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Pope Condemns Islamic State, Decries Suffering of Children

He also condemned the attack by Taliban militants that killed more than 130 students in Pakistan last week

Dec 26, 2014

Queen Elizabeth II Praises Ebola Volunteers in Christmas Message

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in her Christmas message Thursday evening, is expected to pay tribute to the medical staff and aid workers who are fighting the Ebola epidemic across the world.

Dec 25, 2014

FDA to Scrap Lifetime Ban on Blood Donation by Gay Men

FDA Scraps Lifetime Ban on Blood Donation by Gays, Bisexuals

In what appears to be a major step in ending a national policy of discrimination, the Food and Drug Administration of the United States announced Tuesday that it will lift the decades-old lifetime ban on blood donation by gay or bisexual men.

Dec 24, 2014

Sierra Leone Ebola Laws: Village Chief First to be Convicted for Secretly Burying Infected Daughter

The government has threatened to arrest 'entire families' if they are found not complying with the Ebola laws.

Dec 24, 2014

Over 100 people in Battambang province in Cambodia have been infected with HIV.

Cambodia: Unlicensed Doctor who Infected over 140 with HIV Faces Murder Charges

Reports claim that children as young as two and elderly in their 80s have been infected by the virus.

Dec 23, 2014

Why 2014 was a Deadly, Devastating Year for Children

UNICEF declared 2014 as a 'devastating' year for children.

Dec 20, 2014

GTA 5 Title Update: Rockstar Brings Christmas DLC with New Content for all 4 Consoles, Full Patch Notes

Rockstar releases a host of new content for GTA 5 that includes a series of Christmas-themed items and more.

Dec 19, 2014

Treatments offer hope for Ebola breakthrough in 2015

In Sierra Leone, despite major public health efforts to contain Ebola, it continues to spread. But with a number of treatments in development, medical professionals hope that the epidemic could be stopped in 2015.

Dec 17, 2014

Hundreds of villages in this Kazakhstan are suffering from an unidentified sleep disease which makes them fall asleep even in broad day light.

600 in Kazakhstan Village Suffer from Strange 'Brain' Disease that Makes Them Fall Asleep for 'Days' [PHOTOS]

Despite several attempts to find a cause for the inexplicable disorder, the 'sleep' problem of the town has largely remained a puzzle.

Dec 16, 2014

Liberia Starts Serum Treatment to Fight Ebola

The new therapy is developed with the blood collected from people who have survived the deadly virus.

Dec 16, 2014

AFP looks back at 2014's top news stories

From the Ebola epidemic to the Hong Kong democracy protests, conflicts around the world to George Clooney's Venice wedding, AFP looks back at the top stories of 2014.

Dec 15, 2014

Ebola Caregivers have been listed for the TIME's Person of the Year 2014.

Ebola Caregivers Chosen TIME's Person of the Year 2014

Ferguson Protesters became the first runner-up, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Dec 10, 2014

Merck and Cubist to Take on Superbugs with $8.4 Billion Acquisition Deal

Merck & Co., the famous pharmaceutical firm, agreed to purchase antibiotics manufacturing firm Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc for a deal worth $8.4 billion on Monday.

Dec 9, 2014

Polish vampires buried with sickle across ther neck died of cholera

Not Cross, Not Garlic; Polish Vampires Died of Cholera, Claims Study

Bodies buried with sickles across their neck at the Drawsko cemetery were that of first cholera patients.

Nov 28, 2014

US Inches Closer to Ebola Vaccine Breakthrough

A team of researchers from NIAID announced on Wednesday that their experimental Ebola vaccine had succeeded in producing promising results in humans.