The World Health Organization has declared the West African country of Nigeria to be free of the Ebola virus.

South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius should be jailed for at least 10 years for killing his girlfriend on Valentine's Day last year. The recommendation was made by prosecutors during a sentencing hearing at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday.

A Pakistani Christian woman who allegedly insulted the prophet Mohammad has reportedly been sentenced to hanging for blasphemy.

Scientists and policy makers, including those from the World Health Organization, have previously been consistent in saying that the Ebola virus can only be transferred through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.

More than 25 million people around the world took part on Thursday morning in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, an annual event that promotes earthquake readiness.

The U.S. has successfully stalled the advancement of the Islamic State in the Syrian border town of Kobani thanks to a new set of airstrikes.

In a new development that adds further fuel to the Oscar Pistorius controversy, the famous "Blade Runner" from South Africa was reported to have offered a sum of $33,000 to the parents of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp whom he shot to death in November 2012.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, said that the recently-released Vatican document that discusses homosexuality and unconventional families needs \"major reworking.\"

The U.S. announced Wednesday that the Islamic State has made significant advancements in Iraq despite U.S.-led airstrikes in the area angled at destroying the terrorist organization.

A new poll indicates Americans want ground troops in Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State.

The Netherlands announced this week that reports of motorcycle gangs fighting the Islamic State does not violate the law.