‘Template for world peace’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVolunteer school teacher Zannah Mustapha is the winner of the 2017 Nansen Refugee Award A teacher who takes in orphans of both Islamist fighters and Nigerian army soldiers has won this year's
German trial over pensioner left to die in bank branch
Image copyright Presseportal.de Image caption Essen police released this photo showing the collapsed pensioner Three people are going on trial in the German city of Essen for failing to assist a pensioner who had collapsed after entering a bank cashpoint.The
Rolling Stone magazine up for sale
Image copyright Getty Images The publisher of Rolling Stone has announced it has put its controlling stake in the magazine up for sale. The 50 year-old magazine is best known for covering music and popular culture, but also features political
European live animal trade raises major welfare concerns
Image copyright Compassion in World Farming Image caption An exhausted bull was seen being trampled on while stalled at a Turkish border Animal welfare is being neglected on long journeys across Europe amid a booming livestock trade, the BBC's Victoria
Biologist Acknowledges: ‘Rising Number of Publications’ Calling for ‘Major Revision’ of ‘Standard Theory of Evolution’
In a recent scientific presentation and subsequent journal article, a well-known evolutionary biologist noted that a “rising number of publications” believe that the standard theory of evolution may need to be revised or replaced because it has shortcomings and has
New Zealand jet fuel shortage leaves passengers stranded
Image copyright Getty Images Thousands of airline passengers were stranded in Auckland on Monday after a burst pipeline cut jet fuel supplies to New Zealand's largest airport. The damaged pipeline is Auckland Airport's only source of jet fuel. The disruption
Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia
Image copyright Getty Images Social media platform Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia. Snapchat said it was asked by the Saudi authorities to remove the Qatari-backed broadcaster's Discover Publisher Channel because it violated local laws.Qatar
The Handmaid’s Tale wins main Emmy awards
Image copyright Getty Images Dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale has scooped three of the major prizes at this year's Emmy Awards.The show, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, won best drama series, best director for Reed Morano
Malaysian Man Arrested for Allegedly Planning Attack on Non-Muslims, Houses of Worship
(World Watch Monitor) — A 21-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested on suspicion of planning to attack non-Muslims and their places of worship, having reportedly been ordered to do so from Islamic State militants in Syria. The man, who was
BBC launches services for Ethiopia and Eritrea
Image caption The new sites have already generated a lot of interest The BBC World Service has launched three websites for Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s. The sites would be a "source