Floods in Pakistan, India blamed on lack of planning, climate change
The devastating floods in India and Pakistan are a result of deforestation, unplanned development and climate change, experts said Thursday, and the region could see an increase in such disasters in the coming years. Some 215 people have died since last week in what has been described as the worst... read more »
Life under ISIS: Captured teenage girl tells story of horrendous abuse at h...
A Yazidi girl captured by ISIS has revealed the extreme abuse she suffers as a sex slave at the hands of Islamic State (IS) extremists. Only 17 years old, Mayat, (not her real name) was kidnapped by members of ISIS on 3rd August during an offensive against Sinjar. She remains with her... read more »
Oscar Pistorius trial verdict: 6 key points the judge must consider
After months of evidence, Judge Thokozile Masipa will begin delivering her verdict tomorrow. Here are they key points she will have to consider For the last 33 days, the judge in the trial of Oscar Pistorius has been considering her verdict. Judge Thokozile Masipa must decide whether the Blade... read more »
Police Arrest 2 Men on Terror Charges in Australia
The 31-year-old brother of Australia’s first suicide bomber is among two men arrested following an Australian Federal Police raid on an Islamic book store south of Brisbane. Omar Succarieh of Kuraby, and an as-yet unnamed 21-year-old man from Boronia Heights were taken into custody after... read more »
