Faithful in the Pain
Joni Eareckson Tada, a world-renowned artist, author, and speaker, became a quadriplegic as the result of an accident in 1967. She admits that every morning she wakes up tired and convinced that she can’t face another day with quadriplegia. But
Kenya’s Ruth Odinga to be charged over Kisumu protest
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ruth Odinga is accused of disrupting preparations for Thursday's poll Kenya's chief prosecutor has ordered that opposition leader Raila Odinga's sister should immediately be charged with inciting violence against the election commission. Ruth Odinga entered
China lifts ban on stinky cheese
Image copyright AFP China has reversed an import ban on several types of soft and mould-ripened cheese, including Roquefort, Danish Blue, Gorgonzola and Stilton. The authorities imposed the ban in September because the strains of bacteria used to make the
Danish horse owners face waiting list to feed the lions
Image copyright AFP Image caption 'All part of the food chain' Horse owners in Denmark face a six-month wait if they want to feed their recently deceased equines to the lions.It's become so popular to donate the carcass of your
Catalonia crisis: Officials ‘will not follow orders from Madrid’
Image copyright AFP Image caption A pro-independence demonstration was held in Barcelona on Saturday Catalan officials will not follow orders from the Spanish government, the foreign affairs spokesman has said, as Madrid moves to reassert control over the region.Raul Romeva
UK diver swims to safety after Australia shark scare
Image copyright GLEN RIDGLEY Image caption John Craig embraces his wife after his long swim to safety A British diver says he swam 7.5km (4.5 miles) to safety off the coast of Australia after losing sight of his boat and
UK Abortion Facility Accused of Paying Staff Bonuses for Persuading Women to Abort
(The Independent) — A damning report has accused one of the UK’s biggest abortion providers of paying its staff bonuses for encouraging women to go through with a termination. The allegations concerning the Maidstone branch of the Marie Stopes International
Balancing the books
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Renaissance mathematician Luca Pacioli is seen as the father of double-entry bookkeeping In 1495 or thereabouts, Leonardo da Vinci himself, the genius's genius, noted down a list of things to do in one of his
President Macri’s coalition ‘ahead’ in crucial Argentina mid-term election
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Macri's coalition controlled less than one-third of the Senate before this election Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's coalition looks to be on course to make significant gains in the country's congressional elections. Partial results show
Two die as Typhoon Lan hits Japan
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Heavy rain has drenched Japan over the weekend Two people have died and more than 10 injured after a typhoon struck Japan.Typhoon Lan made landfall at Shizuoka, 175km (110 miles) south-west of Tokyo, at about