Hurricane Maria ‘devastates’ Dominica: PM
Dominica has suffered "widespread damage" from Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says."We have lost all that money can buy," he said in a Facebook post. The hurricane strengthened to a "potentially catastrophic" category five storm before making landfall on
‘We have nothing’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Parts of downtown Miami were under water Miami dodged much of Irma's wrath but the aftermath of the storm has been devastating for the city's poor.Tiffany Strong walks through the debris in the top
Pyramid selling
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China is experiencing a growing problem of financial fraud Li Wenxing was starting a new life. In May, the young university graduate left his home in rural China on the offer of work with
Rohingya crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi to address Myanmar
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Ms Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been criticised for inaction Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to address the country on the growing crisis in Rakhine state.The
Life goes on
Image copyright Handout Image caption Sham (left) joined the Girl Guides 10 years ago and has been going to meetings throughout the Syrian war Sham thinks I should learn to milk a cow. Her new enthusiasm for farming bursts forth
‘Blue Whale’ panic
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The so-called Blue Whale challenge reportedly refers to the whales' habit of deliberately swimming to the shore to die The rumoured internet challenge known as Blue Whale, which has recently been allegedly linked to
Chinese Christian Academy Banned for ‘Brainwashing’ Children
SHANGQUI, Henan (China Aid) — Officials in China’s central Henan province closed down a Christian-run institution dedicated to bringing children up with good morals, saying its religious component “brainwashed” its students, ChinaAid learned recently. Ms. Zhu, a Christian woman, told
Food security
Image copyright Chris de Bode In sub-Saharan Africa, conflict and climate change have had a major impact on food security. Communities in Niger, Burundi and Central African Republic are experiencing dangerous levels of hunger and malnutrition.Chris de Bode visited these
Change ahead
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Vergara says things have changed on Isla Choros since it became part of a national reserve Chile created one of the world's largest marine protection areas earlier this month off the coast of Easter
British war bride and Canada groom die within hours of each other
Image copyright Wayne Cuddington / Courtesy of Ottawa Citizen Image caption Jean and George Spear met the Duchess of Cambridge in 2011 when she visited Ottawa A British wartime bride and her Canadian veteran husband have died five hours apart