The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo’s Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern. Continue reading
Congo’s health ministry says the number of confirmed Ebola cases is now 170, including 95 deaths, as health workers express concern at the rising rate of new infections since the beginning of this month. Continue reading
In a sobering new report, the head of the United Nations says the security situation in Mali has sharply deteriorated over the past three months even as humanitarian assistance has skyrocketed. Continue reading
An emoji designed by a local West Island graphic designer aims to highlight the challenges facing girls worldwide. Continue reading
The City of Edmonton is hosting people across the world to discuss how to make public places safer for women and girls. Continue reading
Trump and Haley confirmed reports of her resignation during a joint news conference at the White House Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Venezuela’s government says a jailed opposition lawmaker killed himself by jumping out of a window, but his party says he was murdered. Continue reading
Myanmar leader Aun San Suu Kyi will not be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize despite the Rohingya genocide, the head of the Nobel Foundation says. Continue reading
In a rapid-fire, unforgiving speech Friday, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov criticized “self-serving” unilateral moves by U.S. President Donald Trump and called Western sanctions against Russia as “political blackmail.” Continue reading
The president dismissed as “fake news” reports that world leaders laughed at him in the opening moments of his speech to a session of the U.N. General Assembly. Continue reading
