The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts. Source link

Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemAnadolu via Getty ImagesSearch and rescue groups attended a two storey building collapse following heavy rainfall in Beit Lahia on FridayA steady stream of water...

Nada TawfikandPratiksha Ghildial,in Providence, Rhode IslandBrown student speaks to BBC after surviving second school shootingWith the holiday break just around the corner, 21-year-old Mia Tretta was in her dorm...

Tiffanie Turnbull,SydneyandEleanor Lawson,West MidlandsSuppliedAlicia Kemp, 25, was in Australia on a working holiday visa when she hit Thanh Phan from behind on an e-scooterA British backpacker who struck and...

Two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter have been killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman, the US Central Command has said.Officials said...

AFP via Getty ImagesAkilimali Mirindi is one of thousands who have fled the recent upsurge in fightingUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Rwanda's actions in eastern Democratic...

Tom McArthurandIlma HasanWatch: Anger and chaos in Salt Lake stadium, Kolkata as Messi leaves event earlyAngry fans attending Lionel Messi's tour of India ripped up seats and threw items...

Belarus has freed 123 prisoners after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the country.Some of those being released include prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, São Paulo'The journey was not fun. It was cold, it was very wet' - Bryan SternThe rescue operation to get Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel...

Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move over the alleged mistreatment of Ghanaian nationals at...

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer has announced that she and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, are getting a divorce after seven years of marriage. The Trainwreck star said in...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent , PerthGetty ImagesCritics say gaming platforms should be included in Australia's ban on social media for under-16sWednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz....