Deadly ‘supercell’ storm scatters ships in South Africa
Image copyright Blue Security via Reuters Image caption A container ship blocked the harbour mouth after drifting away Moored ships were blown away as a "supercell thunderstorm" swept through South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal region, killing at least eight people.The dead include
Thailand bans smoking on popular tourist beaches
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The smoking ban is being introduced at several popular tourist beaches, such as Phuket's Patong beach Thailand is introducing a smoking ban on beaches across the country with those caught violating the law facing
World Cup 2018: Panama declares public holiday after qualifying
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe streets of Panama City were filled with people celebrating The president of Panama has declared Wednesday to be a national holiday after the country qualified for the World Cup for the
Australian woman picks up shark in pool rescue
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAustralian woman Melissa Hatheier returns shark to sea An Australian woman has been filmed rescuing a shark by calmly picking it up from a rock pool and throwing it into the sea.Melissa
Mass extinctions ‘offer cautionary tale’
Image copyright Victor O Leshyk Image caption Lystrosaurus, an early relative of mammals Mass extinctions have the potential to guide modern conservation efforts, say scientists.A study confirms the idea that upheavals of the geological past caused a drastic loss of
Australia offers Nauru detention to Manus refugees
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Australia's offshore detention policy for asylum seekers has drawn controversy Refugees held by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have been given the option of possibly moving to a detention centre in Nauru.The
Madrid scorns Catalan leader’s independence statement
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A pro-independence crowd gathered in Barcelona to hear Carles Puigdemont's address The Spanish government has rejected a statement of independence signed by Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and dismissed calls for mediation.Spain's deputy prime minister
Muslim Ugandan Father Drives Son From Home for Becoming Christian
Photo Credit: Johnny Marou(Morning Star News) – The young man did not answer after his father asked him if he had ditched Islam to become a Christian. Magale (also called Mabala) Hamidu, 20, of Nanoko village in eastern Uganda, had
Nigeria schools: Kaduna primary teachers fail pupils’ exam
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kaduna will iron out discrepancies in teacher-pupil ratios, the governor says Thousands of primary school teachers in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state are to be sacked after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old
Former Megachurch Minister Refuses to Exclude Profanity From Social Media Post: ‘I Will Not Sanitize This’
ANDERSON, S.C. — A former megachurch pastor who says he has been struggling with guilt after being fired last year due to problems with alcohol abuse recently refused to exclude profanity from a social media post that transparently expressed how badly he feels about
