Christopher Cummins

World News

No sanctuary, but some solace for anti-whaling nations

Critics believe Japan's "scientific whaling" is pseudo science.

28/10/2016

Cult

No escape from the genius of Harry Houdini

A key to enter 'The House of Houdini'

28/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Hugh Herr moving mountains to end disability

Hugh Herr ''a future world without disability''

26/10/2016

Cinema

Some scary movie for Halloween

Halloween time and with it come movies that go bump in the night.

26/10/2016

Cult

Travel inspired garments on the runway in Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo Fashion Week is underway with the hard sell message of 'see now, buy now.'

26/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Virtual and Augmented reality the latest craze, big time

Video game enthusiasts are watching and waiting to see what virtual and augmented reality will come up with next.

24/10/2016

Cinema

'Good Girls Revolt' a 60s discrimination drama that reverberates today

Amazon’s latest original series is based on the book 'Good Girls Revolt' by Lynn Povich,' about a group of women employed by Newsweek magazine in the 1960's who ended up suing the magazine for discrim

24/10/2016

Cinema

The zany world of the Wunderlichs is a crazy comedy

'Die Welt der Wunderlichs'(Wunderlich's World) is a zany family comedy about a single mother on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

24/10/2016

Thailand

Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn heir to the Thai throne

Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was in Germany when Thai palace officials announced that his father, 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was seriously ill.

14/10/2016

Thailand

Thailand's King Bhumibol: a steady hand amid turbulent times

Revered in Thailand as a semi-divine, stabilising influence, King Bhumibol, known as Rama IX, has seen his country go through numerous military coups and 19 constitutional changes, during his long rei

13/10/2016

Iraq

Shiites mark Ashura Day with Karbala pilgrimage

Ashura Day is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.

12/10/2016

South Africa

Police and students battle in Joburg as education crisis spirals

The crisis in South African higher education shows no sign of abating as clashes once again erupt between police and students.

12/10/2016

Afghanistan

Gunmen slaughter Shiite pilgrims in the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen dressed in military or police uniforms have opened fire on Shiite worshipers at the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul.

11/10/2016

United Kingdom

Johnson slams Russian action in Syria as bombs rain down on Aleppo

In his first speech as foreign secretary Boris Johnson accused Russia of "deliberate attacks on humanitarian convoys."

11/10/2016

Afghanistan

Deadly gun attack on a Shiite shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen in military uniforms have attacked a Shiite shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul.

11/10/2016

France

France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts

France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users.

11/10/2016

USA

President Obama plots a course to Mars and back by the 2030s

US President Barack Obama has revealed that the United States is working in partnership with private companies to send and expedition to Mars and back by the 2030s.

11/10/2016

South Africa

Higher education crisis in South Africa as protests and violence grow

Police and students have engaged in running battles at Wits University in Johannesburg.

10/10/2016

Yemen

Saudi Arabia regrets funeral attack but stops short of admitting responsibility

Saudi Arabia has said it 'regretted' an air strike on a funeral in the Yemeni capital Sana'a that killed 142 mourners.

10/10/2016

USA

Kerry wants Aleppo war crimes probe as UN votes on French peace plan

The UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria.

07/10/2016