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Brazil arrests 16 cops for hard drugs racket

Brazilian authorities have arrested 16 military police on suspicion of extorting bribes from suspected drug…

Modiano wins Nobel Literature Prize

Patrick Modiano, a French historical novelist whose work has often focused on World War II…

UN staff arrives Germany for Ebola treatment

A medical official with the U.

With 4000 dead, WHO says Ebola still rampant in Liberia, S/Leone

The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 3,879 people out of 8,033 cases by…

US admits: Despite Airstrikes, IS Jihadists unstoppable

The Pentagon warned Wednesday US air power on its own could not prevent Islamic State…

5 US airports to screen Nigerians, West Africans for Ebola

Five US airports will begin screening this weekend the temperatures of passengers arriving from West…

Trio wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for 'crazy' invention

Two Americans and a German won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for…

Nigeria threatens South Africa over frozen $5.7mn arms money

Nigeria on Wednesday accused South Africa of blocking a legal arms purchase and threatened retaliation…

Texas hospital fails to save Liberian Ebola patient

A Liberian who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola outside of Africa has died…