
Tony Abbott on executions 'cruel and unnecessary'
Australian Prime minister Tony Abbott has released a statement on the Bali Nine executions saying that they were 'cruel and unnecessary'. Source: Sky News
Australian Prime minister Tony Abbott has released a statement on the Bali Nine executions saying that they were 'cruel and unnecessary'. Source: Sky News
Your news of the world in 90 seconds for Wednesday April 29, 2015.
Helicopters transported the worst-injured mountaineers from base camp, while others stayed behind amid continued aftershocks that triggered smaller avalanches on surrounding mountains. This footage, captured by a Danish climber, captures the avalanche. Source: Use The World via Facebook
Lucette Dillon took this video on a go pro while in a taxi on the way to the airport in Kathmandu showing the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding regions.
The video was recorded by a security camera in Nepal where an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on Richter scale took place on 25th of April 2015.
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and his son Prince Harry pay their respects to the tens of thousands of British troops who died at the Battle of Gallipoli, laying wreaths and recalling the suffering of the soldiers.
Your news of the world update for Thursday April 23, 2015.
Warning: Contains graphic content. The Duke of Cambridge helps celebrate 25 years of the conservation charity Tusk Trust. His Royal Highness contributes to this video, which is a journey through the work of the charity.
Minnesota baby boy, Elijah Cook, was born earlier this year with profound hearing loss. At nine-weeks-old his tiny ears were fitted with hearing aids at the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, allowing him to hear his mum, Ahavah, himself, and the world around him, for the first time. Source: Ahavah Cook/YouTube
Mike Hosking presents your News of the World for April 14, 2015.
This cockpit recording shows Prince Harry flying as a passenger in a Spitfire flight from Boultbee Flight Academy at Goodwood via the Isle of Wight. This was recorded when Prince Harry went to meet Alan Robinson and Nathan Forster - the two successful candidates of an Endeavour Fund backed Spitfire Scholarship, which the Prince launched last year to get two wounded servicemen flying the classic machine. The scholarship draws inspiration from the pilot Douglas Bader who flew throughout the Second World War with 20 individual aerial victories despite losing both his legs in 1931. It will culminate with both Alan and Nathan flying with 35 Spitfires and Hurricanes in the South of England Flypast on the 15th of September this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Please note due to the nature of the cockpit recording, the sound quality of this clip is not good.
Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.
Residents in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu hunkered in emergency shelters for a second straight night Saturday after venturing out to find their homes damaged or blown away by the powerful storm, aid workers said. Packing winds of 270k/ph, Cyclone Pam tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago early Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths.
This Raw video from Isso Nihmei/YouTube briefly showns the aftermath of Cyclone Pam.
Cyclone Pam has been upgraded to the strongest storm category possible as it batters New Zealand's neighbours and heads south. Alice Clements from Unicef said conditions in the capital Port Vila were "getting wilder by the minute", as the storm begins to bear down on the island.
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Mustafa was standing outside his home in Aleppo when the jet flew over. He has no memory of what happened next but he regained consciousness many days later in Turkey.
Video capturing the tragic helicopter crash in Argentina has emerged. Footage: YouTube/El Sol Online
Hussein was at home when the bombing started. It was a day he will never forget. Busy doing his schoolwork, he was waiting for his cousin to return home so that they could play. When he heard noises outside his window, he was curious but scared. By the time his cousin finally returned home from school, he was told that there were tanks in the playground. That's when he realised that he couldn't go back. Hussein now lives in a refugee camp in Lebanon. He goes to a school set up by World Vision. Watch his story here:
Zeinab is in the throes of puberty. She is 14 years old, Syrian, and a wife. Her childhood came to an abrupt end on New Year’s Eve when she married a distant relative who is ten years her senior.
Broadcaster Rachel Smalley finds she has a lot in common with struggling mothers who are caring for children in a conflict zone, but she worries about the future for little boys like Ali and Salah.
The Herald and World Vision have launched a campaign to help the millions of children left homeless by war in Syria. Here are some of their stories.
Ahmed came to Lebanon with his parents two years ago. Last year, when relatives were killed in Syria, his parents returned for the funerals. They were unable to get back. He is desperate to see them. "The other boys tease me because I take my phone everywhere in case my mother calls. I just want to talk to her."
Since fleeing Syria, Adel and his family have lived at a refugee camp, His Dad was killed by a bomb. Adel is now the man of the house and looks after his sisters and earns money to care for his family. Because of this, he misses out on getting an education.
The New Zealand Herald and World Vision have launched The Forgotten Millions campaign to raise funds to meet an immense and urgent humanitarian need. With your help we can make a difference for the children and their families in desperate need throughout this region
In the latest propaganda video from Islamic State, hostages are paraded in cages through the packed streets of Iraq to cheers and jeers. Footage: EllieNews
Tropical Cyclone Marcia slammed into the Queensland coast having been upgraded to a category five, the most severe. Hundreds of people were cowering in cyclone shelters although there were no immediate reports of significant damage. The tempest made landfall on the Capricorn coast near Shoalwater Bay, north of Yeppoon, a town of 16,000 people some 670 kilometres north of Brisbane.It is moving south towards Rockhampton, with the impact being felt over a wide area, and officials saying it could impact some 170,000 people in the region.
A University of Canterbury robot predicts Afghanistan will win the 2015 Cricket World Cup which opens in Christchurch on Saturday.
Footage from an in-car camera provided by a witness showed that a plane turned sideways and then grazed an elevated expressway before crashing in Taipei, Taiwan.
Human Rights Watch has released a report titled "Stop Reporting or We'll Kill Your Family" that says perpetrators of violence against journalists in Afghanistan are rarely punished, adding that the country's media freedom is under attack.