madagascar
Newborn baby found abandoned in plane bathroom after in-flight birth
A newborn baby was found abandoned in the bathroom of an Air Mauritius plane after a woman allegedly gave birth mid-flight and dumped the boy in the bin.
Gov official swims for 12 hours after helicopter crash near Madagascar
The Madagascan Police Minister Serge Gelle says he managed to swim a staggering 12 hours toward land after the helicopter he was in crashed into the Indian Ocean.
Madagascar minister sacked over $2M lollipop plan
An education minister in one of the world’s poorest countries has been sacked after a cockamamie plan to order $2 million in lollipops for schoolchildren.
African countries ordering herbal 'cure' from Madagascar despite WHO warnings
ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based “cure” for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World...
African nations eager to stock up on tonic touted as coronavirus cure
Forget remdesivir -- a number of African countries are eager to stock up on Covid-Organics, an herbal tonic they consider an elixir to cure the coronavirus, according to a report....
Coronavirus panic, violence breaks out as British cruise docks on African island
Violent protesters threw rocks and bottles as they tried to stop a cruise ship docking on their idyllic Indian Ocean island — even though there was no known coronavirus threat,...
Photographer snaps rascal lemur trying to grab his camera
Maybe it just wanted to take a selfie. A curious lemur in Madagascar tried to grab the camera from a photographer who was attempting to take its picture. Photographer Lucas...
This strange little primate has gotten even stranger
The aye-aye, also known as a long-fingered lemur, gets a bad rap for its strange appearance. But a new study has revealed the nocturnal mammal has the first "pseudothumb" ever...
Madagascar forest destruction is wiping out humans' tiniest relative
KIRINDY FOREST, Madagascar — As a shocked world watches fires ravage the Amazon, slash-and-burn farmers are wreaking proportionally worse destruction half a world away in Madagascar, driving humanity’s smallest relative...
Body found in Madagascar believed to be student who jumped from plane
Authorities in Madagascar have recovered a body believed to be that of a 19-year-old British student who plunged from a small plane in what police are investigating as a suicide,...
Family of student who jumped from plane blames prescription meds
A 19-year-old British student who jumped from a plane during a biology internship in Madagascar was “mumbling” and “pretty incoherent” two days before her death -- possibly due to the...
Cambridge student jumps to her death from plane in Madagascar
A 19-year-old Cambridge University student — reportedly distressed over her "failed" research project — jumped to her death from a small airplane during a biology internship in Madagascar. Alana Cutland...
Measles has killed over 1K people in Madagascar, most victims children
Measles has killed more than 1,200 people in Madagascar since September, according to a report on Sunday.
Victims' families unveil MH370 debris in 'massive breakthrough'
Flight MH370 victims' families have made a "massive breakthrough" in the search for the missing aircraft, unveiling five new pieces of debris found washed up on a beach. Speaking at...
US diplomat found dead in his home in Madagascar
A US diplomat was found dead at his home in the capital of Madagascar last week — and authorities have a suspect in custody, officials revealed Monday. Details on the...
Bananas are facing extinction
Scientists are racing to save bananas from a tropical disease that is threatening crops across the world. The Panama disease, a type of fungal infection that invades the soil, is...
Climate change could destroy the world's wildlife
More than half of the world’s forest wildlife could be extinct by the end of the century. Climate change could destroy many of the plants and animals that live inside...
These 'assassin' spiders impale other spiders and watch them die
Spiders are horrific creatures. Most of them are tiny and easy to deal with, yet they’re so scary. Spiders are just as afraid of you as you are of them,...
Madagascar's plague victims are escaping hospitals
Hospital patients in Madagascar suffering from the plague are running away from hospitals because they are scared of needles and aren't used to hospital treatment. Security guards at the Central...
Cruise passenger kicked off ship for 'mutiny'
A French man was kicked off a cruise in late October after reportedly trying to stage a protest over the ship’s canceled itinerary. The Telegraph, who referred to the man’s...