World Watch

Female genital mutilation coming to an end in Gambia?

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh made an unexpected announcement outlawing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) on 23 November, effective immediately.

Prince Harry opens Children’s Centre in Africa

Prince Harry pens emotional speech thanking his late mother for drive and inspiration upon opening ‘Mamohato Children’s Centre’ in Africa.

Artists hack bus shelter ads in Paris

Artists takeover bus shelter ads in Paris in the name of action on climate change.

The Royals release new photos of Princess Charlotte to celebrate her first six months

The Duchess of Cambridge shows off her photography skills, releasing photos of Princess Charlotte, 6 months old.

Love letters to Paris and Beirut

Street artists and activists from Avaaz are bringing messages of solidarity from around the world to France and Lebanon in the aftermath of the deadly attacks that took place on November 12 and 13.

Across the Sky

Watch this unbelievable 500m slackline walk high above the Utah desert.

Troubled Waters Update

The fish are vanishing. Palau announces designating 500,000-square-kilometre fully protected marine reserve.

Rare orangutans survive fires, and then stoning

A Borneo orangutan and her baby have been rescued from an attack by villagers in Indonesia as scores of the […]

The Royals Visit New Zealand

Charles and Camilla pay their respects as they touch down in New Zealand for the first day of their royal tour.

Robin Williams’ widow says he had dementia

Comedian Robin Williams had health problems, including dementia, that would have killed him within three years if he had not […]

Russian airline blames ‘external influence’ for crash

Russian airline Kogalymavia says “external influence” caused the plane crash which killed 224 people in the Sinai on Saturday. It […]

Man whose blunder led to the fall of the Berlin Wall dies

The man behind the rapid fall of the Berlin Wall has died.

Nepal just announced its new leader, and she’s a woman

After significant political upheaval, a female president has been elected leader of Nepal for the first time in history.

Mass raid on Boko Haram stronghold frees captives

Nigerian army reportedly free hundreds of captured women and children in Boko Haram raid.

Fishermen rescue Syrian refugee from sea

Turkish fishermen rescue 18-month-old boy after refugee boat capsizes

Mindfulness for prisoners?

Some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals are set to be taught mindfulness in an attempt to aid their rehabilitation and quell violent impulses.

A Royal Visit

Kate Middleton joins royal guests to welcome Chinese president to London, amid groundbreaking talks on ending the ivory trade.

Oscar Pistorius released from prison after less than a year

South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison less than a year after he was […]

Two new suspects implicated in decades old Lockerbie bombing

Two new suspects have been identified in the almost 27-year-old case of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over […]

Zimbabwe drops charges against man who killed Cecil the lion

The US dentist who sparked international outcry after killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe will not be prosecuted because he […]

Shipwreck may hold clues to lost expedition from 1800s

Canadian archaeologists have used a rare calm period of weather in the Arctic to explore a shipwreck once thought lost forever.

US man who helped thwart French train attack stabbed in bar

A US airforce member who helped thwart an attack on a French train has been repeatedly stabbed in a Californian […]

Doctors Without Borders: we weren’t warned of US strike on hospital

Doctors Without Borders have demanded an independent, and unprecedented, inquiry into the US airstrike on its field hospital in Kunduz, […]

French Riviera floods leave at least 16 dead

Violent storms and flash flooding have killed at least 16 people in south-eastern France with three more missing, officials say. […]

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