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An Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 700 people in West Africa is moving faster than efforts to control the disease, the head of the World Health Organization warned as presidents from the affected countries met on Friday in Guinea's capital- Uighurs living in Turkey set on fire a representation of a Chinese flag outside the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, as they stage a protest to condemn the killings of Uighurs allegedly killed by Chinese security in
- Uighurs living in Turkey set on fire representations of an Israeli flag and Chinese flag as they stage a protest to condemn the killings of Uighurs allegedly killed by Chinese security in China's far-western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region,
- Uighurs living in Turkey stand in front of representations of the flags of Israel, China, England, America and Russia as they stage a protest to condemn the killings of Uighurs allegedly killed by Chinese security in China's far-western Xinjiang
- The protesters carried placards that read "Stop the Chinese Massacre against Uighurs" , " 64 years occupation of East Turkistan by China" and "Freedom for Eastern Turkistan." The blue flag with a white star and a crescent represents Eastern
- Uighurs living in Turkey pray at Kocatepe Mosque for people allegedly killed by Chinese security in China's far-western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region five years ago, in Ankara, Turkey on Friday. The protesters carried placards that read "Stop
- Vehicles are left lying on a destroyed street as part of the street is burning with flame following multiple explosions from an underground gas leak in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Several underground gas explosions ripped through
- Firemen put out fire on the part of a destroyed street as fire continue to burn following multiple explosions from an underground gas leak in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Scores of people were killed and more than 200 others
- Vehicles are left lie in a destroyed street following multiple explosions from an underground gas leak in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A massive gas leakage early Friday caused five explosions that killed scores of people and
- The body of a victim killed in a gas explosion from an underground gas leak is carried from the rubble in a main street in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A massive gas leakage early Friday caused five explosions that killed several
- The body of a victim killed in a gas explosion from an underground gas leak is carried from the rubble in a main street in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A massive gas leakage early Friday caused five explosions that killed several
- Flames from an explosion from an underground gas leak in the streets of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A massive gas leakage early Friday caused five explosions that killed several people and injured over 200 in the southern Taiwan
- A landslide victim waits for treatment at a hospital in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. (Photo: AP)
- Landslide victims wait for treatment at a hospital in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. A massive landslide killed at least eight people and blocked a mountain river in northern Nepal on Saturday, causing the water to form a lake that was
- Nepalese men walk on mud and slush as they search for survivors at the site of a landslide in Sindhupalchowk area, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Katmandu, Nepal on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. (Photo: AP)
- Nepalese security personnel gather for rescue work at the site of a landslide in Sindhupalchowk area, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. (Photo: AP)
- A massive landslide killed at least eight people and blocked a mountain river in northern Nepal on Saturday, causing the water to form a lake that was threatening to burst and sweep several villages, officials said. A cloud of dust rises as loose
- Women from different religious groups prey against the spread of the Ebola virus, in Monrovia, Liberia, Saturday Aug. 2, 2014. (Photo: AP)
- Liberian soldiers in a medical truck, with papers on it reading 'EBOLA MOST GO' drive past as they patrol streets to prevent panic, as fears of the deadly Ebola virus spread in the city of Monrovia, Liberia on Friday, Aug 1, 2014. (Photo: AP)
- An employee of the Monrovia City Corporation sprays disinfectant inside a government building and on the streets in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, in the city of Monrovia, Liberia on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (Photo: AP)
- A banner reading 'Ebola is real, Protect yourself and your family', warns people of the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia on Saturday Aug. 2, 2014. (Photo: AP)
An Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 700 people in West Africa is moving faster than efforts to control the disease, the head of the World Health Organization warned as presidents from the affected countries met on Friday in Guinea's capital
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