Double leg amputee scales Mount Kilimanjaro

A double leg amputee has pulled himself up Africa’s highest mountain, disproving doctors who said he would never be a functioning member of society.” Spencer West, 31, lost his legs as a child after a genetic disorder -- sacral agenesis -- paralyzed the lower half of his body. But he didn’t let that stop him: the resident of the Canadian city of Toronto arrived at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, some 6,000 metres above sea level, on Tuesday, calling it an incredible personal feat.

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Is Mexico ready for a female President?

The country has long been associated with macho men leaders:

Josefina Vazquez Mota's quest to become the first female president of Mexico a country long associated with macho men is burdened by her association with the unpopular current president. Both Vazquez Mota, 51, and President Felipe Calderon are members of the conservative National Action Party (PAN), and many voters see the July 1 presidential election as a referendum on 12 years of PAN leadership.

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Berlin gay pride parade draws 700,000

Camp costumes and colourful drag flooded the streets of Berlin on Saturday as hundreds of thousands took part in the city's annual Christopher Street Day gay pride parade. Marching and dancing to thumping techno music, the crowds made their way from the cosmopolitan Kreuzberg district to the Brandenburg Gate, where DJs and musicians were scheduled to keep the party going until midnight.

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Climate Change protesters arrested outside Buckingham Palace

Four Climate Change activists were arrested in London on Saturday after they scaled the gates of Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence and chained themselves to the railings. The campaigners from the Climate Siren group wore t-shirts bearing the words “climate emergency. 10% annual emission cuts,” and shouted slogans through megaphones.

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