Police are in a standoff with illegal gold miners, known as ‘Zama Zamas’ in South Africa. Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South Africa's police minister, inspects outside the ...

Herm School could have just one pupil next academic year. The island is fighting to keep it, but the Education Committee questions the value of a spend of some £200,000 on the school each year.

All can cause encephalitis, which is brain inflammation caused by a viral infection which leads to pressure on the skull. Symptoms can include fever, headache, malaise, sudden confusion or change ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said that China is ready to work with all parties to build a just world of common development, and outlined China's eight actions for global development. Xi ...

The overall fire risk will continue into next week across much of the Northeast. More than 40 million people are under red flag warnings across eight states as the fire danger remains elevated in ...

Amodou Kanteh shook his head slowly as he recounted his seven-day journey across hundreds of kilometres of open sea, crammed into a small wooden boat with 163 other Africans. Just 15 years old ...

Cigarette smoking during childhood and adolescence causes significant health problems among young people, including an increase in the number and severity of respiratory illnesses, decreased physical ...

The United Kingdom government has laid out its plans to reform the nation's public health service, with a 23-billion-pound ($29 billion) funding boost aimed at reducing waiting lists and improving ...