Flooding has forced hundreds of people to flee a caravan park in Northamptonshire, leaving some homeless for Christmas. Severe weather is expected in other parts of England too: in Bedfordshire, police have advised...
Christmas Day explosion in Nashville was ‘intentional’, say police
A vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning in what police described as an “intentional act,” and fire officials reported taking three people to hospital but none of them critically injured...
Outrage in Portugal after Spanish hunters kill 540 wild animals
Most of the deer population in a Portuguese hunting area are believed to have been killed in what authorities are calling an “environmental crime” by Spanish hunters.
Latin America starts mass vaccination
Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica have become the first Latin American countries to administer Covid-19 vaccines as Pfizer-BioNTech doses arrive.
Peace in Afghanistan still a work in progress
Nearly two decades after the US-led invasion, efforts are under way to bring peace to war-torn Afghanistan. This year marked some progress but as Hasan Abdullah reports, there is doubt whether that will continue into...
Coronavirus pandemic: Over two million cases reported across the continent
As 2020 draws to a close, we look back at what has been a tumultuous year for many of us, and ahead at what we can expect in 2021. First, we bring you a roundup of the coronavirus pandemic on the African continent...