Press freedom in Americas ‘worsens’
Press freedom in the Americas has seen a “marked deterioration” in the past six months, according to the Inter American Press Association. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Craig Taylor
Ebola serum for Africa ‘in weeks’
Treatments to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa should become available in the coming weeks and months, says the World Health Organization. BBC News – Africa
Total boss dies in Moscow air crash
Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of French oil company Total, has died in a Moscow air crash, a Vnukovo airport official confirms. BBC News – Business
Federal police sent to Mexico towns
Mexican federal police are put in charge of security in towns surrounding Iguala, the city where 43 students went missing more than three weeks ago. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Four held ‘over Iran acid attacks’
Iranian police arrest four men following a string of acid attacks against women allegedly for not following the country’s strict dress code. BBC News – Middle East
Ebola-hit nations get key supplies
Vital supplies to tackle Ebola are beginning to arrive in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the worst-hit countries, Ghana’s president says. BBC News – Africa