Madeline Grant

In Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city, the Ebola epidemic has affected every aspect of social and economic life

The head of UNESCO has lambasted the desecration of historic and religious sites by ISIS, comparing them to the Nazis

According to the WHO's latest statistics, more than 5,000 people have succumbed to the virus, with almost 15,000 cases reported

Conservatives take 3 point lead as Miliband revealed as one of the most unpopular party leaders of all time in latest Ipsos Mori polls

Chinese authorities ordered websites and apps to stop listing U.S. embassy pollution figures next to less reliable official statistics

The Russian president's attempt to give his coat to the Chinese First Lady at chilly Beijing arena erased from social media and news outlets by state censors

Iran has successfully launched a replica of a U.S. reconnaissance drone seized in 2011, according to state media

Scientists from Johns Hopkins and the University of Nebraska have located an algal virus which may impair human brain functions

Musician Phil Rudd has been arrested in New Zealand, on suspicion of involvement of an alleged double murder plot involving a hitman

Damning report highlights visits from Chinese president and naval delegation as 'surges in business' for local traders in illegal ivory

The Front National leader was overwhelmingly shown to be the most popular candidate for the French presidential elections, ahead of Hollande and Sarkozy

41% of the British eurosceptic party's supporters said they believed that 'a house could be haunted', while Labour supporters were more likely to believe in vampires

The teenage sons of Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande's former companion Valerie Trierweiler have been involved in a four-month long Twitter feud

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was found guilty of hacking into a database that holds critical Danish public records, including the email addresses and passwords of 10,000 policemen

The pope called on a gathering of grassroots movements to "keep up the fight" for workers' rights, but distanced himself from left-wing ideology, saying he simply followed the gospel

The World Economic Forum's 2014 report on gender equality has revealed a significant gender pay gap, that on current trends won't even out until 2095

The plant would be the first nuclear power station to reopen following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, despite warnings that nearby volcanoes show an increase in activity

Al-Qaeda commander says that aid worker Abdul Rahman Kassig, formerly known as Peter, had once given him medical treatment

As many as 25 women have been targeted in a wave of acid attacks in Iran in recent weeks, sparking protests and criticism of Rouhani's 'moderate' stance

Britain's PM David Cameron reacted angrily after the UK was told it must pay an extra €2.1 billion to the EU by 1st December

Up to 25 women have been targeted in a wave of horrific attacks around the country, with some blaming rhetoric from conservative politicians

China executed three times as many people than the rest of the world put together, according to a report released by a US-based human rights group

The former Olympic and Paralympic athlete was handed jail time for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after the judge said a non-custodial sentence would not be appropriate

Comments from the head of Germany's BND mark the first time an intelligence agency has pointed the finger at any one side over the disaster

Nigeria's military has reportedly agreed a truce with Boko Haram, in a deal that may also see the release of 200 schoolgirls taken hostage by the Islamist group

Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that only 295 out of 2,379 of victims of US drone strikes in Pakistan could be identified as militants

Only male ducks are used in the production of foie gras, so the female ducklings are viewed as surplus to requirements

Michael Gove has appeared in a bizarre youtube video, in which he praises the Game of Thrones character Tyrion Lannister.

A former hitman allegedly mouthed a swearword at the athlete's sister after sitting down next to the family in court

A social worker has argued that the athlete could be vulnerable to gang rape if he receives a prison sentence