Thirty-five people were killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a traditional court session in the north of the Darfur region, a local rights organisation has said. Dozens more were reported injured in Sunday afternoon’s attack. The Emergency Lawyers Group, which monitors violence against civilians, said the attack occurred in Ghara al-Zawiya
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A bacterial enzyme that indiscriminately cuts DNA (artist’s illustration) has been harnessed to kill cancer cells. Credit: KTSDesign/Scientific Photo Library Scientists have exploited a peculiar CRISPR enzyme to fight cancer by shredding the DNA of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. The enzyme can be programmed to recognize a specific messenger RNA, such as that
A fire killed 10 members of the same family, including five children, in a house in Lima, Peru’s capital, police say. The fire devastated the property in the southern district of La Victoria early Wednesday, General Oscar Arriola of the Peruvian National Police told local media. Five children, aged between 3 and 15, died, as
An Israeli airstrike killed six members of a family in Gaza City, according to local doctors. Video footage showed the family’s apartment burning overnight in the western neighborhood of Al Sabra. Firas al-Masri’s brother told the BBC that he had been burned alive along with his wife, Salsabeel, and his three daughters and son, Faryal,
An Israeli airstrike on a post belonging to the Hamas police force in Gaza has killed at least seven people, including a senior officer, health and police officials say. Witnesses told the BBC that an Israeli drone fired four missiles at the stall near a busy market in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza. The