Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says there is now no difference between "good and bad Taliban".

Över 6 900 människor har nu dött av ebolaepidemin, den absoluta merparten av dem i Västafrika, uppger Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO). Det finns tecken på att epidemin bromsas in, men hungersnöd hotar i de värst drabbade länderna.

ErnieKey writes A major application of 3d printing that could revolutionize space travel would be using 3d printers to create structures on non-terrestrial bodies like the moon, other planets, and even asteroids. Researchers from NASA's Kennedy Space Center have been working to develop solutions to materials issues, and recently presented initial findings on the potential for using in-situ materials like basalt for 3D printing. Their innovative method is based on only using in-situ supplies, and not materials that need to be brought into space.

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