26 April 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share There is one event that long-distance runner Salah Ameidan takes part in every year – the gruelling Sahara Marathon in south-west Algeria. It’s not only the thrill of the competition that attracts him, though – […]
The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding a historic summit. The announcement was made by the North’s Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in of South Korea after talks at the border. The two also agreed to push towards turning the armistice that ended […]
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UK police have launched a murder investigation after the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov in south-west London. Mr Glushkov was found dead at his home in New Malden on 12 March. A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Glushkov, who was 68, died from “compression to the neck”. There is, at this stage, no evidence linking […]
South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed. Mr Abrahams said he believed there were “reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution”. The charges – which Mr Zuma denies – include counts of fraud, racketeering and money laundering. Mr Zuma, 75, was forced […]
Sixty-six people have been killed in a passenger plane crash in Iran, airline company officials say. The Aseman Airlines plane, en route from Tehran to the south-western city of Yasuj, came down in the Zagros mountains. The Red Crescent deployed search and rescue teams to the site near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province. […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a new round of coalition talks in a bid to end the country’s political stalemate. More than three months after its election, Germany is still without a new government. The five-day talks will include Mrs Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), its sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the […]
You’re about to gain a whole new appreciation for worms. One species of these squirmy, squishy, fleshy things turns the Waitomo Caves of New Zealand into living, breathing art. Who knew larvae could be so beautiful? It’s Lit The glowworm cave has long been known to the local Maori people. But in 1887, Maori Chief Tane […]
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City. The Thomas fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties has consumed 230,000 acres in the past week. Fanned by strong winds, it has become the fifth largest wildfire in recorded state history after it grew by […]
Israel says it has targeted sites in Gaza belonging to militant group Hamas in retaliation for rocket strikes. Israel’s military said it hit weapons sites early on Saturday. Two people were killed, a Gaza hospital said, bringing the deaths in Israeli strikes and gunfire over the past day to four. Three rockets were fired at […]