Brazil minister: Amazon deforestation ‘drops by 16%’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Deforestation in Brazil was at its lowest in 2012 Amazon deforestation is down by 16% in the year to July 2017 compared to the previous 12 months, the Brazilian government says.Satellite date suggest 6,624 sq
Trump’s latest travel ban blocked by second federal judge
Image copyright AFP Image caption A woman wears a US flag for a headscarf as she participates in the #NoMuslimBanEver rally in Los Angeles on Sunday US President Donald Trump's latest attempt to bar citizens of eight countries from entering
Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie has died at 53
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Gord Downie revealed his cancer diagnoses in May 2016 Canadian rock band Tragically Hip's frontman Gord Downie has died following a battle with cancer. He was 53. Downie, the lyricist of the Canadian rock
Iran nuclear deal: Khamenei denounces Trump’s ‘rants and whoppers’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said European powers should "avoid intruding into our defensive affairs" The supreme leader of Iran has defended the 2015 nuclear deal and used strong language to accuse US President Donald Trump of
How do we engage a broken world?
How do we successfully engage a broken world? Today on Discover the Word, Darrell Bock shares with us that Christians don’t need to be perfect to be ambassadors for Christ. And pretending otherwise might have disastrous consequences. It’s a discussion
#IDidThat
Image copyright @taraobrienillustration Image caption Tara O'Brien's illustration has been shared across Instagram A writer in India has responded to the #MeToo movement with an admission of his own impropriety towards a woman. Using the hashtag #IDidThat, Devang Pathak in
The Key to the Missionary’s Devotion
…they went forth for His name’s sake… —3 John 7 Our Lord told us how our love for Him is to exhibit itself when He asked, “Do you love Me?” (John 21:17). And then He said, “Feed My sheep.” In
India Diwali: Delhi acts against pollution menace
Image copyright AFP Image caption Authorities crack down on pollution in Delhi a few days before the festival of Diwali India's capital is enacting a plan to curb combat hazardous smog, as air pollution in Delhi hits "very severe" levels.The
Somali bomb victims
Image copyright Gurmad252 A Facebook page has been set up to help identify the victims of Somalia's deadliest terror attack in a decade as well as those still missing.A lorry full of explosives destroyed hotels, government offices and restaurants at
‘Failing teachers’
Image copyright AFP In our series of letters from African journalists, the editor-in-chief of Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper, Mannir Dan Ali, considers why Africa's most populous country is struggling to educate its children. Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Nigeria's Kaduna