In Portmore, Jamaica a mother and son found dead in their home

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 52-year-old woman and her 33-year-old son.

The bodies of Sandria Murray and Shaon Barnes were found about 1:00pm in their home on

Menstruating Ghanaian girls banned from crossing a river

Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river while they are menstruating and on Tuesdays.

The ban, apparently given by a local river god, has outraged children's activists, especially as girls must cross the river to reach school.

It means girls in the Upper Denkyira East district, in the Central Region, could miss out on their education.

In clashes with Israeli troops two Palestinian teens were killed

Two Palestinian youths have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Amir Abu Musaid, 16, was shot near Gaza's border fence, reportedly during a protest at the recent US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The Israeli military said it fired at rioters who "put our forces in danger".

In Pakistan, protests flare up over the rape and murder of 7-year-old girl

Protesters marched for a second day Thursday in the Pakistani city of Kasur over the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found dumped on a garbage pile.

Zainab Amin's killing has angered local people who say the authorities in Punjab province have done too little to keep their children safe after a series

Landslide in Portland, Jamaica

Albert Appleby was one of five people travelling in a taxi on the Moore Town road in Portland during heavy rains Saturday when he heard a deafening rumble coming from above.

The driver, Appleby said, informed them that the road was cracking and urged them to exit the vehicle and “push” while he put the vehicle in reverse.

Foreign adoptions banned in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns children face abuse and neglect abroad.

Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US citizens, accounting for about 20% of the total.

Celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among those who have adopted children from

In California 15 dead after flooding and mudslides forcing thousands to flee

At least 15 people are dead and more than 20 are injured in California from weather-related incidents, Santa Barbara County officials said Wednesday. The southern part of the state has been drenched with severe rain just weeks after several fires tore through the area.

Flash flooding, debris flow and mudslides are punishing the communities hit hard by the Thomas and La Tuna fires, prompting "dozens and dozens" of rescues on

In California 6 dead due to flooding and mudslides forcing thousands to flee

At least six people are dead in California from weather-related incidents, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said today. The southern part of the state has been drenched with severe rain just weeks after several fires tore through the area.

Flash flooding, debris flow and mudslides are punishing the communities hit hard

For the first time in Australia same-sex couples get married

As the clocks struck midnight on Tuesday, dozens of same-sex couples tied the knot in Australia, marking the first legal ceremonies of their kind in the country.

Although Australia passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage last month,

Outside Johannesburg 200 injured in commuter train crash

A train collision on the outskirts of South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg, left more than 200 people injured, emergency responders said Tuesday morning. It was the second train crash in the area within a week.

In Egypt, hot air balloon crash kills 1 and 12 tourists injured

One tourist is dead and a dozen more were injured in a hot air balloon crash in Egypt on Friday, the latest balloon accident in a number of tragedies in the popular tourist region of Luxor over the past few years.

One tourist is dead and a dozen more were injured in a hot air balloon crash in Egypt on Friday, the latest balloon accident in a number of tragedies in the

11 killed in suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan

A suicide bomber in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, has killed at least 11 people and injured 25 others.

A suicide attacker on foot detonated his explosives, a spokesman for the city's police chief said.

Trump menaces to sue Bannon

An attorney for President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against Steve Bannon in the wake of incendiary comments made by the former White House chief strategist in a new book.

Charles Harder, representing both the President and the Trump campaign,

In South Africa train crash 14 dead and others injured

Fourteen people were killed and as many as 260 injured Thursday when a train collided with a car and truck in South Africa, emergency responders said.

The train was traveling from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg when the collision occurred, causing a fire to break out in one of the carriages and

East Coast threatened by winter 'bomb cyclone'

A massive "bombogenesis" an area of rapidly declining low pressure -- will wreak havoc on the Northeast this week, threatening hurricane-force winter wind gusts in a region already crippled by deadly cold.

Robbers took world's most expensive vodka' stolen from Danish bar

Danish police are investigating the theft of a bottle of vodka claimed to be the world's most expensive at $1.3m (£960,000).

The bottle, made from gold and silver and with a diamond encrusted cap, was on loan to a Copenhagen bar which had a collection of vodkas on display.

Europe battered by deadly storm Eleanor

Winter storm Eleanor has swept into most of northern Europe, including France and Germany after battering the UK, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes and affecting transport.

A skier died in the French Alps and 15 others were injured elsewhere in the country, four of them seriously.

A train was blown off its tracks in Switzerland, leaving several people with minor injuries. One person was hit by a falling tree in the Netherlands.

Canada nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer was sentenced to life in prison for murders

A Canadian nurse who used insulin to kill eight elderly patients in Ontario care homes has been sentenced to life in prison, local media report.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing five women and three men in two nursing homes between 2007 and 2014.

Wettlaufer was described by the judge on Monday as a "shadow of death" that passed over her victims.

She was told she may never be released.

2 dead from Learjet crashes which was on approach to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.

Two crew members are dead after a small plane crashed this afternoon in an industrial area in the northern New Jersey town of Carlstadt, police say.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a Learjet 35 that was en route from Philadelphia International Airport to New Jersey's Teterboro Airport crashed at 3:30 p.m. while on

One dead and one wounded in Las Vegas Strip shooting

The man who authorities say shot two people, killing one, on a bus in Las Vegas surrendered without incident Saturday after a standoff that lasted more than four hours, police spokesman Larry Hadfield told reporters.

Hadfield said the second person shot had minor injuries and was hospitalized.