Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A woman murdered with her baby wrapped around her body, lifeless children tangled together, a 2-month-old lying on her back on the ground, a puppy crawling over her tiny body. The scene was horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to document it as evidence of the massacre in his […]
Spain sets up ranger patrol to protect villages from massive bears that were once nearly extinct
Spain’s Iberian brown bear population, once nearly extinct, has rebounded so strongly that ranger patrols have been set up to deter them from entering small villages in northern Spain. The state government of Castilla and León has arranged a patrol of nine rangers to protect residents and crops in the mining town of Villabrino, in […]
Volcano sends hot ash thousands of feet in air over Indonesian villages
WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA – Hot ash rained down on villages southeast of Mount Merapi after several eruptions last month. On Sunday afternoon, residents captured images of a huge cloud of volcanic ash that shot up to a height of 7,800 feet for about four minutes, according to the Regional Disaster Management Bureau. The photographer was […]