(LONDON) -- Doctors and public health workers at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) told ABC News that the deadly virus is still spreading at an alarming rate.“The outbreak is completely out...

(LONDON) -- At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, a government minister said Thursday.Education Minister Julius Ogamba said in a statement posted to X that a "regrettable fire traged...

(LONDON) -- The New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization warned on Tuesday that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring Uganda is now spreading faster than responders can...

(LONDON) -- Israel's government is facing a global outcry over video showing its far-right security minister appearing to flaunt the rough treatment of foreign pro-Palestine activists detained from a ...

(GERMANY) -- The American doctor who contracted Ebola and was transferred to Germany is starting to feel better and is able to eat, according to his colleague.Dr. Peter Stafford is currently hospitalized in Berlin's Ch...

(LONDON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, with the two leaders releasing a joint statement urging an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a matter of "utmost urgency.""The...

(MALDIVES) - -Two investigations, including a culpable homicide probe, have been launched into the deep-water expedition in the Maldives that claimed the lives of ...

(LONDON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Putin was welcomed by Chinese officials, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi, upon landing late Tuesday local time at...

(LONDON) -- At least 513 suspected cases and 131 suspected deaths have been recorded in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials said Tuesday.Congolese Minister of Public Health Samuel Roger Kamb...

(NEW YORK) -- Marine scientists have discovered a record number of new species living in the depths of the world's oceans over the past year.A total of 1,121 new marine species were discovered in a single year, marking a "significant step"...

(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Monday that at least one American working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola.Dr. Satish K. Pillai, incident manager for the CDC's E...

(MALDIVES) Five Italian nationals, including a mother and her daughter, died while scuba diving in a deep underwater cave in the Maldives, according to Italian and Maldivian officials, as a risky search effort attempts to recover the re...

(LONDON) -- Russian drone and missiles strikes killed at least eight people and left around 20 people missing, possibly trapped under rubble, amid 24 hours of intense attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other areas around the country, Ukrainian o...

(PARIS) -- A man was arrested in France for allegedly planning a terror attack that may have sought to target the Louvre Museum in Paris, according to the French Interior Ministry and prosecutors in Paris.Officials told ABC News the investi...