Recent cutbacks by European Union governments in jobs, wages and benefits have particularly affected women, according to a new study by the International Labour Organization (

Fourteen people have died following an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Intense fighting has caused an estimated 200,000 people to flee the Syrian city of Aleppo over the past two days, according to the UN refugee agency (

After decades of struggling with unsustainable debt, Côte d’Ivoire is getting some relief. The country has been granted a reduction in its $7 billion external debt.