Nigeria has stepped up screening at its airports after the county recorded a second Ebola case. A Nigerian doctor who treated an infected Liberian man who travelled to Lagos and later died has contracted the disease. A third person is also being monitored.

Nigeria has stepped up screening at its airports after the county recorded a second Ebola case. A Nigerian doctor who treated an infected Liberian man who travelled to Lagos and later died has contracted the disease. A third person is also being monitored.

A US doctor infected with the Ebola virus has arrived in the state of Georgia for treatment. Doctor Kent Brantly, who had been working for an aid group in Liberia, was brought back home on board a private plane fitted with a portable tent designed for ...

Investors voted with their feet in response to a surprise offer for T-Mobile US from Xavier Niel, the boss of low-cost French telecommunications company Iliad, which trades as Free. Iliad's shares slumped after it bid $15 billion dollars (11.2 billion euros) in cash ...

A top politician – Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich – insisted the country is not in default and he accused the US mediator who was trying to negotiate a settlement of “incompetence”. This follows a long legal battle with US-based investors – hedge funds – that ...

Vincenzo Nibali won stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday for his third win of this year's edition and with it cemented his lead in the overall standings. In the sweltering heat the peloton embarked on a 197.5 kilometre stage 13 from from Saint-Étienne to the ...

In Sderot the Israeli city just one mile from its border with Gaza, the spectre of renewed conflict looms extremely close. In the ten days since Hamas and Israel began exchanging fire 600 rockets have reportedly landed in the area. The city's some 24,000 ...

The Libyan government has warned rival militias fighting over Tripoli's international airport that they risk prosecution for murder and crimes against humanity if they continue. It comes as the airport was reportedly hit by a new rocket attack a day after being ...

For the second time in a week, the German authorities are investigating a government employee suspected of spying for the USA. The home and office of a defence ministry worker were searched and computers and data storage devices were seized. The US ...

Senegal's president Sall appoints technocrat Mohammed Dionne as new prime minister, according to state television (Reuters). An Israeli air strike killed six Hamas militants on Monday (July 7), the Hamas armed wing says, in what would be the biggest single ...

Dutch football supporters celebrated on Saturday night after a tense World Cup quarter final match against Costa Rica. Neither side managed to score during regulation or extra time, but the Netherlands won a penalty shootout 4-3. The team will face ...

Ukraine's foreign ministry sends dipolmatic protest note to Russia over 'gross, systematic violations' of Ukrainian airpsace (Reuters). Ukraine says it is ready for peace talks involving Russia, separatists and OSCE on July 5 – but is waiting for other parties to ...

At least two people have been killed by a bridge collapse in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte. Firefighters said the overpass – close to the Mineirao football stadium – fell on top of a car, two trucks and a bus. It was part of a Bus Rapid Transit ...

The family of the Palestinian boy abducted and murdered in Jerusalem this week say his funeral will take place after Friday prayers once a post-mortem has been carried out. Reports say Mohammed Abu Khdeir's family believe the Israeli authorities want to ...

The family of the Palestinian boy abducted and murdered in Jerusalem this week say his funeral will take place after Friday prayers once a post-mortem has been carried out. Reports say Mohammed Abu Khdeir's family believe the Israeli authorities want to ...

UN human rights chief condemns Palestinians and Israelis for a flare up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border (Reuters). Hollande, Merkel urge Putin to encourage separatists to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukrainian authorities – French President's ...

UN human rights chief condemns Palestinians and Israelis for a flare up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border (Reuters). Hollande, Merkel urge Putin to encourage separatists to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukrainian authorities – French President's ...

Amid escalating regional violence Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Gaza early on Thursday in response to militants launching rockets on Israel. According to an Israeli official 15 sites were targeted. One rocket reportedly hit houses in the ...

The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meeting in Berlin have agreed a package of measures to try to stop the fighting. They include holding talks involving pro-Moscow rebels. During discussions involving France and Germany, all sides called for a ...

The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meeting in Berlin have agreed a package of measures to try to stop the fighting. They include holding talks involving pro-Moscow rebels. During discussions involving France and Germany, all sides called for a ...