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A police officer stands guard by a window riddled with bullet holes in an Ebola treatment center in Butembo, a city in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The center has been attacked twice in the last month.

Ebola Responders Face 2 Problems. The Solution To One Could Make The Other Worse

The most recent weekly tally of cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo is on track to double compared to mid-February.

Darrell Blatchley, environmentalist and director of D' Bone Collector Museum, shows plastic waste found in the stomach of a Cuvier's beaked whale near the Philippine city of Davao.

Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Nonstop Plastic'

In the Philippines, marine biologist Darrell Blatchley recovered the body of a young whale that showed signs of emaciation and dehydration due to the 88 pounds of plastic it had ingested.

U.S. District Judge To Calculate BP's Fine For Gulf Oil Spill

Oil giant BP is back in court this week for the third and final phase of a civil trial over the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history. BP faces up to $18 billion in fines for the spill.

"The Vatican is a world of men; some truly are men of God," says Sister Catherine Aubin, a French Dominican nun who teaches at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. "Others have been ruined by power. The key to these secrets and silence is ... abuse of power. They climb up a career staircase toward evil."

After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out

A #NunsToo movement has emerged from #MeToo, as Roman Catholic nuns start speaking out about sexual abuse by priests. Cases of rape and forced abortion have begun coming to light.

Kronos Quartet's new album, <em>Aheym</em>, comes out Nov. 5. All the music on this album was composed by Bryce Dessner (center) of the rock group The National.

First Listen: Kronos Quartet, 'Aheym'

The National's Bryce Dessner composed all the music for this album.

Britain Divided Over E.U. Treaty

There's trouble brewing within Britain's ruling coalition after Prime Minister David Cameron's veto of changes to an E.U. treaty to save the euro and the eurozone. Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he was "bitterly disappointed" by the veto. Parliament debated the move — and Britain's place within Europe — Monday.

Donald Trump speaks to the crowd Monday at a Pearl Harbor Day rally at the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Trump On His Plan To Ban Muslims: 'Not Politically Correct, But I Don't Care'

The current leader for the GOP presidential nomination received a standing ovation from a crowd in South Carolina after he read aloud his statement to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with President Obama at the White House on Wednesday.

Report: Memos Unmask Pakistan's Approval Of Drone Strikes

The Washington Post says CIA documents and diplomatic memos expose one of the worst-kept secrets of recent years: That while they condemn them in public, Pakistani leaders privately endorse U.S. strikes aimed at terrorists in their country.

BBC Employees Strike Over Pension Cuts

BBC staff are on the first of two 48-hour strikes to protest pension changes. The walkout has disrupted many of the state-funded organization's broadcasts.

Britain Skeptical About Euro

At the E.U. summit in Brussels, Britain was the only nation to rule out treaty changes aimed at saving eurozone countries from default and saving the euro. A look at what's behind Britain's latest show of euro skepticism — and what it means for the Tory Prime Minister David Cameron, who, ironically, is in a coalition with the pro-Europe Liberal Democratic party.

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