Al-Shabaab abandons stronghold

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabaab has abandoned its last major stronghold of Barawe, after an assault by Somali and African Union forces, residents and military commanders said.

Cameraman with Ebola flown to U.S.

A second Ebola patient to be treated at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will arrive there early Monday morning, the center said in a statement.

Could tobacco cure Ebola?

As Thomas Eric Duncan remains in isolation at a hospital in Dallas, and American journalist Ashoka Mukpo prepares to be transported home, many are wondering: Will they receive an experimental…

Nigeria versus Ebola, Boko Haram

Nina dos Santos talks to the chief spokesman of a Nigerian opposition party about the challenges his country faces.

Can this ‘smart jacket’ save lives?

On the bustling streets of Nairobi, hundreds of motorcyclists are weaving in and out of the already congested traffic. Without fear of incident, countless drivers put themselves at risk every…

U.N.: 9 peacekeepers killed in Mali

(CNN) -- Nine United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Mali on Friday, a U.N. spokesman said.

This dinosaur ate sharks for breakfast

Few dinosaurs have as interesting a back story as the spinosaurus. In life, it dominated the waterways -- a 50-foot-long behemoth that employed its blade-like claws and conical, razor-sharp teeth…

Ebola patient’s journey

Alexandra Field takes a look at the Ebola patient and his journey from Liberia to the U.S.

U.S. Ebola residence to be sanitized

A hazardous materials team has arrived at the Dallas apartment where four contacts of U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan are under quarantine.

Liberian man with Ebola went to U.S.

A Liberian man came to the U.S. despite having Ebola.

U.S. Ebola patient: Where did he go?

Thomas Eric Duncan left Africa for the United States, by official accounts, a healthy man. But within days after his arrival in Texas, things changed for him, for the worst.

NBC News cameraman has Ebola, network reports

An American cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network reported Thursday.

Thousands orphaned by Ebola

Ebola has orphaned thousands of children in West Africa, and relatives are terrified of taking them in for fear of infection, the United Nations said.

Rethinking Ebola, ISIS

Stanley McChrystal and Kristina Talbert-Slagle say Ebola and ISIS are serious global health security challenges that mask deeper, more complex problems.

Is this what a model should look like?