Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan dies aged 80

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died aged 80 after battling a short illness. Mr Annan, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland this morning with his wife and three children by his side. In his family's full post announcing his death, they wrote: "Kofi Annan was a global statesman and a deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world.

Pope’s visit to Ireland

 

Pope Francis is expected to draw significantly smaller crowds than the last papal trip to Ireland by John Paul II nearly 40 years ago. Ireland has changed utterly since those days, but the imminent visit from the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics will still be the biggest gathering the country has seen in decades. So, what do we know about it? 

Is this £8.09million stunning house Britain's most expensive SECOND home?

A luxury house on Sandbanks has become one of Britain's most expensive coastal homes after it was sold for a record-breaking £8.09million.The Moorings, which has been purchased by a female buyer as a second home, was regarded as England's most technologically advanced houses when it was designed and built-in 2009.

The loneliest man on the planet

As we walked through the dense jungle, the stillness was broken only by the zing of the Trailblazers' machetes ahead of us and the occasional chatter of monkeys, swinging like trapeze artists through the treetops. It was 2002 and I was an only partway through a three-month expedition into the depths of the Javari Valley Indigenous Land in far-western Brazil, a sprawling reserve that harbours the largest concentration of uncontacted and isolated tribes in the world.

'Heroic' police officer breastfeeds a malnourished baby in Argentinian hospital

A police officer breastfed a 'malnourished and dirty' baby that was brought into a hospital where she was on guard duty. Celeste Ayala was working at the Sor Maria Ludovica children's hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina when the baby was brought in crying desperately. The officer asked the doctors for permission to hold and feed him because she could see the baby was hungry and hospital staff were overloaded with work.

Restaurant in Mexico raided by federal agents after Facebook videos shows them serving tacos with seared TARANTULAS considered to be a protected species.

Fancy a tarantula taco for a cool $27? Not so fast, Mexican authorities say. A Mexico City market restaurant recently put the arachnids on its menu and posted a video on Facebook showing a chef torching one until blackened.

Best hotel in the world revealed for 2018 and it's in Ireland

Fancy a stay in the best hotel in the world? Well the good news for Brits is you won't have to travel far as 2018's top hotel has been revealed, and it's in Ireland. Adare Manor in Limerick has been named Hotel of the Year in Virtuoso® Hotels & Resorts' Best of the Best awards, and it's not difficult to see why; it looks like something out of a fairytale.

Warner Bros World in Abu Dhabi spares no expense - there's even a solid gold Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny has come up in the world. After years living in a hole, he now resides in an air-conditioned $1billion purpose-built palace in the middle of the desert.No expense is spared for Bugs at the brand new Warner Bros World attraction in Abu Dhabi.

Vogue Magazine Affirms Nigerian Singer Wizkid as Africa’s Hottest Pop-Star.

International Fashion Magazine ‘Vogue’ has affirmed Wizkid as Africa’s hottest pop-star. The magazine revealed this at the inauguration of his pop shop in New York, United States.

4 Early Symptoms Of Ovarian Cancer That Every African Woman Must Absolutely Know.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world, causing 30% more deaths in Canada and France than any other disease or possible cause.