Lilia Sebouai

Health workers are rushing to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was detected late and appears to be spreading rapidly.

Uganda has banned handshakes and hugs after two cases of Ebola were confirmed in the country amid a major outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Protesters have stormed an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to retrieve the body of a relative, according to local media reports.

Cuba is a “national security threat” to the US and the prospect of a peaceful agreement is “not high”, Marco Rubio has said, as the two countries edge closer to conflict.

An Australian policeman has died after tripping on a bridge, breaking a wooden railing and falling into a ravine while walking along the Inca Trail in Peru.

The explosive Ebola outbreak in central Africa continued to expand unchecked on Tuesday, as suspected cases rose to over 1,000 and new cases were announced in neighbouring Uganda.

Credit: Jakkrit Taengtang/Facebook Rescuers in Laos were “racing against time” on Wednesday to reach seven people trapped inside a flooded cave.

Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon after Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to step up military action against Hezbollah.

Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with Iran's current proposals to end the war

Aid groups fear the virus could cause a ‘catastrophe’ if it gets into the region’s crowded displacement camps