Dan Williams

Kurdish Women Fighters Battle In Syria

news.sky.com — A helicopter gunship passes overhead, soon followed by the "crump crump" noise of weapon systems firing. On the ground nobody moves, staying in the shadows waiting for the danger to pass. A soldier waves me forward and I enter a building.

Rhino Poaching: We Must Do Everything We Can to Stop It

huffingtonpost.co.uk — Sadly, there are millions of humans who want to see rhinos dead. Most of them are in the Far East. Humans who think the horn of the white or black rhino can be ground down and ingested to improve their sex lives, cure cancer or ward off evil spirits.

Syria: What would US military intervention look like?

globalpost.com — As evidence of possible chemical weapons use in Syria continues to mount, so do the calls in some quarters for a full-scale military intervention in the now two-year-long conflict that has cost roughly 70,000 lives.

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CBeebies apologises for Tweenies Jimmy Savile spoof

bbc.co.uk — CBeebies has apologised after a character from the children's TV programme The Tweenies appeared dressed as disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile. The episode, which was filmed in 2001, was shown on the BBC before 0900 GMT. In the scene, the character Max appeared in a blonde wig, wearing Savile's trademark tracksuits and using his accent and catchphrases.