Police say 31 Maoist rebels killed in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh after a nine-hour firefight. At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels have been killed during a clash with Indian security forces, state police said. The confrontation took place on Friday after counterinsurgency forces, acting on intelligence, surrounded approximately 50 suspected rebels in the … Read more
Mary Ofre and her local women’s group play an important part in protecting the Afi forests from illegal logging. The magnificent Afi forest in Nigeria’s Cross River State is not only home to endangered animals but also a lifeblood for the people living around it – but the Cross River State has one of the … Read more
Firefighters have been wrestling with massive forest fires in central Chile. Officials on Sunday extended curfews in the cities heavily affected by the blazes. They reported that at least 112 people have been killed since the fires began raging two days earlier. The flames are burning with the highest intensity around the city of Vina … Read more