October 2017

Image copyright AFP Image caption Zanu-PF appears split between supporters of Grace Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband.She says allies

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters outside the Supreme Court in March when lawsuits were filed against the Obama-era rule Donald Trump's government has issued a ruling that allows employers to opt out of providing free birth control to

Image copyright AFP Image caption Japan's culture of long working hours has come under scrutiny Japanese advertising firm Dentsu has been fined for making employees work excessive overtime, a practice that is widespread in the country. On Friday, a Tokyo

Image copyright Getty Images US employment fell in September for the first time since 2010 as hurricanes Harvey and Irma took their toll on the jobs market.The Labor Department said 33,000 jobs were lost amid a record drop in employment

Image copyright NWS Image caption Birds (left) leave a different radar signature to butterflies A colourful, shimmering spectacle detected by satellites over the US state of Colorado has been identified as swarms of migrating butterflies.Scientists at the National Weather Service

Image copyright NHK Image caption Decorative manhole covers attract the attention of "drainspotters" A city in central Japan recently held a lottery for decorative manhole covers after a sale offer became twenty-times oversubscribed.Maebashi, which is 77 miles (124 km) north

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Nobel Peace Pize Committee said the world's nuclear powers must begin "serious negotiations" toward disarmament A Geneva-based group campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons has been named as the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Image caption The leopard caught on the CCTV camera at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar factory Wildlife officials in India have rescued a leopard nearly 36 hours after it was first spotted in a car factory.Rescuers tranquilised the animal after a massive

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Musk says his solar storage technology is scalable for Puerto Rico's needs Renewable energy entrepreneur Elon Musk says he could rebuild Puerto Rico's shattered electrical infrastructure with his solar energy technology.The vast majority

Image copyright Faroe Islands Translate Image caption Prime Minister Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen is one of the service's talking heads The Faroe Islands have started their own online translation service in a bid to have their native Germanic language, Faroese, featured