More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal, an army spokesman has said. He said women and children were among the victims in Sunday’s disaster. More than 350,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces, according to the UN. Malakal is the gateway to the oilfields of […]
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An Australian man has received medical treatment to remove a large cockroach that had burrowed into his ear. Local media reported that the 2cm pest caused agonising pain for Hendrik Helmer, and defied his efforts to suck it out with a vacuum cleaner. It was finally killed by doctors at a hospital in the northern city of Darwin and removed using forceps. “They said they had never pulled an insect […]
The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has called on the international community to lift its sanctions against Iran. ”Iran is our neighbour and we don’t want any problem,” said Sheikh Mohammed, who rarely gives interviews. But with the United Arab Emirates hosting Expo 2020, and signs that it is rebounding from the world financial crisis, he has been speaking exclusively to the BBC’s Jon Sopel in […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Princess Cristina, King Juan Carlos’ youngest daughter, won’t appeal preliminary charges She’ll be first direct royal family member to testify in court amid preliminary charges for a crime Husband, Inaki Urdangarin, also faces preliminary charges in the case; both deny wrongdoing Judge is investigating whether funds from Urdangarin’s nonprofit went for private use The youngest daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos won’t appeal preliminary charges against her for […]
As hundreds of thousands of people in West Virginia enter a third full day without clean tap water following a chemical spill, frustrations are beginning to mount. Most visitors have cleared out of Charleston while locals are either staying home or driving out of the area to find somewhere they can get a hot meal or a shower. Meanwhile, business owners with empty dining rooms and quiet aisles of merchandise […]
Israelis are filing past the body of ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who has died aged 85 of heart failure after eight years in a coma. Draped in the national flag, the body is lying in state at the parliament building in Jerusalem. A private burial will take place on Monday. Israeli and world figures have paid tribute to a man who fought in four major wars before taking up […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Black rhino hunting permit sold for $350,000, hunting club says “This is the best way to support the population of black rhinos,” club says Critics call the idea “perverse” and a “sad joke” Dallas Safari Club has received a string of death threats over the auction The Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a black rhino hunting permit in Namibia for $350,000, according to the club’s public relations […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNN Travel staff picks its 2014 wish list Trips range from heli-boarding in Europe to eating breakfast with giraffes in Africa Lake Clark might be the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of Giraffe Manor (Kenya) Having a giraffe — unscientifically the most beautiful creature on earth — poke its head through a window to steal your breakfast is a breach of privacy you have to get used […]
There was a collective gasp of awe and astonishment from everyone on deck as the humpback whale breached about 200 yards away. It was August in Alaska, and we were aboard the 88-passenger SS Legacy, a revamped replica coastal steamer with Victorian overtones and lashings of individual style. While most of the state is infiltrated with cruise ships in the summer, the large vessels clogging up the handful of viable […]
