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In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
Fifth person dies in Guinea Ebola flare-up
A fifth person has died of Ebola in southeast Guinea since March 17, a health official told Reuters on Tuesday, raising concerns that a recent flare-up of the deadly virus could spread.
Slovenian suspect of Ebola tested negative
A Slovenian citizen, suspected of being infected with Ebola, has passed his first medical test on Thursday after he was admitted to University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC) on Wednesday evening.
Ebola outbreak 'over by August', UN suggests
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told the BBC.
Ebola crisis: 'Too slow' WHO promises reforms
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set out plans for reform, admitting that it was too slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Ebola crisis likely to last a year, says expert
West Africa's Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says a leading researcher who helped to discover the virus.
Ebola: World Bank lowers 2014 growth for worst-hit nations
The World Bank has revised downwards its 2014 GDP growth projections for the three nations worst hit by the current Ebola outbreak - Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Ebola crisis now 'stable' in Guinea, WHO says
The Ebola outbreak is now "stable" in Guinea, where the latest crisis began, the World Health Organization says.
Ebola outbreak: MSF to start West Africa clinical trials
The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has said it will host clinical trials of new treatments for Ebola at three centres in West Africa.
New York Ebola doctor 'virus free'
An American doctor who became the first person to be diagnosed in New York with Ebola is to be released from hospital on Tuesday after he recovered.
World Bank pledges new finance for efforts to fight against Ebola
The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional 100 million U.S. dollars of funding in a response to curtailing Ebola crisis so as to speed up deployment of foreign health workers to the three worst-affected countries in West Africa
Ebola outbreak: NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive
A New York doctor who recently returned from Ebola-hit Guinea in West Africa has tested positive for the disease.
Ebola: US restricts airport arrivals from West Africa
New US rules requiring air passengers from the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola to travel via one of five airports are coming into effect.
Ebola crisis: Obama says US outbreak risk very low
US President Barack Obama has played down the chance of an Ebola outbreak in the US, after a second nurse became infected caring for a patient.
Ebola crisis: Outbreak death toll rises to 4,447 says WHO
The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 4,447, with the large majority of victims in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Ebola outbreak: 'Five infected every hour' in Sierra Leone
A leading charity has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone means healthcare demands are far outstripping supply.
First Ebola case diagnosed in the US
The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas.
Ebola death rates 70% - WHO study
New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization.
Ebola 'threat to world security'- UN Security Council
The UN Security Council has declared the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa a "threat to international peace and security".
Ebola response lethally inadequate, says MSF
A global military intervention is needed to curb the largest ever Ebola outbreak, according to the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
