Dian Fossey: the gorilla researcher in the mist
Great apes were her friends; interacting with human beings was not her…
Dozens injured after earthquake in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
A strong earthquake has shaken Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as northern…
Paris-Berlin: So near and yet so far
There are versatile connections between the two capitals. After the November 13…
Nigerian president ‘shaken and shocked’ by gas tank explosion
Nigeria's president has responded to a fatal gas tank explosion - with…
Germans still hoarding old Deutschmarks, as central bank issues reminder
You can trade them in for legal tender, but Germans still hold…
Syrian rebel leader Zahran Allouch reportedly killed in airstrike
Several members of a powerful Syrian Islamist group have been killed in…
Pro-Brotherhood protest dispersed in Sharqeya
At least two protesters were arrested by riot police, according to eyewitnesses
ISS astronaut Tim Peake apologizes for dialing wrong Earth number from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has said he accidentally dialed…
Egypt, Arab League condemn Turkish military deployment in Iraq
Turkey has repeatedly justified the deployment as "routine" training
New rebel group vows to overthrow Burundian president
A former senior officer in Burundi's army said that he and other…