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Ebola crisis vastly underestimated, says WHO
The UN\'s health agency said the scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been vastly underestimated and "extraordinary measures" were ...NATO accuses Moscow of escalating Ukraine conflict
NATO accused the Kremlin on Friday of escalating the conflict in Ukraine, following reports that a small column of Russian armored vehicles ...Clashes in Pakistan after shots fired at opposition leader Imran Khan
Clashes broke out Friday as tens of thousands of Pakistani protesters from two anti-government movements converged on the capital, presenting the 15-month-old ...South Korea suggests Northeast Asia nuclear safety group
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday urged the creation of a nuclear safety consultative group in Northeast Asia, given the high ...West Africa struggles to deal with Ebola outbreak
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa claimed a fourth victim in Nigeria on Thursday while the United States ordered the evacuation of ...Under artillery fire, Ukraine rebels switch their leaders
Two of the most senior rebels battling government troops in eastern Ukraine quit on Thursday, deepening the disarray in a pro-Moscow separatist ...Argentina says will use anti-terror law against U.S. printing firm
Argentina\'s government will use an anti-terrorism law for the first time to seek criminal charges against a U.S.-based international printing firm which ...Maliki refuses to go as Iraqis turn to new leader
An increasingly isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday, as his own political party and his ...Renewed Israel, Palestinian truce off to shaky start
Israel and the Palestinians renewed a truce that had largely tempered a five-week-old war, but the deal got off to a shaky ...Islamic militants seize 2 northern Syrian towns
Islamic extremists captured two key towns and several villages near Syria\'s northern border with Turkey on Wednesday after pushing out rival fighters ...