US says 'more than capable' of resuming war, as peace deal remains elusive

Médicins Sans Frontières says that never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon after its declaration.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia, in DR Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspected cases in the country since the outbreak was declared on May 15.

Senator Ivan Cepeda is leading two right-wing rivals in the first round of an election dominated by security concerns.

Videos show Indonesia’s Mount Merapi spewing a column of ash around 2 kilometres high in West Sumatra.