More than 70 killed, 5,600 rendered homeless by floods and landslides in Tanzania
Climate change is causing more intense and more frequent extreme weather events, according to climate scientists.
The flooding comes on the back of the worst drought to hit the region in 40 years. Dry soils are less able to absorb water, increasing the risk of flash flooding.
Shocking details of how Mormon Church covered up priest sexual abuse of daughter, $300,000 hush money offer
As detectives investigated the new allegations, John Goodrich, who was still facing charges in Chelsea’s case, called the woman at least four times, in conversations she recorded and which the AP obtained. In these conversations, Goodrich asked her to lie to police while admitting he drugged her even as he tried to minimise his actions and repeatedly apologised.
Satanic verses: Investigative journalists lay bare entrenched child sex abuse in American Mormon Church
Sound of Paul Rytting, director of the Risk Management Division for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, explaining the $300,000 confidentiality agreement to Lorriane Goodrich, the mother of Chelsea Goodrich who accused her father, John Goodrich, of sexually abusing her.
Espionage: Ex-US ambassador to Bolivia accused of spying for Cuba arrested in Florida
Born in Colombia, Rocha was raised in a working-class home in New York City and went on to obtain a succession of liberal arts degrees from Yale, Harvard and Georgetown before joining the foreign service in 1981.
NBA Africa, Stanbic Bank and Luol Deng Foundation to launch NBA league in South Sudan
The Jr NBA, the league’s global youth basketball participation program for boys and girls, teaches the fundamental skills as well as the core values of the game at the grassroots level in an effort to help grow and improve the youth basketball experience for players, coaches and parents. Jr NBA programming has directly reached more than 165,000 youth across 18 African countries.
Commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea as US warship downs three drones
Two other commercial ships, the Panamanian-flagged bulk carriers Number 9 and Sophie II, were both struck by missiles. The Number 9 reported some damage but no casualties, and the Sophie II reported no significant damage, Central Command said.
11 climbers killed, 49 evacuated and 12 missing as Indonesia volcano erupts, search suspended
This year, it erupted between January and February and was spewing ash around 75 metres-1,000 metres from the peak. Indonesia sits on the Pacific’s so-called “Ring of Fire” and has 127 active volcanoes, according to the volcanology agency.
