Special forces in Iraq are fighting jihadist militants who have reportedly taken over swathes of two cities. The clashes with fighters from the al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) are taking place in Fallujah and Ramadi. Both cities are in the province of Anbar where Sunni militant activity has been on the rise. On Monday the security forces broke up a long-running Sunni anti-government protest camp […]
Steep inclines, towering mountains and deep valleys trick your eyes into thinking you are peering into Middle Earth But the landscape captured by photographer Matthew Growcoot is in fact a redundant slate mine in North Wales Dinorwic Quarry lies in the heart of Snowdonia and was once the second largest mine of its kind in the world A first glance and your eyes might be tricked into thinking you are […]
Man, 26, went missing at Porthleven beach in Cornwall as he was paddling in the ocean with friends Lifeboats and helicopter were deployed in the early hours of the morning Tragedy comes a day after a woman was swept out to sea in north Devon Man in Wales arrested for trying to swim in 15ft waves this morning 17-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a car on the […]
What does it matter how you dress? Well one state in Malaysia cares, at least for those who are Muslim. The Pahang state in Malaysia’s east coast has outlawed “cross dressing” by followers of Islam. It vows to charge Muslim men or women that it perceives wearing clothes of the opposite gender. The punishment is up to one year in prison. The law only applies to Muslims in the […]
Dry me a river A young boy runs through a dried riverbed after flood waters receded in the Indian city of Allahabad. Heavy August rain caused the worst floods in 30 years. Fire in the sky US heatweaves created perfect conditions for massive forest fire in the summer; this massive pall of smoke was captured at West Fork Complex, Colorado. Blue lagoon Melting ice creates a pool of water on […]
Hello everyone, I arrived in North America 40 years ago as an immigrant. Managed to find a job in my field, construction project management, in about 2 months time. It was not that difficult but they did not count my experience from India where I managed to successfully complete 5 residential low rises from foundation to occupancy stage in about 2 years. I was very happy when […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS People across the world sent pictures of the most stunning and outrageous Christmas displays One man in the U.S. used more than 300,000 lights and 350 figurines Philippines giving U.S. a run for the title of world champion Christmas fanatics Some people like Christmas. Some people love Christmas. And some people are so overcome by their love for the holiday season they decorate homes, gardens, even their vehicles […]
Rain Forest Warriors: How Indigenous Tribes Protect the Amazon With outside help, tribes like the Kayapo defend their land against ranchers, loggers, and miners. The destruction of the Amazon in Brazil can be seen by satellite: Where logging roads have spread their tentacles and ranchers have expanded their grazing, all is brown. Beginning in the early 1980s, these photos from space lost more and more green, so that by 2004 […]
South Sudanese troops are preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir has said. Mr Kiir told parliament the army was “ready to move”, adding that the counter-attack had been delayed to allow US citizens to be airlifted out. Bor, in the restive state of Jonglei, fell to rebels on Wednesday. A week of ethnic violence has raised fears of civil war. UN humanitarian staff have […]
Toronto ice storm leaves 300,000 with power TORONTO — A steady dose of freezing rain across parts of Eastern Canada turned roads and sidewalks into skating rinks Sunday, cut power to hundreds of thousands of people, and played havoc with holiday plans at one of the busiest travel times of the year. Anxious passengers found themselves stranded in airports from Toronto to St. John’s, N.L., days before Christmas. Some 300,000 […]
