Reading Time: < 1 minute A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years’ imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Marine wildlife experts including wildlife officers, marine scientists and veterinarians tried frantically to save the pilot whales stranded on Thursday in shallow…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Half of the world will need glasses by 2050, leading to a global vision epidemic, eye experts warn.   Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute An abusive husband beat his wife to death with their son’s skateboard while police outside waited for permission to enter from superiors. …

Reading Time: < 1 minute Condemned as dangerous and abusive, the kafala labour system not only disregards migrant workers’ rights but depends on exploitation.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a jail near Nigeria’s capital after heavy rain damaged part of the facility where they…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bleary-eyed new parents are deprived of more than two months of sleep in the first year of their child’s life.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A major fire that engulfed a restaurant and hotel in eastern India on Thursday killed at least six people and injured 20, a…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said…