Hand grenade blast near school in Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injures at least 50, local media reports A hand grenade explosion near a school in Kabul’s predominantly Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injured several children on Monday afternoon, according to Afghan authorities and local media reports.Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed that “a number of children”…

In 1999, Al and Diane Johnson thought they had finally found the place where they could build a home and settle down. They had bought 828 acres on Texas’ Lamar Peninsula, a broad stretch of marsh, grassland and live oak woodland near Rockport. Then they noticed two very large birds walking across their newly acquired…

Jeanne Socrates (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In 2017, British sailor Jeanne Socrates was 75 when a fall from a ladder while working on her yacht left her with serious injuries and forced her to postpone another attempt to sail around the world. Instead of giving up, she returned to the challenge a year later. On October…

Nathan Cofnas (left), Jason Arday (right) Former Cambridge academic Nathan Cofnas says he fears for his safety in London after thousands gathered at Trafalgar Square on Monday for a vigil honouring former Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Arday, 41, died days after resigning from the university amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about his academic career….