Will Worley
The Independent
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Kenyan children find a passion for photography thanks to growing charity
Only 32 per cent of children in the country have finished secondary school. A charity encouraging education through photography is trying to change that, writes Will Worley → Read More
‘We can’t stay where we were.. Everything is crazy there’
They have been maligned by Donald Trump and have the might of the US military awaiting them. But the migrant caravan plods on. Will Worley caught up with it in Cordoba, Mexico. → Read More
9/11 anniversary: Rare images show the aftermath of World Trade Center attack that killed 2,997
The US is marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed 2,997 people and injured more than 6,000. The suicide missions saw hijacked passenger planes flown into the Pentagon and the Twin Towers of New York‘s World Trade Centre. Another hijacked civilian airliner crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. → Read More
9/11: Recordings of dramatic phone calls reveal horror of World Trade Center terror attacks
Among the most poignant aspects of the 11 September attacks were the telephone recordings of some of the victims. Emergency calls were made to 911 dispatchers and family members, as people caught up in the atrocity grappled with the severity of their situations. Some came from the four hijacked aircraft, which smashed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. → Read More
The new travel agency that’s using tourism to support human rights in Colombia
The town of Soacha, on the southern outskirts of Colombia’s capital Bogota, doesn’t receive many leisure visitors. Home to thousands of people displaced by the country’s long civil war, Soacha is seen as highly dangerous by many Bogota residents. Gangs, guerrillas and paramilitaries are said to be active in the area – all of which makes it an unusual destination for a tourist trip. → Read More
Colombia’s election frontrunner could send country back to war
Will Colombia’s elections return it to conflict? WILL WORLEY reports from Bogota on a country still grappling with the consequences of its own controversial 2016 referendum → Read More
Venezuela's Hunger Crisis Spills Into Colombia
At least 660,000 Venezuelan migrants have fled the country due to internal strife, but they are not finding relief in their neighboring country. → Read More
Venezuela’s revolution: A bridge too far
The sun has just risen, but the Colombian side of the Simon Bolivar International Bridge is already a mass of life. Families stand dazed with their luggage, as assorted hustlers and hawkers shout and prowl. → Read More
Rohingya crisis: Starvation rife among children of Burmese Muslim refugees languishing in Bangladeshi camps
In the sweltering heat of Bangladesh’s dusty Balukhali refugee camp, seven-month-old Mahmoud Rohan is burning up. “I am worried about him,” said his mother, 25-year-old Roshida Begum, in the waiting room of a malnutrition screening centre. “He got a fever last night but I couldn’t reach help. I was told to come here.” → Read More
Traumatised Rohingya Muslim children describe the horrors they have witnessed fleeing Burma
Sitting in a rare clearing in the crowded Balukhali refugee camp, little Kurshida* clutches the sides of her wooden chair. “When they slaughtered them, it sounded like a chicken being killed,” she says quietly. At just 12 years old, she witnessed up close the mass slaughter of her community in a village in Buthidaung Township, in Burma’s western Rakhine state. → Read More
Bull gores matador through the neck in brutal fight
Images have emerged of a bullfighter being gored in the throat while fighting a 500kg animal. Arturo Macias, 35, was thrown by the bull before it gored him repeatedly as he lay on the floor. The animanl's horns punctured his throat and Mr Macias was pictured bleeding from a wound to his neck. → Read More
NYPD police officers say their rape accuser posted 'provocative selfie', making her claim 'dubious'
Lawyers for two disgraced policemen have reportedly said a “provocative selfie” posted to social media by a woman who accused them of raping her means her claim is “dubious”. NYPD detectives Eddie Martins and Richard Hall admitted having sex with the alleged victim while she was in custody but said it was consensual. → Read More
North Korea sends unprecedented open letter to West urging 'sharp vigilance' against Donald Trump
North Korea has sent an unprecedented open letter to the West, urging “sharp vigilance” against the “heinous and reckless” administration of Donald Trump. It also announces the emergence of North Korea as a “fully fledged nuclear power". It is believed the letter, written by the Foreign Affairs Committee, was sent to a number of Western countries covertly. → Read More
Army insists it has not relaxed drug rules after it is revealed fresh recruits who use narcotics will not be dismissed
The Army has insisted it is not relaxing its drug rules, after it was revealed that new recruits will not be dismissed if they are found to have used drugs within their first 14 weeks of training. It comes amid a chronic shortage of new personnel to the armed forces. The Mail on Sunday reported that instead of being discharged, young soldiers-in-training who are found to have taken drugs will… → Read More
Nuneaton: Two bowling alley staff held hostage by man with sawn-off shotgun
A gunman who stormed a bowling alley in Nuneaton has taken two members of staff hostage, according to the company's chief executive. Head of MFA Bowl, Mehdi Amshar, said he had been informed the pair were being held at gunpoint at the Nuneaton branch. Mr Amshar suggested the gunman might the boyfriend or husband of one of the staff members, but this has not been confirmed. → Read More
New Zealand hit by ‘big’ 5.4 magnitude earthquake, causing landslides
New Zealand’s South Island has been struck by a “big” 5.4 magnitude earthquake, causing landslides. The quake struck near the town of Kaikoura on Sunday, at a depth of 13km, causing strong shaking. No casualties were reported after the earthquake struck. → Read More
Church of Scientology open headquarters in Birmingham, amid protests from former members
As former members protested outside, the Church of Scientology opened a new headquarters in Birmingham. → Read More
Dubai: British tourist Jamie Harron sentenced to three months 'for accidentally touching a man's hip' in bar
British tourist Jamie Harron has been sentenced to jail in Dubai after accidentally touching a man's hip, campaigners have said. He faces three months in prison but his lawyers plan to appeal. Campaign group Detained in Dubai (DiD) said Mr Harron, from Stirling, Scotland, was "angry, disappointed, and dreads what may happen next". → Read More
China refuses to condemn Burma over Rohyinga crisis and says foreign intervention does not work
China has refused to condemn the government in Burma over the Rohyinga crisis and claimed foreign intervention does not work. The international community has widely condemned the military response to an incursion by Rohingya militants, which has seen around 600,000 refugees flee from Burma into neighbouring Bangladesh. China, a powerful neighbour to Burma, said it supported the country’s efforts… → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn condemns Clive Lewis comments and denies accusations of misogyny in Labour party
Jeremy Corbyn has condemned a “completely unacceptable” comment made by MP Clive Lewis and denied accusations of misogyny within the Labour party. → Read More