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Madrid (CNN) -- A nurse's assistant in Spain -- the first person to contract Ebola outside Africa -- has taken a turn for the worse. Dr. Yolanda Fuentes, who works at Madrid's Carlos III hospital, said Thursday that Teresa Romero Ramos'…

Washington, USA -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined global partners, including the head of the World Bank, at a high-level conference in Washington, DC, to combat water borne diseases like cholera in Haiti and, raise…

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal magistrate judge will decide if a 19-year-old US citizen from suburban Chicago accused of trying to travel to Syria to join Islamic State militants should stay behind bars pending trial. Mohammed Hamzah Khan's…

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - An internal police investigation was underway in St. Louis, Missouri Thursday after a white officer shot and killed an African-American teen not far from where a similar shooting in August led to weeks of…

Washington (AFP) -- A Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola in Texas has died, a hospital spokesman said Wednesday. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan…

(CNN) -- Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Prize in chemistry this year for their work on optical microscopy that has opened up our understanding of molecules by allowing us to see how they work close up. The winners are Eric…

(CNN) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday became the first sitting head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity. Kenyatta, 52, is accused of five counts of…

Orlando, Florida (AP) -- A long-time endurance runner and peace activist whose latest goal was to reach Bermuda in a homemade floating "Hydro Pod" was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after he began suffering from fatigue. Coast…

Beijing (AP) -- The dengue virus has killed six people and infected more than 23,000 in southern China's worst outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease in about two decades, officials said Tuesday. Authorities in worst-affected…

Miami, USA -- Regional policymakers will contemplate the alignment of policy to energy security on day two of the 2014 Caribbean Renewable Energy Conference which is set for October 6 – 8 in Miami. The conference is expected to assemble…

Omaha, Nebraska (AP) -- An American video journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia has arrived at a Nebraska hospital, where he will be treated for the deadly disease. Ashoka Mukpo, 33, arrived by ambulance Monday at the…

Sydney, Australia (AFP) -- The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase Monday with the resumption of the underwater search for the aircraft, officials said. Until now experts had been concentrating on mapping…

Hong Kong, (AFP) -- Hong Kong protesters were under pressure Monday to end their pro-democracy campaign as their numbers dwindled after a chaotic week of mass rallies, and frustration grew over disruption and traffic gridlock. The…

(CNN) -- Howard University Hospital in Washington has admitted a patient with symptoms "that could be associated with Ebola," hospital spokeswoman Kerry-Ann Hamilton said Friday. The patient, who was not named, recently traveled to Nigeria…

(CNN) -- Police in Thailand say two Burmese men have confessed to the murder of two British tourists on a popular resort island last month. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were discovered early on September 15 on a beach…