Mugabe named as goodwill ambassador by WHO
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Critics say health services have collapsed under Mr Mugabe's rule The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe as a "goodwill ambassador" to help tackle non-communicable diseases. New WHO head Dr
Positive noises
Image copyright AFP Image caption Theresa May has been meeting with EU leaders in Brussels EU leaders refused to comment on the Brexit tensions inside Theresa May's Conservative Party, but some might say this was the elephant in the room
Mogadishu truck bombing death toll jumps to 358
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThere have been unprecedented protests in the wake of the attack The death toll from last Saturday's huge truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 358, the information minister
Data break
Image caption South Africa has been hit by what is described as the worst data breach in history Authorities in South Africa are investigating a data breach which has seen the personal details of more than 30 million citizens leaked
São Paulo’s food pellets plan for poor children divides Brazil
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A woman holds up a placard reading "food pellets are not a meal" during a protest Plans to feed poor children reconstituted food made from leftovers near expiry have sparked a growing row in the
Suicide bomb in Kabul Shia mosque kills dozens
A suicide bomber has killed at least 30 people inside a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.An eyewitness told the BBC the scene at the Imam Zaman mosque, in the west of the city, "looks like a frontline".
How do we share that the gospel really is “good news”?
The Bible tells us that Jesus came to bring abundant life! So how do we live that life with today’s post-Christian culture? And how do we best convince that culture that the gospel really is “good news”? Today on Discover
New Zealand to hold cannabis referendum within three years
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ms Ardern was given a rapturous welcome by Labour Party members on Friday, after she clinched a deal to rule in coalition New Zealand will hold a referendum on legalising the recreational use of
Players ‘applaud’ Xi Jinping in Tencent game
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Users "clap" for Mr Xi by tapping their phone screen A smartphone game in which players can "applaud" Chinese president Xi Jinping has gone viral.The app, released in the week of the Communist Party
Catalonia crisis: Spain plans for elections as independence row grows
Image copyright AFP Image caption Catalan authorities have refused to drop their campaign for independence from Spain Spain's conservative government has agreed with the socialist opposition to hold regional elections in Catalonia in January, the socialists say.The elections are part