Ebola toll in DR Congo rises to 27
Kinshasa:Two more people have died of Ebola in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the toll to 27 in nearly a month, the health ministry said.
NATO rejects Qatar membership ambition
Brussels: NATO on Wednesday declined an overture by Qatar to join the Western military defence alliance, saying membership was reserved to the United States and Europe.
Five Kenyan police killed in bombing
Nairobi: Five Kenyan paramilitary police killed on Wednesday when their vehicle struck a homemade landmine in liboi, close to the eastern border with Somalia.
Plane with 10 aboard goes missing in Kenya
Nairobi: Rescue teams on Wednesday were looking for a small plane with 10 people on board that went missing north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the aircraft owners and the national disaster agency said.