Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises as search for survivors goes on
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows children being rescued from the rubble of the collapsed school in Mexico City The death toll from Mexico's powerful earthquake has risen to 273, officials say, as rescuers race against
Migrant crisis: Dozens feared drowned off Libya coast
Image copyright AFP Image caption Lifejackets believed to be from the capsized boat were washed up on the coast At least 50 migrants are feared drowned after their boat ran out of fuel and capsized off the Libyan coast.The dinghy,
‘Decapitated man’ Halloween display in Tennessee sparks 911 calls
Image copyright Greene County Sheriff's Department Image caption Officers investigated, only to find it was a puppet stuffed with straw A local US police department has urged people not to call 911 after reports that a man had been crushed
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The low-lying Caribbean islands inhabited by Panama's indigenous Guna people are threatened by rising sea levels and increasingly unpredictable weather. But unlike many island communities facing such problems, the Guna have an escape plan.The tiny port of Carti on the
Ancient DNA sheds light on African history
Image copyright Jessica Thompson Image caption Burials at Mount Hora in Malawi yielded DNA used in the study DNA from ancient remains has been used to reconstruct thousands of years of population history in Africa.Researchers sequenced the genomes of 16
Kenya election: Poll body delays re-run by nine days
Image copyright EPA Image caption Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta insists his election victory was valid Kenya's new presidential election has been delayed to 26 October, after the country's polls commission sought more time to reform voting processes. The re-run had
Hurricane Maria ‘leaves 15 dead in Dominica’
Image copyright AFP Image caption "It has been brutal," Mr Skerrit says of the destruction in Dominica At least 15 people are dead and 20 others are missing on Dominica after Hurricane Maria, the Caribbean island's prime minister has said.
L’Oreal heiress Lillian Bettencourt dies at 94
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ms Bettencourt was the world's 14th wealthiest person, according to Forbes magazine's 2017 list Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L'Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed.A statement said she died at
The Missionary’s Predestined Purpose
Now the Lord says, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant… —Isaiah 49:5 The first thing that happens after we recognize our election by God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our preconceived ideas, our narrow-minded
North Korea: Trump signs new order to widen sanctions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Donald Trump was speaking ahead of meetings with the leaders of South Korea and Japan US President Donald Trump has signed a new order that boosts sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme.The