A Moroccan archaeologist team excavates a human skeleton dating back 11,000 to 12,000 years in a cave in Tafoghalt, Berkane. One of the skeletons was buried with a horn of a barbary sheep, an animal once abundant in the region during the prehistoric age.

China's official news agency Xinhua reports a mysterious disease has killed 17 farmers in southwestern China. 41 more are been hospitalized. Preliminary investigations reveal the victims became infected after butchering sick pigs or sheep. Xinhua also says those affected have developed symptoms like high fever, fatigue, nausea and vomiting.

Blood from sheep butchered in a religious ritual at one of South Africa's busiest tourist beaches could lure sharks towards those in the water. The Leader of the Healing Oracle, Prophet Moses Michael said the ritual was inspired by the Old Testament to help cure sick people.