Doctors Without Borders will team up with European research organizations, the WHO and the governments of Guinea and Liberia to test two drugs and one treatment, which would hopefully work against the Ebola virus.
Arkansas Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe will pardon his son for a drug conviction that is more than a decade old. Gov. Beebe reached this decision after the state's parole board recommended his son for a pardon.
Peru's long infrastructure-building journey has just commenced as the South American nation pens various projects to build railroads across the country and continent.
Six years after the government's last clarification on its definition of torture, the UN Committee Against Torture, which is currently convening in Geneva, demanded the country explain what it plans to do about allegations of torture and internal violence, from CIA "black sites" to the Michael Brown shooting.
After a grueling number of hours and a 10-year journey, the Philae lander has successfully arrived on its target. The probe will relay information back to Earth about the ancient comet 67P and hopefully unravel secrets about our universe and Earth’s creation.
A series of airstrikes carried out by United States, Iraqi and coalition aircrafts against the Islamic State positions and troops may have wounded the group's elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Iraqi officials announced that the leader was wounded, but American officials did not confirm al-Baghdadi's status.
Despite the current Ebola panic, there is another disease posing a threat to American's health. Chagas disease, also known as the "kissing bug" disease, has made its way into the United States and has already infected thousands, but health officials and doctors do not view the disease as potentially endemic.
A suicide attack at a school in northeastern Nigeria has left almost 50 people dead and has reignited popular anger toward the government for its inability to curb the attacks against schools and towns. Though no one has claimed responsibility, it is believed Boko Haram conducted the attack.
The U.S. Postal Service revealed on Monday it had been hacked, adding an investigation is ongoing in conjunction with the FBI. Over 2 million customers and a quarter of a million employees have been affected by the security breach.
After facing steep criticism claiming favoritism, the administration of Mexican President Peña Nieto has cancelled the contract with a Chinese company to build Latin America's first high-speed train.
Police from the U.S. and Europe collaborate to shut down various dark net sites, including Silk Road 2.0. Agencies arrested 17 people in Europe and the U.S., including Silk Road 2.0's creator.
Russia has been accused of sending 32 tanks as well as various soldiers, trucks and weapons into the separatist region of Luhansk, in spite of the fragile Minsk ceasefire.
Co-founder of the file-sharing website Pirate Bay, Fredrik Lennart Neij, was arrested in Thailand, ending the search for the last of the site's founders.
A St. Louis district court overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban but the decision only applies to St. Louis County, leaving the rest of the state in limbo.
A man who murdered a Washington mother, uploaded photos of her body to the Internet and then fled the area has been arrested in Oregon. The man turned himself in to police after a daylong manhunt, following the discovery of his live-in girlfriend's body.
Kim Jong-Un, supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, appeared in a photo shoot at an orphanage. This marks the second time he has appeared in public since disappearing from the media spotlight more than a month ago.
Though conservatives managed to beat progressives for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate and various state governorships, progressives managed to win many ballot questions around the country. In particular, four states and two cities voted to raise their minimum wages.
A tight gubernatorial race in Connecticut came to an end as the Republican candidate Tom Foley conceded defeat to the Democratic incumbent, Dannel Malloy. The close race lasted until Wednesday as the last of the precincts reported their results, pushing Malloy ahead by a slim majority.
Though Tuesday's midterm elections saw many firsts at the national level, one of the most historic ones happened at the state level, specifically West Virginia. Voters in the Mountain State elected the youngest state legislator in both the state's and the nation's history, choosing Republican college freshman Saira Blair over her Democratic challenger.
The Navy's F-35C makes its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier on Monday. The plane then was launched via catapult off the same ship's deck on Tuesday as part of at-sea trials.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was abducted Sunday night and police released surveillance footage Monday showing her kidnapping. Armed with a lead in Maryland, the police and FBI continue investigating her abduction and ask anyone with information to come forwards.
