UN Chief, Visiting Ebola Countries, Urges Respect for Health Rules

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, starting a visit to Ebola-hit countries in West Africa, urged local communities to strictly follow health regulations in the face of signs that traditional funerals are still spreading the disease. Ban arrived in Liberia on Friday at the start of a two-day tour of four nations struck by the worst ever outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever, including Sierra Leone, Guinea and Mali. The tour aimed to raise the profile of the efforts to fight Ebola...

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