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TB patients in India embroider curtains while they undergo treatment. India saw 1.2 million new cases of the infectious disease last year.

Bad And Good News About The Second Deadliest Infectious Disease

2:09pm October 22, 2014

by Eve Conant

The number of tuberculosis cases is far higher than previously thought. And Ebola is making some patients stay away from hospitals. Yet the mortality rate is dropping.

Dr. Denis Mukwege (left) listens as Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks after the two men were presented Georgetown University's annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace and Security, at Georgetown University in Washin

Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege Receives Sakharov Prize

10:11am October 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The gynecological surgeon's Panzi Hospital in eastern DRC has treated thousands of women who were victims of rape.

Samsung will collaborate with students on research and development projects at the Samsung Lab, located on the Esprit campus in Tunis.

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Tunisia's Emerging Tech Sector Hampered By Old Policies

8:56am October 22, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

When Tunisia's young people protested in 2011, they had one key demand: jobs. Now, despite new political leadership, that demand remains unmet — even in tech, the sector that offers the most promise.

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Pistorius Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Culpable Homicide

7:01am October 22, 2014

Audie Cornish speaks with reporter Nastaysya Tay from Pretoria, South Africa, about the sentencing of runner Oscar Pistorius in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

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After losing most of his family to Ebola, health worker Alexander Kollie (right) is building a new life with son Kollie James, the 1,000th survivor of the disease to be cared for by Doctors Without Borders.

My Son Is Doctors Without Borders' 1,000th Ebola Survivor

7:19pm October 21, 2014

by Alexander Kollie

Liberian health worker Alexander Kollie lost his wife, daughters and brother to Ebola. Then his son tested positive for the disease. He survived, and now father and son are building a new life.

Oscar Pistorius' Sentencing And The Classic True Crime Novel

3:21pm October 21, 2014

by Mandy Wiener

Oscar Pistorius, superstar athlete, was back in court this week for his sentencing hearing, after a culpable homicide conviction. Journalist Mandy Wiener says his case reminds her of a favorite book.

Jeffrey Fowle, an American who had been detained in North Korea, spoke to The Associated Press last month in Pyongyang. Fowle was released by North Korean authorities and flown back to the U.S. on Tuesday.

American Freed After Months Of Detention In North Korea

2:19pm October 21, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Jeffrey Fowle was arrested in June for allegedly leaving a Bible in his North Korean hotel room. Americans Matthew Miller and Kenneth Bae remain in custody.

Kitibe, 26, has recovered from Ebola and was ready to go home. Then the hospital told him he might have TB.

The Ebola Survivors Who Can't Go Home

9:39pm October 20, 2014

by Anders Kelto

They beat the deadly virus, but transportation back home is hard to come by. So they're living in an abandoned hospital ward, hoping someday to resume the life they had before Ebola struck.

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Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders (center) speaks with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn (second from left) and British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond (right) during a round table meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday. The m

Latest Developments In The Ebola Story

5:33pm October 20, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The family of the first patient to be diagnosed in the U.S. with the deadly disease ends a 21-day observation period with no symptoms. Meanwhile, the WHO declared Nigeria Ebola-free.

U.N. Ebola Chief: We Are Working 'At Full Speed'

11:43am October 20, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

After criticism of a poor response to the Ebola crisis, the United Nations is establishing a management hub in Ghana. The head of UNMEER says the agency is in a race against the disease.

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