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A tourist from Ethiopia walks behind a poster referring to Ebola, at Suvarnbhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Oct . 27, 2014.
A tourist from Ethiopia walks behind a poster referring to Ebola, at Suvarnbhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Oct . 27, 2014.
Image: Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press

Canada restricts visas for travelers from Ebola-stricken countries

TORONTO -- Canada has joined Australia in suspending entry visas for people from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa in an attempt to keep the deadly disease away. The Canadian government said Friday it is suspending visa applications for residen...

Paul and Jill Tahmooressi stand outside the Mexican Consulate in Miami, Monday, May 5, 2014, protesting the arrest of their son in Mexico. Andrew Tahmooressi.
Paul and Jill Tahmooressi stand outside the Mexican Consulate in Miami, Monday, May 5, 2014, protesting the arrest of their son in Mexico. Andrew Tahmooressi.
Image: Pat Carter/Associated Press

Marine who crossed border with loaded guns ordered to be released from Mexican jail

SAN DIEGO — A Mexican judge has ordered the immediate release of a jailed U.S. Marine veteran who spent eight months behind bars for crossing the border with loaded guns. Family spokesman Jonathan Franks told The Associated Press on Friday that the j...

A woman attends a demonstration in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday Sept. 11, 2014, calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped girls of the government secondary school in Chibok.
A woman attends a demonstration in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday Sept. 11, 2014, calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped girls of the government secondary school in Chibok.
Image: Olamikan Gbemiga/Associated Press

Boko Haram denies cease-fire, leader says he married off kidnapped girls

The leader of Boko Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the Nigerian government, and said he married off the more than 200 schoolgirls that the Islamic extremist group kidnapped.

Ahmed Musa (left) of PFC CSKA Moscow challenged by Bastos of FC Rostov during the Russian Premier League match between PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Rostov at the Arena Khimki Stadium on Aug. 31, 2014 in Khimki, Russia.
Ahmed Musa (left) of PFC CSKA Moscow challenged by Bastos of FC Rostov during the Russian Premier League match between PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Rostov at the Arena Khimki Stadium on Aug. 31, 2014 in Khimki, Russia.
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Russian soccer coach says he won’t sign any black players over Ebola fears

The coach of Russian Premier League team FC Rostov said on Saturday that he would not sign any more black footballers over fears that they would bring with them the deadly Ebola virus.

Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson salutes the bravery of test pilots, and vows to find out what caused the crash of his prototype space tourism rocket that killed one crew member and injured another during a news conference in Mojave, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014.
Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson salutes the bravery of test pilots, and vows to find out what caused the crash of his prototype space tourism rocket that killed one crew member and injured another during a news conference in Mojave, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014.
Image: Brian Melley/Associated Press

Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic crash: 'We're going to learn from what went wrong'

"Humanity’s greatest achievements come out of our greatest pain," Branson said.