WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday ordered families of its diplomats in Liberia to leave and warned against non-essential travel to the West African country because of the growing Ebola outbreak.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has taken control of more than $480 million looted by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his associates after a court ruling, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration is forming a special Ebola working group to consider setting policy for the potential use of experimental drugs to help the hundreds infected by the deadly disease in West Africa, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

FREETOWN/MONROVIA (Reuters) - The army blockaded on Thursday rural areas in Sierra Leone that have been hit by the deadly Ebola virus, a senior officer said, after neighbouring Liberia declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst outbreak of the disease on record.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Washington this week to court Western investors, has sought to downplay a spate of violent attacks tied to militants in neighboring Somalia and their impact on Kenya's economy.

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Oscar Pistorius' defence team will wrap up their closing arguments in the murder trial of the South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete on Friday, after which the judge will retire to consider her verdict.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Rwandan rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo believe an extended deadline to disarm allows them to stall, a top U.N. official said on Thursday, suggesting military action against factions which do not comply or commit human rights abuses.

The centerpiece of recent bilateral talks between Iran and the United States were the sticking points remaining in Tehran's ongoing negotiations with the P5+1 group, says a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator. “The main focus of bilateral talks with the United ...

The centerpiece of recent bilateral talks between Iran and the United States were the sticking points remaining in Tehran's ongoing negotiations with the P5+1 group, says a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator. “The main focus of bilateral talks with the United ...

The centerpiece of recent bilateral talks between Iran and the United States were the sticking points remaining in Tehran's ongoing negotiations with the P5+1 group, says a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator. “The main focus of bilateral talks with the United ...

Home to big game, sparkling beaches, and stunning sunsets, Malawi makes for an idyllic travel destination.

Host nation Canada began their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign in disappointing fashion with a 1-0 defeat against Ghana in Toronto's National Soccer Stadium.

The World Health Organization in Geneva is expected to announce new measures to combat the Ebola virus, which has now claimed over 900 lives in West Africa.