Yes it was a practice match; yes in the overall World Cup scheme it didn't matter, but one team undeniably took far more out of yesterday's knockabout than the other.

The government has promised to disinfect it. But parents are wary as their children are sent back to school in what was recently an Ebola isolation centre.

Schools are reopening, but in three Ebola-ravaged African countries, children have had their innocence stolen by a virus.

At least 10 people have been killed in violent protests in the West African nation of Niger over the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's depiction of the Prophet Muhammad.

Somaliland has become a bastion of democracy and stability compared with Mogadishu and other areas in the war-torn south, writes Christopher Adams.

Dave Tomu, 55, moved to Auckland from Masvingo, Zimbabwe, in 2000 not long after his first marriage broke up.

Aformer Army officer and Afghanistan veteran has endured marauding militias, searing temperatures and close encounters with wildlife to become the first person to walk the length of the world's....

Authorities are trying to trace all 71 passengers on a Heathrow to Glasgow flight who may have been exposed to Ebola.

A veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion, he fought alongside Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, and has a treasure trove of anecdotes...

A New Zealand nurse who spent time working in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone says an end to the outbreak is in sight.

The UN's refugee agency has revealed "the most lethal route in the world" after a record number of deaths.

Take a colourful step back in time as you enter the ancient walls of Morocco's largest medina.

An Ebola death rate of 70 per cent did not stop two Kiwi nurses from answering the call for help.

Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first lady, clinched a surprising political ascent yesterday with the announcement that she has been appointed head of the ruling party's powerful women's wing, increasing....

Verdant Ethiopia surprises Jim Eagles.

Cameras have replaced guns on safari in MalaMala.

At least 20 New Zealand doctors or nurses have expressed interest in travelling to West Africa to treat Ebola victims, as the Government confirms it will pay for volunteers to travel to the region.

Time is running out to meet our biggest cousin, writes Sandy Kilgour.

Kiwis shouldn’t feel “overly worried” about the threat to New Zealand of the deadly disease Ebola, Prime Minister John Key says.

Latest updates on the Ebola outbreak: New Zealand is "not immune" to the arrival of the deadly Ebola disease, Prime Minister John Key says.

The leaders of three Ebola-stricken West African nations are meeting heads of the UN, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to discuss the outbreak.

Unicef New Zealand has launched an emergency appeal for urgently needed financial support in the fight against the rapid spread of the Ebola virus.

Diamonds are so hard to find that explorers have pretty much given up trying.

Loud, hot, crazy, confronting and the hostel's full of bedbugs - Nicky Park loved every minute in Morocco.

If you're into Africa, a luxury flying safari is the way to see - and taste - the continent at its best, writes Sandy Kilgour.

Like every other volunteer who serves with Medecins Sans Frontieres, Stefan Liljegren joined to help the sick and destitute.

A one-year-old who'd recently returned to Victoria from West Africa was isolated after showing symptoms similar to those of Ebola.

What makes the Ebola virus so terrifying is not its kill rate or its exponential growth. It's the fact that it threatens humanity by preying on humanity.