UAE drivers face ‘park and pray’ fines
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dubai authorities would much rather drivers parked safely before getting out to pray Drivers in the United Arab Emirates have been told that they face fines if they park at the roadside to pray.The
Nigerian university hires snake charmers after student death
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe battle against deadly snakebites in Nigeria A university in north-west Nigeria is hiring snake charmers to eradicate the danger of fatal snake bites on campus.Zainab Umar, a final-year economics student at
Widow of fallen soldier hits out at Trump
The widow of a fallen US soldier says President Trump couldn't remember her husband's name during a controversial phone call.Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt La David Johnson, told ABC News the president's "stumbling" had "hurt her the most"."..If my husband
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