Libya's supreme court dissolves parliament; possible meeting between Chinese and Japanese PMs explored; Aung San Suu Kyi warns Burma's political reforms have stalled; Obama seeks $6 billion to fight ebola; and more
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World News Brief, Wednesday October 29
US revises Ebola guidelines while Australia becomes first country to deny visas to people from West African countries; China and Vietnam seek to allay tensions over maritime disputes; nuclear plant reopens in southwestern Japan; UK says it will not support search and rescue operations for Mediterranean migrants; and more
Read MoreEbola Fear outstrips risk
Panic has gone viral quicker than the Ebola virus, thanks to social media.
Not that there isn't something to worry about. Part of an entire continent is presently at risk - that's Africa not America.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday October 21
US Army drops weapons to Kurdish forces; new president for Indonesia; two female cabinet ministers in Japan resign; Nigeria declared ebola-free; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 17
Obama clears schedule to oversee US response to ebola; China, South Korea and Japan hold cybersecurity talks; US marine charged with murdering transgender Filipino woman; Indian PM announces labour reforms; Colombian farmers sue BP for alleged land degradation; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday October 16
Hong Kong police break up protests; no breakthrough in military talks between North and South Korea; Russia and US to share more intelligence on IS; second healthcare worker sick following first US ebola death; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 15
Obama to meet with anti-ISIS coalition; Kim Jong-Un makes first public appearance in 40 days, walking with cane; police and government officials among those killed in latest violence in Western China; protesters set fire to Mexican government building; 800 Sierra Leone peackeepers quarantined over ebola; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday October 14
US may use Turkish airbases in ISIS fight; Hong Kong leader says protesters have 'almost zero chance' of success; South Korea considers lifting economic sanctions on North Korea; Liberian health workers on strike; Eastern Indian coastal cities begin relief efforts in wake of cyclone; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 10
US airports start screening passengers for Ebola; US and Japan plan more defense cooperation; Thai PM travels to Burma on first official foreign visit; new Palestinian unity government to hold first meeting; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday October 9
US increases air strikes on Syrian town of Kobani; Hong Kong government and protest leaders to meet; Australian PM Tony Abbott seeks to legislate against 'preachers of hate'; Ebola unavoidable in Europe; Canadian military to head to Iraq; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 17
Obama to expand efforts on ebola; China finds natural gas in South China Sea; Philippines government orders evcuation of volcano region; US steps up Iraq airstrikes; new tax breaks for Brazil; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday August 29
Ukraine accuses Russia of invasion; China meets senior Vietnamese envoy to talk about disputed islands; Indonesia and Australia end espionage row; ebola caseload in West Africa expected to reach 20,000; Indian PM launches plan to provide bank accounts to every household; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday August 6
Egypt brokers brief cease-fire in Gaza; China refuses to suspend development in South China Sea; Armenia and Azerbaijan pledge $200 million to fight ebola; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday August 1
Israel vows to destroy Hamas' tunnel network; North Korean companies blacklisted for shipping Cuban weapons to Pyongyang; Sierra Leone declares ebola emergency; militants destroy treasures in Mosul; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday July 31
Russia's central bank promises to help financial institutions affected by sanctions; Chinese Communist Party cracks down on corruption; Uighur people dispute official account of clashes in Xinjiang; airline suspends flights to help stop spread of ebola; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday July 29
Pressure for Gaza ceasefire mounts; trial underway for crew of South Korean ferry that sank killing 304; political deal in Cambodia could end parliamentary deadlock; West Africa struggles to contain ebola outbreak; sustained fighting in Ukraine keeps investigators away from MH17 crash site; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday July 3
Tensions high in Israel after police find body thought to be missing Palestinian teen; hundreds of protestors arrested in Hong Kong; rioting Buddhists and Muslims clash in Burma; WHO calls emergency meeting on Ebola; final push for Iran nuclear agreement begins; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday June 27
Iraq to form new government; US disbands counterterrorism operation in Philippines; South Korean PM's resignation rejected; West African ebola outbreak "biggest ever"; Lebanon reacts to multiple bombings; and more
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