South Africa

UNDATED FILE PICTURE - A Great White Shark swims past a diving cage off Gansbaai about 200 kilometres east of Cape Town. Hunted to the brink of extinction in the 1970's and 1980's, the Great White is now a protected specis in many parts of the world. In South Africa shark cage diving forms a growing business in the eco- and adventure tourism industries.

DANGEROUS WATERS

Swimmer Mauled to Death by Shark in Front of Swimmers

Witnesses say the woman had two “very severe” bites.

Evgenia Anastasakos

South African flyover

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

Chilling Clips Capture Near-Disaster Flyover of Full Stadium

Flight data shows that the planes came within 50 feet of a packed stadium.

Josh Fiallo

A British Airways plane takes off

Passengers Spend Hours Flying Nowhere After Midair Problem

The flight was five hours late before it even set off.

Will Neal

Soccer Football - International Friendly - South Africa v Panama - Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa - March 27, 2026 South Africa's Jayden Adams REUTERS/Rogan Ward

World Cup Soccer Player Found Dead at 25

The soccer star was representing his country at the tournament just weeks before his death.

Wiktoria Gucia

Trump

MAKING EXCEPTIONS

Trump Plans to Let in 10,000 White ‘Emergency Refugees’

Almost all refugees the president has allowed to enter the U.S. since late last year have come from one country.

Ewan Palmer

A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026.

Doomed Rat Virus Cruise Ship Passengers Dealt New Blow

Spain’s Canary Islands refused entry to the MV Hondius, leaving 149 people stranded.

Tom Latchem