Preparations are being made on the Liberia-Ivory Coast border to prevent Ebola spreading

Waves as high as 20ft (6m) in southern California have damaged waterfront homes, knocked out pier pilings and attracted scores of surfers.

Police in northern Brazil say they are in the process of dismantling one of the country's biggest environmental criminal gangs.

William Close is the inventor of the 'Earth Harp', a musical instrument which makes use of the architecture around it to create its sound.

Dozens of Syrian army soldiers appear to have been killed by Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS), activists say.

In The New Forty-Niners, photographer Sarina Finkelstein documents a new wave of gold seekers in California, more than 160 years after the Gold Rush.

A philanthropist couple have launched what they say is the world's first privately funded boat to help migrants in trouble at sea.

The United States and Nato accuse Russia of stoking violence in eastern Ukraine.

Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola death outside Lagos after a doctor died of the virus in the oil hub of Port Harcourt.

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister says a deep-sea search for the Malaysian airliner that disappeared in March will begin in September.

Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have married in France, a spokesman confirms.

Turkish President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan is officially sworn in later after winning the country's first ever popular vote for head of state.

A sheep called Shaun has been shorn for the first time in his life and his fleece has weighed in at a huge 23 kilograms.

Israeli hoteliers are demanding millions of dollars in compensation from the state over the Gaza conflict, and Palestinian businesses are also suffering.

Southern California has been inundated by a surge of rising seawater brought on by Hurricane Marie, which hit Mexico's Pacific coast.

As Qantas announces its biggest ever financial loss for the year ending in June, concern is mounting over whether it will need further foreign investment to keep airborne.

A member of a television crew filming for reality TV show, Cops, has been accidentally killed in cross fire by police officers who had responded to a robbery in Omaha.

Over the decades tonnes of disposed tents, spent oxygen cylinders and bottles have been left behind on Mount Everest by people trying to scale it. Now authorities are urging them to bring the waste back down with them to recycle it.

An audit of votes from Afghanistan's disputed presidential election restarts, but without observers from the camps of either candidate.

CONTAINS DISTURBING IMAGES: A nine-year-old girl in the US has accidentally killed her shooting instructor while being shown how to use a high-powered automatic weapon.