Ebola responders in DRC have been attacked due to misinformation and false claims about the disease (Picture: AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

Niger authorities said Wednesday they have signed a new agreement with the Madaouela Mining Company, which is 60% owned by the Australian Atomic Eagle group, to relaunch a uranium mining project in the north of the country.

It is seen scraping down the side of the massive ship which somehow stays afloat while leaning heavily to the side.

Two South African women appeared in court on Monday over the killing of one of nine women found dead near Johannesburg; meanwhile police found a tenth body.

According to lawyers in Tunisia, at least 11 people have been arrested after calling for the release of jailed organisers of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.

Police called to the scene did not detect any evidence of a crime, and it was later found that he had a history of heart issues.