Shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner; Trump unharmed
Washington (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night (April 25,…
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Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to orbit comet
After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft made history Wednesday as it became the first probe to begin orbiting a comet…
African leaders use summit to fight negativity
An unprecedented summit of African leaders in Washington. An Ebola outbreak in West Africa that sparks global fears. The two events this week juxtaposed the best and worst of Africa…
Why don’t Africans get the Ebola drug?
Harriet Washington says as soon as the Ebola drug can be made in quantity, it should be given to Africans who are threatened by the epidemic, regardless of ability to…
Ebola: Has secret serum saved patients?
Three top secret, experimental vials stored at subzero temperatures were flown into Liberia last week in a last-ditch effort to save two American missionary workers who had contracted Ebola, according…
My big fat Nigerian wedding
Meet the ingenious entrepreneurs wanting to get a slice of Nigeria's wedding industry cake.
Can a palm weevil cure world hunger?
Palm weevils. To look at, these tiny bugs are relatively unassuming, perhaps even slightly creepy to the insect-adverse. To Mohammed Ashour, however, they are the solution to many of the…
Mauritius: The world’s melting pot
For an island country that spans less than 800 square miles, and hosts a little over one million inhabitants, Mauritius is surprisingly multicultural.
Saudi man falls ill after visiting Sierra Leone
The global concern over the spread of Ebola has reached Saudi Arabia, where a man is in critical condition after recently returning from Sierra Leone.
JFK flight held due to Ebola scare
Miguel Marquez reports on an Ebola flight scare at New York's JFK airport and how the world is on alert due to the virus.
Opinion: Africa and U.S. should invest in human rights
Nicholas Obiya, who fought Uganda's inhumane anti-homosexuality law, urges the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to invest in human rights in Africa.
Worker: ‘We need much more help’
A physician who had been treating an infected man in Lagos has been diagnosed with Ebola, Nigerian officials said.
Worker: ‘We need much more help’
A physician who had been treating an infected man in Lagos has been diagnosed with Ebola, Nigerian officials said.
U.S. Ebola patient lands in Atlanta
A U.S. woman infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Africa has arrived back home -- making her the second human Ebola patient ever in the country.
Rise in female suicide bombers
Jane Harman says a series of attacks in Nigeria by female suicide bombers is alarming.
Doctor: Battling fear, virus
Two days ago we heard that Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, a leading doctor from Sierra Leone specializing in viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), had died aged 39. He contracted the Ebola…
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