A rupture at a rock salt mine in north-eastern Brazil has heightened fears of an impending total collapse. Video recorded by the civil defence authority showed murky water bubbling up in the Mundaú lagoon near the city of Maceió, where the mine is located. The closed mine was operated by...
Colombia’s EMC rebel group has announced it will stop kidnapping people for ransom. The EMC is the largest offshoot of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) and is made up of rebels who refused to lay down their arms when the Farc signed a peace deal in 2016. The...
At least eight people have been killed in an accident on the outskirts of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, officials say. A lorry ploughed into several cars which were stopped on the highway after being involved in an earlier accident. One of the vehicles appears to have been transporting...
A stone’s throw from the US border and around the corner from Tijuana’s seedy red-light district, Afghan families say they feel safe inside a first of its kind Muslim-only shelter. But they are afraid to wander far outside, traumatised by their journey across 11 countries to...
Atlanta (18/12 – 12) The Rabbit is about to be devoured by a snorting, writhing, fire-breathing Dragon, come 10 February 2024 (Lunar Calendar, for lunatics). While the dreadful 2023, known by the philosophical Chinese as the “Year of the Rabbit”, is characterized as “thoughtful, tender...
