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U.S. sets up rapid-response Ebola team; Dallas nurse improves

BY TERRY WADE (Reuters) - The United States is establishing a rapid-response team to help hospitals "within hours" whenever there is…

Why abolishing direct local elections undermines Indonesia’s democracy

Authors: Jonathan Chen and Adhi Priamarizki, RSIS (Courtesy East Asia Forum) -- A bill that will transfer the election of…

Ebola patient in Germany died of “severe case of disease,” doctor says

(Reuters) -- A U.N. medical official who caught Ebola while working in Liberia and died in a German hospital suffered from a "severe cases of the…

North Korea leader Kim re-appears, with walking stick: state media

BY TONY MUNROE AND JACK KIM (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, shown using a cane for support, re-appeared in state…

Philippines prepares for repatriation of at least 1,755 Filipinos from Ebola-affected countries

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) -- The Philippine government is preparing for the imminent repatriation of some 1,800 Filipinos from…

Murder complaint to be filed vs US soldier tagged in the killing of Filipino transgender

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) -- Malacanang said the governments of the Philippines and the United States will follow the…

PH Red Cross to send volunteers in West Africa

[youtube id="_S3qOM6eH-4"] Philippine Red Cross will send volunteers in West Africa to aid in fighting against Ebola virus.

What can we learn from Abenomics?

Author: Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute of International Economics (Courtesy East Asia Forum) -- One of the striking things about…

Families torn apart as dozens of French girls join Islamist cause in Syria

(Reuters) -- While Western governments have focused on the thousands of male jihadist volunteers who have left for Syria and Iraq, security officials…

Liberia: working with communities is the key to stopping Ebola — WHO

(Courtesy World Health Organization features) --  Eight weeks ago, when Dr Peter Clement arrived in Lofa County, Liberia, from WHO’s…

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