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By Hanan Dervisevic, ABC News Moo Deng has captured hearts on social media. Photo: Khao Kheow Open Zoo With her pink cheeks and natural charisma, two-month-old pygmy hippo Moo Deng is drawing large crowds to the Thai zoo where she lives. Moo Deng, which roughly translates to 'bouncy pig' in Thai, has been a social media hit since her keepers started uploading snippets of her life online. Born in July to parents Jonah and Tony, Moo Deng has two siblings, who are also called variations of pork dishes. Her half-sisters are called Moo Tun, meaning stewed pork, and Moo Wan, meaning sweet pork. Moo Deng's name was chosen by a popular vote held by the zoo. Since her birth, visitor numbers have almost doubled, according to Khao Kheow Open Zoo. But not all the attention Moo Deng is receiving ...

By Ahmed Kingimi for Reuters Photo: Okay.ng At least 64 people are feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials say. A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the river to reach their farmlands close to Gummi town on Saturday morning. Local authorities swiftly mobilised residents for a rescue operation, and after three hours, six survivors were pulled from the water. "This is the second time such an incident has occurred in the Gummi Local Government Area," said Aminu Nuhu Falale, a local administrator who led the rescue efforts. He added that emergency teams were intensifying their search in the hope of finding more survivors. More than 900 farmers rely on crossing the river daily to acce...

By Harold Isaac and Steven Aristil, Reuters Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille says the government stands in solidarity with the victims and their families. (File photo) Photo: Clarens SIFFROY / AFP A fuel truck explosion on a road in Haiti on Saturday has killed at least 25 people, according to local media, leaving dozens of survivors with serious burns. Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille visited the site near the coastal city of Miragoane, in the department of Nippes, and said some of the most seriously injured victims were evacuated by helicopter to receive medical care. "This is a horrible scene, what I have just witnessed," he said in a statement. Earlier, he said emergency teams were working to "save the lives of the seriously injured," and pledged government support for the vi...

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announces foreigners are being held on suspicion of trying to destabilise the country, and displays weapons seized by authorities, in Caracas on 14 September, 2024. Photo: AFP/ handout from Venezuela's Interior and Justice Ministry Two Spaniards, three US citizens and a Czech have been arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of links to alleged plans to destabilise the South American country, a top Venezuela official said on Saturday. A spokesperson for the US State Department said "a US military member" had been detained in Venezuela and that it was aware of unconfirmed reports of two additional US citizens being detained there, but rejected a Venezuelan claim of US involvement in any plot to overthrow the government. The Venezuelan announcemen...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden announce further details of Aukus in March 2023. (File photo) Photo: AFP The Australian military is getting new quantum atomic clocks under the Aukus Pillar Two pact. Quantum technology is one of eight technologies that the US, Australia and UK are sharing more of under Aukus. The Australian Defence Force said quantum clocks from an Adelaide company would be used in communication and navigation systems. They would give a "capability edge for the warfighter". Read more: The portable clocks are the result of initial work by the University of Adelaide, "in close partnership" with Defence. Atomic clocks are essential for determining positional accuracy because all GPS satellites must transmit their data signals at the ex...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leader of the Labour Party, and his wife Victoria on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: AFP/JUSTIN TALLIS British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has breached parliamentary rules by not declaring a wealthy businessman and Labour Party donor bought high-end clothes for his wife Victoria, the Sunday Times reported on Saturday. According to the Sunday Times, Starmer, in power since July, faces an investigation after "neglecting to disclose" that major Labour donor Waheed Alli covered the cost of a personal shopper, clothes and alterations for his wife. The premier's registered financial interests, listed on the parliament's website, show that he has received several donations from Alli, including multiple pairs of glasses, work clothes and ...

By Elias Biryabarema and Ammu Kannampilly for Reuters Charity Chebeti eight, the youngest daughter of Rebecca Cheptegei, reacts during the burial of her mother. Photo: BADRU KATUMBA / AFP Warning: This story discusses graphic details of violence against women. Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, has been buried with full military honours at her ancestral place in Uganda's northeast. Cheptegei, 33, returned to her home in the highlands of western Kenya, an area popular with international runners for its high altitude training facilities, after coming 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics on 11 August. It would be her final race. Three weeks later, her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Mara...