QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A magnitude-6 earthquake rattled Ecuador’s border with Colombia on Monday, shaking low-lying buildings and frightening residents in the sparsely-populated area. T... Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A convicted murderer sentenced to more than a half-century behind bars is suing the state of Connecticut, saying its ban on pornography in prison violates his constitu... Read more

Jokowi sworn in as president Indonesia’s Joko Widodo has taken over as president of the world’s third-largest democracy, with high hopes among supporters but pressing economic problems set t... Read more

A UN staff member in Sierra Leone has died from Ebola, the third employee from the world organization to succumb to the deadly virus, the UN spokesman said Monday. The man, who was a driver... Read more

Brazil’s President and Workers’ Party (PT) presidential candidate Dilma (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff is gaining momentum but remains locked in a dead heat with chal... Read more

Seven soldiers were killed and four others injured on Sunday in an explosion targeting their vehicle in the Arish city in North Sinai, Egypt, security source told Xinhua.   The military... Read more

Every morning, food samples are laid out on a long table at a pristine laboratory run by a German firm in Singapore – but they’re not meant for chefs or gourmets. As reported by AFP, testing... Read more

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has announced a major shake-up of the body in charge of fighting the Ebola outbreak in the country. He said his defence minister would head a new nat... Read more

Rector, Cape Coast Polytechnic, Ghana, Prof. Lawrence Atepor has stressed the need for Africa to focus on exploring and developing local resources through the use of appropriate technology f... Read more

A Mexican port has denied entry to a US cruise ship which has a passenger under quarantine because of ebola fears, a day after Belize refused to allow US officials to evacuate the woman.... Read more