Liberian man in Lagos being tested for Ebola

A Liberian man is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus after he collapsed on arrival at an airport in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, a megacity of 21 million people, the Lagos State Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Fierce Libya fights raise specter of failed African state

Heavy black smoke rose over southern Tripoli on Thursday after rival militias exchanged artillery and rocket fire in a battle over the Libyan capital's airport that has killed around 50 people in weeks of fighting.

Psychiatrist wounds patient in shootout

A doctor told police that a patient fatally shot a caseworker at their hospital complex before the doctor pulled out his own gun and returned fire, wounding the assailant, a prosecutor said on Thursday night.

Company Special: China leads global increase as Coca-Cola gains share

Coca-Cola, a global beverage giant, recently released its 2014 second-quarter and year-to-date operating results.

Forces find Air Algerie black box

Likeliest cause is weather, but terrorism not being ruled out

More coffins of MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands

A second group of remains recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airline Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday aboard two military aircraft.

Shelling of Gaza school kills at least 15; toll passes 800

Gazan authorities said Israeli forces shelled a shelter at a UN-run school, killing at least 15 people, as the Palestinian death toll in the conflict reached 808 and attempts at a truce remained elusive.

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Rebels acknowledge having BUK missile

Russia calls on US to prove fire from rebel-held territory downed aircraft

Australia prepares tosend 50 police to ukraine

Australia has sent 50 police to London in anticipation of deploying them to Ukraine to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a potential UN team that's under consideration, the Australian prime minister said on Thursday.

UN urges effort to boost flagging development

Governments must act together to lift more people out of poverty and reduce inequality, a United Nations agency said on Thursday, warning that global improvement in life expectancy, education and other measures of development is flagging.

Cuba looks to replenish mangroves

Many people in this tiny hamlet on the southern coast of Cuba remember when the shore lay about 100 meters farther out. That was four decades ago.