African Ebola crisis fund is set up
Top African business leaders establish an emergency fund to help countries hit by the Ebola outbreak. BBC News – Africa
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Mexico gang ‘admits student deaths’
Suspected Mexican gang members have confessed to killing more than 40 students who went missing six weeks ago, the attorney general says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Yemen Shia rebels join new cabinet
A new cabinet is formed in Yemen, including figures from the rebel Shia Houthi group, in an effort to defuse mounting political tensions. BBC News – Middle East
Pension reforms spark ‘101 queries’
A trade body for pension funds has raised 101 “questions and uncertainties” ahead of a major overhaul of the pension system. BBC News – Business
MSF confirms Liberia Ebola decline
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres confirms a large reduction in the number of Ebola cases in Liberia but says the fight is far from over. BBC News – Africa
US to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq
President Obama authorises 1,500 more US troops to be sent to Iraq in non-combat roles in the fight against Islamic State, the White House says. BBC News – US & Canada