Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was dealt a double blow on Monday when his recently appointed trade and industry minister quit over a funding scandal and a few hours later the justice minister resigned after being accused of violating electoral laws.
Australia's Parliament House lifted on Monday a short-lived ban on facial coverings, including burqas and niqabs after Prime Minister Tony Abbott intervened.
German tourist Tobias Pantel is determined to leave soon on a five-day hike in the Annapurna region, the very place where dozens were killed by a freak blizzard and avalanches in Nepal's most deadly trekking disaster.
Nepal allows climbing on 414 of its 1,300-plus peaks, including Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have confirmed that their second baby is due in April. Kensington Palace said in a statement on Monday that the duchess, who has been sidelined by a prolonged bout of severe morning sickness, continues to improve.
Ebola fears began to ease for some in the United States on Monday as a monitoring period passed for those who had come into close contact with a victim of the disease.
Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on Monday as European Union foreign ministers thrashed out measures to help halt the spread of the deadly disease elsewhere.
US Ebola czar Ron Klain faces a hefty to-do list when he begins his new role: soothe Americans' jitters about the virus, fix federal coordination with states, and restore a sense of control over the crisis that the White House had lost.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has said he wants to assist Liberia in the fight against the spread of Ebola.
Cuba and its closest allies from Latin America and the Caribbean meet in Havana on Monday to set plans for protecting their countries from Ebola and seek ways to help West Africa.
Free meals, four months of maternity leave and now egg-freezing: Facebook's latest gift to its employees has rekindled debate on the role of women in the workplace.
A rare northern white rhino has died in Kenya, a wildlife conservancy said on Saturday, leaving just six of the animals alive and bringing the species a step closer to extinction.
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