Armed with shovels, buckets and determination, entire families of fortune seekers have travelled from across South Africa to a small village in the country’s east in search of what they believe to be diamonds. It started when a herdsman dug up a huge crystal-like stone in the small village of of KwaHlathi in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. However, geologists have not yet confirmed whether it is a precious diamond. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #SouthAfrica #kwaHlathi #DiamondRush
Senegal’s army says it has captured rebel bases in the south. It is the latest offensive against an armed group that wants to create an independent state in the southern Casamance region. Senegal hopes the operation will help end one of Africa’s longest civil conflicts. The Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance, also known as the MFDC, has been fighting for independence from Senegal for the last 40 years. A spokesperson from Senegal’s military told Al Jazeera that they suspect rebels of fleeing to neighbouring Guinea Bissau. While Senegal has made several victories on the battlefield, it will take the cooperation of neighbouring countries to find lasting peace. Al Jazeera’s […]
A vigil has been held in Canada in memory of a Muslim family killed when the driver of a pick-up truck ran them over. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the attack on the Afzaal family in Ontario a “terrorist attack”. Police say the crime was motivated by anti-Muslim hate. A 20-year-old man, Nathaniel Veltman, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Canada #MuslimsLiveMatters #AfzaalFamily
A barricade of heavy trucks is the latest tactic – to try and guide a rogue herd of elephants away from populated areas in southwest China. The 15 Asian elephants – a protected species – have been on an epic journey since wandering out of a national park in Yunnan province months ago. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. – Subscribe to our channel: – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
Peru on Sunday closed out its most polarised presidential electoral contest in its democratic history with a result margin so narrow that a winner cannot be announced yet. The contest between socialist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori looks like it will be a long and stormy vote count that could last several days. Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Lima, Peru. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Peru #PeruDecide2021 #Elecciones2021PE
An outbreak of algae in the sea of Marmara in Turkey is alarming scientists. The slime has grown so much that it is threatening wildlife, local businesses, and the environment. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Turkey #SeaSnot #Marmara
Four months after Myanmar’s military sacked the civilian government and unleashed a violent crackdown on protesters, more and more young people say they are taking up arms. They are leaving protests in the streets and heading to training camps in the jungle. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Crackdown
A cargo ship carrying tonnes of toxic chemicals and plastic is sinking off Sri Lanka’s west coast, threatening to spill oil into the surrounding waters. Conservationists have described it as one of Sri Lanka’s worst environmental disasters after plastic pellets from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl washed up on shore. The ship had been on fire since May 20 before the blaze was extinguished. Rescue teams had been trying to tow the ship out to the deep sea when it began to sink off Sri Lanka’s main port of Colombo. The disaster threatens the country’s fishing and tourism industry. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe […]
Candidates in Peru’s polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate – a week ahead of the runoff vote. Opponents of Pedro Castillo say his socialist policies will hurt the economy. Critics of conservative contender Keiko Fujimori associate her with corruption – from the time her father was president. Al Jazeera’s Marina Sanchez reports from Lima. – Subscribe to our channel: – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
For three decades the Europa Hotel in Belfast hosted more journalists than tourists, survived 33 bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and held the dubious honour of being Europe’s most bombed hotel. It was both a target and a reporters’ refuge during the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. One of the reasons the hotel became a focus of attack was that it was a base for the world’s media and reporters covering the conflict. Some of these journalists – Martin Bell, Robin Walsh, Henry Kelly and Gerald Seymour – recall those grim times, while Professor Kenneth Morrison and Martin Mulholland, who worked at […]
