Earth News

How to be a better activist for causes you believe in

Don’t underestimate the power of continued, small actions to change your community.

20/11/2017

Greece

Flash floods in Greece kill at least 15

15/11/2017

USA

Facebook trials asking users for nude photos to combat revenge porn

Technology being piloted in Australia will require users to send the images to themselves via messenger

08/11/2017

USA

Texas gunman had fled mental hospital

Texas gunman's troubled background is focus for investigators following church massacre.

08/11/2017

USA

Texas church massacre

Gunman walks into church and opens fire on the congregation in a small town in Texas

06/11/2017

No Comment

Mexico City's zombie walk attracts tens of thousands

05/11/2017

Spain

Spaniards undecided about Catalonia

Some surveys suggest that more than half of people in Spain are in favour of a mutually agreed referendum.

03/11/2017

USA

Three people killed in a shooting in Colorado

Three people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart store in Thornton, Colorado on Wednesday.

02/11/2017

USA

Truck plot 'not from our religion' says suspect's acquaintance

A man who knows Saipov states Islam "rejects these kinds of actions"

02/11/2017

Germany

Which European countries have the most powerful passports?

A new global ranking has measured the power of passports in terms of visa-free access around the world

26/10/2017

South Africa

Balloon chair floats two kilometres up

A British adventurer has come back to Earth after drifting ten kilometres across the South African savannah in a camping chair attached to 100 balloons

26/10/2017

Germany

Munich knife attack: suspect detained

Police special forces have detained a suspect

21/10/2017

World News

Women in the EU are paid less than men despite staying in education longer, says report

There are five percent more women than men in the EU and, on average, they stay in education longer but are still paid 16.3 percent less, according to a new report

20/10/2017

Venezuela

The German village in Venezuela and the country's political crisis

Colonia Tovar was founded by German immigrants and, like other Venezuelans, residents are concerned over the current political situation.

20/10/2017

Canada

Quebec passes law banning face veils

19/10/2017

Malawi

Vampire scare prompts UN to pull staff out of southern Malawi

Lynch mobs accusing people of vampirism had been searching for individuals and blocking roads

19/10/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi king issues decree allowing all women to drive - Al Arabiya TV

26/09/2017

Mexico

Mexico earthquake: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises

At least 273 people are now known to have been killed by Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake

22/09/2017

Mexico

Mexico: desperate search for survivors

Rescue crews and volunteers burrow through rubble for quake survivors

21/09/2017

World News

A glimpse at the life-changing work of an ocularist

For Jenny Geelenn crafting artificial eyes is a lifelong mission.

07/09/2017