Ugandan says starts its largest-ever Ebola vaccine trial
Ebola has killed more than 1,800 people in Congo in its latest outbreak in the central African country, which began a year ago and has become the second-worst on record
S Africa puts initial universal healthcare cost at $17 bln
Less than 20 percent of South Africa's population of 58 million can afford private healthcare, while a majority of poor blacks queue at understaffed state hospitals short of equipment
Taiwan orders markets, schools closed on Friday as super typhoon approaches
Typhoon Lekima, which is packing maximum winds of 234 km per hour (145 mph), is expected to hit the island late on Thursday
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
Nearly 80 percent of the enclave's 2 million residents rely on some form of aid and over half are unemployed
Indonesia president makes moratorium on forest clearance permanent
The moratorium was first introduced in 2011 and has been renewed regularly as part of the efforts to reduce emissions from fires caused by deforestation
Floods in India kill 33, displace thousands
Floods in South Asia cause mass displacement and deaths annually, as the region gets seasonal monsoon rains during June-September
Taiwan braces for typhoon hours after earthquake strikes
Typhoon Lekima, categorised at the strongest typhoon level by Taiwan's weather bureau, is expected to approach off the island's northeastern coast late on Thursday
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official's death
Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was killed in an attack in April on a hospital in the city of Butembo, one of the epicentres of the year-long Ebola outbreak
Amid rising hunger, Venezuela plantain crops threatened by fungus -agronomists
A hyperinflationary economic collapse has left millions of Venezuelans unable to obtain enough calories and has pushed diets toward starchy staples that grow readily in its tropical climate
Taliban bomb kills 14, wounds 145, despite hopes for Afghan pact
Most of the dead and wounded are civilians, including women and children