US kidnapping: Man gives $9,000 reward money to victim
Image copyright Alexandria Police Department Image caption Mr Melchert (left, with police in Alexandria, Minnesota) said that the teenager he helped rescue is a 'real hero' A man who helped a US teenager in her dramatic escape from three kidnappers
Tunisia health minister Slim Chaker dies after charity run
Image copyright AFP Image caption Slim Chaker became health minister only last month Tunisia's health minister has died of a heart attack after taking part in a charity marathon to help fight cancer. Slim Chaker, 56, fell ill after running
‘Nudge’ economist Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize
Image copyright AFP US economist Richard Thaler, one of the founding fathers of behavioural economics, has won this year's Nobel Prize for Economics.Prof Thaler, of the University of Chicago Booth, co-wrote the global best seller Nudge, which looks at how
Coming to Jesus
Come to Me . . . —Matthew 11:28 Isn’t it humiliating to be told that we must come to Jesus! Think of the things about which we will not come to Jesus Christ. … Source link قالب وردپرس
India Supreme Court bans fireworks in Delhi ahead of Diwali
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, a Hindu festival, by setting off firecrackers. India's Supreme Court has banned fireworks in the capital Delhi, in the run-up to the Hindu festival of Diwali.The court said it
Electric honeycomb: Pakistani teen in scientific first
Image copyright Supplied Only 17-years-old and he is already a recognised scientist. Muhammad Shaheer Niazi's research on electric honeycomb was recently published in the Royal Society Open Science journal.Physicists have known the phenomenon of electric honeycomb for decades. It occurs
Rebel Wilson: Bauer Media to fight record defamation payout
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rebel Wilson won her defamation case against Bauer Media in June A magazine publisher will appeal against a A$4.5m (£2.7m; $3.6m) defamation payout awarded to Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson.Wilson was awarded the damages by
Daca Dreamers: Trump outlines demands for new deal
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Many Daca recipients protested against Mr Trump's decision to scrap the programme The White House has outlined measures, including funding for a controversial border wall, that US President Donald Trump insists should be part of
Rohingya crisis: Two die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Dozens of Rohingya have already died trying to cross in boats into neighbouring Bangladesh At least two have died after a boat packed with Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized near the Bangladesh coast,
What Rohingya crisis?
Image copyright EPA Image caption Images of the Rohingya crisis have dominated global headlines for weeks Looking from Yangon, you would never know that a major humanitarian crisis has been unfolding for more than a month in Myanmar's western region