Travelers from West Africa to be screened at five US airports
Screenings will involve passengers answering a questionnaire and having their temperature taken
UNHCR urges EU to provide emergency cash to Malta
UNHCR tells EU to provide emergency financial assistance to Greece, Italy and Malta to deal with the soaring number of illegal sea crossings.
Islamists claim Benghazi as their ‘emirate’, Haftar denies

Renegade general Khalifa Haftar says it is ‘national Libya army’...

Renegade general Khalifa Haftar says it is ‘national...

Netherlands and Malaysia meet to discuss MH17 access

Malaysian and Dutch leaders to meet to discuss securing full access to the...

Malaysian and Dutch leaders to meet to discuss securing...

Ebola outbreak in west Africa 'out of control'

Doctors Without Borders says outbreak can only worsen as pan-African airline...

Doctors Without Borders says outbreak can only worsen as...

US condemns UN school bombing in Gaza but supplies Israeli ammunition

19 killed in shelling of school hosting 3,300 civilians in Gaza but US did not...

19 killed in shelling of school hosting 3,300 civilians in...

Argentina declared in default

Talks with the country's bondholders have failed

Talks with the country's bondholders have failed

150 buried in India landslide

Residents are looking for survivors in the debris

Residents are looking for survivors in the debris

Fresh US and EU sanctions on Russia

New sanctions against Russian banks VTM, Bank of Moscow and Rosselkhozbank

New sanctions against Russian banks VTM, Bank of Moscow and...

Libyan confict spells bad news for crude oil prices

No shipments of oil from Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, the biggest blocked ports

No shipments of oil from Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, the...

Hamas will reject Israel ceasefire until siege is lifted

The leader of Hamas’ military wing has said that Israel must lift its...

The leader of Hamas’ military wing has said that...

Sierra Leone's top doctor dies from Ebola virus

Sheik Umar Khan died a week after diagnosis

Sheik Umar Khan died a week after diagnosis

99 Maltese nationals remain in Libya

Five patients from Libya receiving medical treatment at Mater Dei Hospital • another air ambulance carrying two patients expected tonight.

Five patients from Libya receiving medical treatment at...

Israeli strike hits Gaza power plant

Residents in the Palestinian enclave continue to suffer power cuts.

Residents in the Palestinian enclave continue to suffer...

Dozens dead as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment

Gaza suffers one of its heaviest nights of bombardment, by air, sea and land,...

Gaza suffers one of its heaviest nights of bombardment, by...

Thousands of foreigners evacuated from Misrata

Over 4,000 Turks evacuated overnight from Libyan port city of Misrata

Over 4,000 Turks evacuated overnight from Libyan port city...

France offers asylum to Iraqi Christians

France to welcome Christians fleeing the area controlled by Islamic State, expresses outrage at their persecution.

France to welcome Christians fleeing the area controlled by...

Britain cuts EU migrants’ access to welfare

The decision is latest in a series of moves by Prime Minister David Cameron to...

The decision is latest in a series of moves by Prime...

US says Russia violated nuclear treaty

Washington urges immediate talks on what it calls a violation of its security and that of its allies.

Washington urges immediate talks on what it calls a...

MH17 suffered ‘explosive’ loss of pressure

Data shows Malaysian jet suffered “massive explosive decompression”...

Data shows Malaysian jet suffered “massive explosive...