The conflict between personal choice and communal responsibility shapes the debate on whether vaccinations should be mandatory.

Sierra Leone recorded 130 new cases of the ebola virus during a three-day lockdown, and it is waiting for test results on a further 39 suspected cases, said Stephen Gaojia, head of the Ebola Emergency Operations Centre.

A woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome became pregnant with the twins of another couple after their embryos were mixed up.