Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of armed groups was continuing to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was announced on May 15, though officials have since
Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, the Lebanese health ministry said. On Monday, Israel and Iran halted direct attacks on each other after an appeal by US President Donald Trump for them to stop, but Tehran said it would resu
Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday at hundreds of protesters demonstrating against a quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the US has raced to build despite Kenyan court orders barring further work. The proposed 50-bed unit at the Laikipia Air Base has angered
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been suspended from his duties after the court’s oversight body initiated disciplinary proceedings over allegations of sexual misconduct. The decision was announced late Monday by the Bureau of the Assembly of St
Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,000. Only four people were considered missing on offic
