Aberdare National Park, Kenya – Beneath the dense canopy of redwood trees, a uniformed group flanked by armed men treads silently through the thicket, dodging the overgrown stinging nettles that spill over the narrow trail with impressive skill. “Stop!” whispers Wilson Gioko, the team leader, as he points to a…
At least two runners were injured during the third bull run at Pamplona’s traditional Festival of San Fermin in northern Spain. Dressed in white clothes and red scarves as per tradition, thousands of people filled the Pamplona City Hall square to attend the “chupinazo” – the launch of a massive…
A bed of sand and a patch of mud are all that remains of Kapotesa dam in Mudzi district, which once provided the water vital for crops and livestock in this remote part of northeastern Zimbabwe. Nearby, farmer Georgina Kwengwere walks among corn stalks desiccated by the drought that is…
The orange flames shone a light on the twilight scene as Savitri Devi, 50, was cremated. She was among more than 120 people, mostly women, who died in a stampede last week at a religious festival in northern India, as the faithful surged towards a preacher and chaos ensued among…
At least 14 people have been killed after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal, with disaster teams searching for nine missing, police said on Sunday. Flooding in neighbouring India and Bangladesh has also caused widespread damage and affected millions. “Police are working with other agencies and locals…
If you have been watching the news coverage of the UK election, you would be forgiven for thinking it has gone to the dogs. Seemingly every news site had a gallery of images with dogs outside polling stations, patiently waiting for their owners to do their civic duty while the…
An Israeli air strike slammed into a residential building next to the main medical centre in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, killing at least seven people, hospital authorities and witnesses said. As dust from Wednesday’s strike billowed through a street near Nasser Hospital, people were running in all directions…
The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India has risen to 121, according to the authorities, as a police report said the number of people present at the function was more than triple the permitted capacity. Most of the victims were women, said Prashant…
Israel has carried out renewed strikes in southern Gaza after ordering sections, including much of the city of Khan Younis, to be evacuated. The attacks on Tuesday forced hundreds of Palestinians to flee densely populated neighbourhoods. Witnesses reported multiple strikes in and around the city. Eight people were killed and…
On Sunday evening, firefighters were battling wildfires near the Greek capital Athens as the country braces for a challenging wildfire season and soaring summer temperatures following its warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record. “Today in Attica two extremely dangerous fires that broke out in residential areas and spread rapidly…
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