The world’s largest coffee chain Starbucks says it is launching a line of olive oil-infused drinks in Italy. Chief executive Howard Schultz says olive oil’s “unexpected, velvety, buttery flavour… enhanced…
Mexico: Ex-security minister convicted of drug trafficking
The former face of Mexico’s war on drugs has been convicted by a US jury of drug trafficking. Genaro García Luna, once Mexico’s security minister, was found guilty of taking…
USA: Mormon Church fined over claim it hid $32bn of investments
The Mormon Church, officially known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and its investment firm will pay out $5m (£4.1m) over claims they hid a huge…
USA: Judge blocks 9/11 victims’ claim to Afghan assets
Victims of the 9/11 attacks are not entitled to seize $3.5bn (£2.9bn) in assets belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank, a US judge has ruled. Lawyers pursuing the compensation argued these…
Turkey: Survivors rescued after 11 days under a flattened building
Rescue workers in Turkey have pulled at least three people from the rubble, over 11 days after they were trapped when an earthquake hit the country. Hakan Yasinoglu had been…
Sierra Leonean: Education Minister wins the Best Minister in the World award
Sierra Leonean Education Minister David Sengeh returned home to a hero’s welcome after winning the Best Minister in the World award at a ceremony held last week in Dubai. The…
South Africa: Johannesburg to build solar farm to avoid power cuts
A provincial government in South Africa plans to spend 1.2bn rand ($66m; £55m) on building a solar farm in order to shield itself from the country’s energy crisis, local media…
Madagascar: Schools shut as Cyclone Freddy closes in
The authorities in Madagascar have closed schools and restricted movement ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Freddy on Tuesday. The national disaster management office has sent tents, ropes, chainsaws and…
Mali: UN peacekeeper convoy hit by blast
Three UN peacekeepers have been killed and five others seriously wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED) in central Mali. In a post on social media, the UN mission said…
Kenya: Wildfires ravage mountain forests
More than 40,000 acres (16,000 hectares) of forest have been destroyed by wildfires in the Aberdare Mountain Range in central Kenya. The fires, first reported in forests of the Aberdare…