The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the continent.

The comments were made in relation to the US Department of Defense putting US research funding restrictions on dozens of Chinese universities.

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since being injured in US-Israeli airstrikes eight months ago that launched the Iran war, killing his father and previous supreme leader

The orders came after Israel's army said it killed two gunmen and thwarted a “terror attack” that injured several people.

Jiang Defu, CEO of the production company Bona Film Group, acknowledged the lukewarm reception in a recent interview, but said the film was pushing boundaries.

Xenophobic unrest turns deadly in South Africa as a foreign national is beaten to death during a protest march in Durban, a city increasingly gripped by anti-migrant tensions. Meanwhile, as global efforts to raise awareness of lead poisoning intensify, teams in Ivory Coast go door-to-door testing homes for dangerous levels of the toxic metal. Finally, Ivorian authorities are cracking down on illegal mining over fears of pollution, but some young people say the activity remains one of their few sources of income.

Concerns have been raised over waiting times for children when it comes to healthcare