The island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean has been battered by Tropical Cyclone Joaninha. Strong winds and heavy rain slammed the tiny volcanic island located 650km to the east of Mauritius as the

After five years in prison, Alaa Abdel Fattah, an Egyptian high-profile blogger and rights activist, is due to be released from prison on Wednesday, his family said.  His sister Mona Seif, a prominent human

The political and economic turmoil in Venezuela has created what the UN is calling Latin America's worst ever refugee crisis. Of the three million people who have fled in recent years, one million have

Mumbai, India - In a two-room house in Amrut Nagar, a neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, 40-year-old Wahid Bin Mohammad Sheikh sits on the floor looking at his ailing mother, lying on the bed. "She is

(CNN)Leading sports scientist Simon Brundish gives a knowing look when asked who is the best footballer in the world. "While he's alive, there's only Lionel Messi," Brundish says. "If you're saying anybody else is

London (CNN) — Passengers on a British Airways flight from London's City Airport to Dusseldorf in Germany were met with a surprise Monday morning when their plane touched down Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

New York (CNN Business)Boeing remains competitive with its biggest rival, Airbus, even as Boeing faces one of its worst crises ever.After two fatal crashes in five months, Boeing's bestselling 737 Max was grounded two

London (CNN) — Call it a late wedding present. Last year's royal knot-tying between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has delivered a much-needed boost to Brexit-addled London. The city has been named the best

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Ethiopian Airlines unveiled plans last October to build a mega-airport south of Addis Ababa. The new hub, it claimed, would handle 80 million passengers a year — the same volume as

SHILOH, WEST BANK: Deep in the West Bank, Israeli settlers have transformed an archaeological site into a biblical tourist attraction that attracts tens of thousands of evangelical Christians each year.Tel Shiloh is believed to