Global Week in Review: Untested Drugs Now Ethical for Treating Ebola Patients

Gaza residents return to home during cease-fire, plus more.

WHO Says Its Ethical for Untested Drugs to Be Used on Patients - Gaza residents return to their home during cease-fire, plus more global news. —Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has prompted officials at the World Health Organization to make it ethical for medical practitioners to use drugs never tested on humans before on infected patients. The decision comes as the death toll from the virus has surpassed 1,000. (Photo: AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

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WHO Says Its Ethical for Untested Drugs to Be Used on Patients - Gaza residents return to their home during cease-fire, plus more global news. —Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has prompted officials at the World Health Organization to make it ethical for medical practitioners to use drugs never tested on humans before on infected patients. The decision comes as the death toll from the virus has surpassed 1,000. (Photo: AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Gaza Residents Return to Homes - On the second day of a 72-hour cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis, residents in Gaza returned to what is left of their homes, according to Al Jazeera. More than one million people lived in what is now a war-torn area. Delegations continue to negotiate in Cairo to end violence in the region.    (Photo: AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

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Gaza Residents Return to Homes - On the second day of a 72-hour cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis, residents in Gaza returned to what is left of their homes, according to Al Jazeera. More than one million people lived in what is now a war-torn area. Delegations continue to negotiate in Cairo to end violence in the region.    (Photo: AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

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Uganda President Backing Down on Anti-Gay Bill - President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is urging the government not to reintroduce an anti-gay bill at the current moment that a panel of judges sent back to lawmakers to revise earlier this month, AP reports. The leader says the measure can hurt the country’s economic development, as international funding has dropped and delayed due to Uganda’s anti-gay stance. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Vassie)

East Africa Wants to Crack Down on Flow of Heroin Into Region - East African countries have expressed growing concern over the smuggling of Afghan heroin into their ports via the Indian Ocean that eventually find their way to Europe, Reuters reports. To crack down on the flow of the narcotics through their region, they want to try alleged traffickers and hire experts to investigate the drug rings, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said.   (Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)

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East Africa Wants to Crack Down on Flow of Heroin Into Region - East African countries have expressed growing concern over the smuggling of Afghan heroin into their ports via the Indian Ocean that eventually find their way to Europe, Reuters reports. To crack down on the flow of the narcotics through their region, they want to try alleged traffickers and hire experts to investigate the drug rings, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said.   (Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)

Population Shift: 40 Percent of Humans Will Be African by End of Century - UNICEF predicts that 1.8 billion babies will be born in Africa over the next 35 years, and is expected to “transform the continent, breaking centuries-old cycles of poverty and inequality.” There will be 4.2 billion people in Africa by the end of the century, making them 40 percent of the world population, the Globe and Mail reports.  (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT COMMODITIES)

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Population Shift: 40 Percent of Humans Will Be African by End of Century - UNICEF predicts that 1.8 billion babies will be born in Africa over the next 35 years, and is expected to “transform the continent, breaking centuries-old cycles of poverty and inequality.” There will be 4.2 billion people in Africa by the end of the century, making them 40 percent of the world population, the Globe and Mail reports.  (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT COMMODITIES)

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United States to Sell Tunisia 12 Black Hawks to Aid Militant Fight - Tunisia will purchase 12 Black Hawk fighter helicopters as they prepare to defend the state against threats from Islamist militants, Reuters reports. “We didn’t expect that Tunisia would become a country where (we) would have these terrorist attacks like in Syria,” said Marzouki at a summit for African leaders held at the White House. “We were a bit naïve,” he continued.   (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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United States to Sell Tunisia 12 Black Hawks to Aid Militant Fight - Tunisia will purchase 12 Black Hawk fighter helicopters as they prepare to defend the state against threats from Islamist militants, Reuters reports. “We didn’t expect that Tunisia would become a country where (we) would have these terrorist attacks like in Syria,” said Marzouki at a summit for African leaders held at the White House. “We were a bit naïve,” he continued.   (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Obama Announces Government Aid for Africa’s Electrification - President Obama said Tuesday the U.S. government will provide $12 billion in aid for Africa’s electrification program Power Africa. This funding will add 30,000 megawatts to the continent’s infrastructure that will power at least 60 million households and businesses, the Washington Post writes. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Obama Announces Government Aid for Africa’s Electrification - President Obama said Tuesday the U.S. government will provide $12 billion in aid for Africa’s electrification program Power Africa. This funding will add 30,000 megawatts to the continent’s infrastructure that will power at least 60 million households and businesses, the Washington Post writes. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)