Turkey Has Released Audio of Its ‘Warnings’ to the Downed Russian Plane

military has released an audio recording of what it says were warnings to the Russian fighter jet it shot down on Tuesday, the BBC reported.

In the recording, a garbled voice is heard saying “change your heading south immediately” — a warning that the jet’s navigator says he never received before a Turkish missile struck his plane. The other pilot was killed by gunfire while parachuting from the aircraft, the BBC says.

The surviving pilot, Captain Konstantin Murakhtin, denies that the plane entered Turkish airspace. It ultimately crashed on a mountainside in Syria near the country’s border with Turkey.

Tensions have escalated between Ankara and Moscow in the wake of the incident. Turkey claims that it has tried to collaborate with the Russian military to prevent such conflicts.

Why did Turkey shoot down a Russian plane?

Military analysts and observers have long warned of the dangers of Syria's "internationalised" conflict, where a range of world powers are carrying out military action for different ends.

On Tuesday, those fears where vindicated when Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet, ostensibly because it had crossed into Turkish airspace.

Turkey has warned Russia before about border incursions, and says it warned the plane ten timesbefore shooting it down.

Russia says its jet never crossed into Turkish airspace, and that it was attacked one kilometre inside Syria.

But the competing versions do little to explain the wider struggle for power and influence in Syria.

Russia has been bombing Syrian rebel groups, some of whom are supported by Turkey, since it began its air campaign on September 30.

Of most concern to Turkey is Russia's targeting of Syrian Turkmen. They are ethnic Turks who are concentrated in an area north of Latakia.

The Turkmen were among the first groups to take up arms against President Bashar al-Assad. Now they find themselves on the receiving end of Russian air strikes.

Is Turkey sending Russia a warning about its actions in Syria? And how will this incident affect ongoing efforts to reach a political solution in the country?

Dangerous ‘Kissing Bug’ Spreads to More Than Half of U.S.

A dangerous insect known as the “kissing bug” has crawled its way through more than half of the U.S., health officials said.

The blood-sucking bugs that usually feed on the faces of their victims have been reported in 28 states, mostly in the South, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The kissing bug recently made its way to Georgia, Alabama and California, although health officials said the insect has been around the U.S. since the 1850s.

The insect, also called the triatomine bug, resembles a cockroach and has been known to carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease, which can be fatal if left untreated, the CDC said. There are currently about 300,000 cases of Chagas in the U.S., although most of those people were infected in Latin America, according to the agency.

It’s rare to contract Chagas from the kissing bug and it takes more than just a single bite, CDC spokeswoman Amy Rowland told TIME in an email. According to Rowland, transmission only occurs when the bug’s feces gets rubbed into a break in the skin or comes in contact with the eye.

The bugs are typically found outdoors but they can tend to hide under beds and mattresses, according to the CDC.

Prince Harry To Unveil 'Diana Hall' In Lesotho

The prince will be in Lesotho tomorrow for the official opening of the Mamohato Children's Centre, a camp designed by his Sentebale charity to work with disadvantaged children and youngsters living with HIV.

The welcome block has been named after Olga Powell, Harry's nanny, who died in 2012.

Cathy Ferrier, Sentebale's chief executive, said: "When Olga passed away the family donated the money that would have gone to flowers to Sentebale, that's why this building is in loving memory of Olga Powell."

She came to work for the Waleses when the Duke of Cambridge was six months old and was a figure of stability for the princes as their parents' marriage broke down, staying to care for them for 15 years.

Lesotho's Prince Seeiso co-founded Sentebale with Harry in 2006, after he spent some of his gap year learning about the problems facing deprived and vulnerable youngsters in that part of Africa.

The new facility is named after Prince Seeiso's mother, Queen Mamohato, but the central dining hall takes the name of Harry's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

Ms Ferrier added: "It's the place where all the children will gather three times a day (for meals) plus do games and drama and goodness knows what else - it felt like the right place to be in memory of his mother."

Speaking to Sky News about his own mother and the legacy of Princess Diana, Prince Seeiso said: "I'm hoping that they are quietly laughing or quietly smiling that we've come this far.

"I think Harry has mentioned some time ago that he hopes his mother is quietly comforted that he's doing what she would be expecting.

"My mum, I have flashbacks of the days when I used to go from centre to centre with her and I was kicking and screaming saying 'mummy don't take me there, I don't want to go', but it was a role that has led me to where I am today."

On Monday, Prince Harry will begin a royal visit of South Africa.

The tour will focus on themes including understanding South Africa's recent history, the issues and opportunities for young people, and the importance of wildlife conservation.

Pastor Charged Over Fatal Church Beating

Lucas Leonard, 19, died in October after he was severely beaten in an hours long "counselling session" reportedly aimed at getting him to confess his sins.

His younger brother, 17-year-old Christopher Leonard, was seriously injured.

On Tuesday, a grand jury recommended a charge of second-degree murder against Tiffanie Irwin, the 29-year-old pastor of the Word of Life Church in Chadwicks, New York.

The brothers' father, Bruce Leonard, 65, is charged with 13 criminal counts including second-degree murder, kidnapping and gang assault.

Leonard and the teens' mother, Deborah Leonard, were among six people arrested in October on preliminary charges of first-degree manslaughter.

Deborah Leonard was not named in the grand jury indictment, but she is scheduled to appear in court on 2 December to face separate charges of first and second-degree assault, her lawyer said.

Also named in the grand jury indictment are: Traci Irwin, David Morey, 26, Linda Morey, 54, and Joseph Irwin, 26, and Sarah Ferguson, 33, the half-sister of Lucas and Christopher.

All five are charged with second-degree murder, kidnapping and gang assault.

An eighth person, church deacon Daniel Irwin, 24, faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, kidnapping and gang assault.

Last month, Christopher Leonard testified at a preliminary hearing that Irwin organised the so-called counselling session.

He said he and his brother were beaten with an electric extension cord fashioned into a whip.

Christopher also said he attempted to resuscitate his brother before the boys were loaded into two separate vans.

Lucas was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Dawkins Links 'Clock Boy' To Child Terrorist

The outspoken atheist and evolutionary biologist took to Twitter to criticise Ahmed Mohamed, as the boy's family sued the city and school district in Irving for $15m while demanding an apology for their treatment of the teen.

The 14-year-old, who is Muslim, was arrested and led away in handcuffs in September after he brought to school some clock parts, which a teacher mistook for an explosive device.

As #IStandWithAhmed trended on social media amid a nationwide outpouring of sympathy, US President Barack Obama invited the teenager to the White House. 

Dawkins tweeted on Tuesday: "Don't call him 'clock boy' since he never made a clock. Hoax Boy, having hoaxed his way into the White House, now wants $15M in addition!"

When Twitter users criticised the 74-year-old God Delusion author for "picking on a kid", he defended himself.

Dawkins posted a link to a news story with a photo of a child Islamic State recruit beheading a prisoner.

"'But he's only a kid.' Yes, a 'kid' old enough to sue for $15M those whom he hoaxed. And how old is this 'kid'?" tweeted Dawkins, linking to the article.

One person tweeted back: "I used to look up to you. Your books opened my mind w I was a kid. Now you're doing sloppy reactionary thinking; saddens me."

After a welter of criticism, Dawkins tweeted: "Just fed up with people saying of the click [sic] hoax boy, 'He's only a kid', as though that means he can't be criticised."

It is not the first time the academic has triggered a social media firestorm over a provocative tweet.

300 million people live away from their country of origin

It's estimated that over 300 million people live away from their country of origin. Many send back large sums of money to their families - these remittances make a sizeable contribution to many
African economies.

But many migrants want to do more than send back cash. Nancy Kacungira, winner of the BBC's Komla Dumor Award, has been speaking to some Ghanaians to hear from those who want to "give something back".