaires' disease, a relatively rare bacterial infection of the lungs. Hector Sale, president of the Tucuman provincial medical college, earlier this week described the bacterial infection as "aggressive."

3 women among Ivorian troops held in Mali released: diplomats
3 women among Ivorian troops held in Mali released: diplomats
Africa
by  AFP

Three women among the 49 Ivorian soldiers held since July in Mali accused of being mercenaries in an ongoing dispute between the two countries have been released, two diplomats told AFP Saturday. "I give you the good news: As a humanitarian gesture, Mali has released the three women from the contingent of 49 Ivorian soldiers", a Malian diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

Erdogan challenges Greece over airspace violations
Erdogan challenges Greece over airspace violations
World
by  AFP

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece it would pay a "heavy price" if it kept on harassing Turkish fighter jets over the Aegean and hinted at military action. If you go further, you will pay a heavy price," Erdogan told a packed rally in the Black Sea city of Samsun.