West Africa

Al Qaeda identifies fighters behind attack in Burkina Faso

Al Qaeda released a statement naming three attackers responsible for an attack in Burkina Faso, West...

Jan 19, 2016 08:18 PM EST

Four Americans arrive in Nebraska to be monitored for Ebola virus

Four Americans who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone have arrived in t...

Mar 15, 2015 08:52 PM EDT

North Korea, running scared from Ebola, bans foreigners from marathon

North Korea has banned foreign runners from participating in an international marathon scheduled to ...

Feb 22, 2015 11:26 PM EST

Sierra Leone's president calls for week of fasting, prayer over Ebola

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma asked the country to begin a week of fasting and prayers on...

Jan 02, 2015 12:09 AM EST

IMF focus on cutting debt over health spending worsened Ebola in Africa: study

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was partially responsible for the scale of the Ebola crisis in...

Dec 30, 2014 08:58 AM EST

FDA approves Roche Ebola test for emergency use

Roche Holding AG said U.S. health regulators have approved its Ebola test for emergency use in respo...

Dec 29, 2014 10:27 AM EST

Ivory Coast army protests sow fears of return to unrest

Protests by disgruntled soldiers in Ivory Coast have exposed the government's failure to reform its ...

Nov 30, 2014 08:12 AM EST

U.S. nurses to protest, strike over Ebola measures

Nurses across the United States will stage protest rallies and strikes on Wednesday over what they s...

Nov 12, 2014 08:10 AM EST

U.N.'s Ban warns against quarantining Ebola health workers

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday against "unnecessarily" strict restrictions on t...

Nov 03, 2014 09:43 AM EST

Hold U.S. envoy Power defends Ebola guidelines, warns on Guinea

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Friday defended federal guidelines for monitoring healt...

Nov 01, 2014 07:44 AM EDT

Judge rejects strict limits on U.S. nurse who treated Ebola patients

Declaring Ebola fears in the United States "not entirely rational," a judge rejected Maine's bid for...

Oct 31, 2014 05:51 PM EDT

Maine nurse fights Ebola quarantine, says will not be bullied

Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift ...

Oct 30, 2014 07:04 AM EDT

White House questions new Ebola rules, nurse plans to sue

The White House has told states that have imposed mandatory quarantines for some travelers from Ebol...

Oct 26, 2014 09:19 PM EDT

Ebola patient dies in Texas; five U.S. airports to screen for fever

The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died on Wednesday, underscoring questions...

Oct 08, 2014 11:21 PM EDT

U.S. official says West Africa travel ban would hinder Ebola response

A ban on travel from West Africa would impede the response to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus...

Oct 05, 2014 04:12 AM EDT

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