Exasperating Detour Drives One Brit To Build His Own Road
When construction made his trip to town take 10 times longer, a businessman made a deal with a local farmer over a pint at the pub and built a private toll road.
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'We Must Act Now, And Heavily, To Contain This Disease'
Saran Daraba Kaba, the executive secretary of the Mano River Union, talks to Melissa Block about efforts to control the spread of the Ebola virus.
Islamic Militants Surge Across Nothern Iraq
David Greene gets the latest on the advance of the Islamic State and the humanitarian crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan from Wladimir van Wilgenburg, a reporter for the website Al-Monitor in Erbil.
Turkey's Presidential Election Not Immune From Neighboring Turmoil
Turks vote Sunday in their first direct presidential election. The vote's backdrop is the advance of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. David Greene talks to Milliyet columnist Asli Aydintasbas.
West Africa's Ebola Outbreak Declared International Emergency
On Friday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response.
Following 3-Day Truce, Rocket Fire Resumes In Gaza
Gaza militants renewed rocket fire on Israel after a three-day truce expired on Friday. Israel fired back. Negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock.
Author Fine Tunes Description Of China's Investment In Africa
In an interview with Steve Inskeep, author Howard French comments on Steve's discussion this week with National Security Advisor Susan Rice about U.S. and Chinese investment in Africa.
Skeptics In Sierra Leone Doubt Ebola Virus Exists
Sierra Leone is at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. But many people there don't think the virus is real. Others are so frightened by Ebola that they're afraid to take sick relatives to clinics.
Malaysia Flight Wreckage Was 'Like The End Of The World'
The New York Times' Sabrina Tavernise was among the first to arrive at the site of the downed flight in Ukraine in late July. She says it's hard to get the faces of the dead out of her mind.
Ebola Photographer Introduces The West To Outbreak's Victims
Audie Cornish talks with freelance photographer Tommy Trenchard, who has been shooting in Sierra Leone the last two years. He offers an on-the-ground account of the Ebola virus outbreak.