BBC: Several people have died in a winter storm that hit a wide swath of the US, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled or delayed due to conditions. The storm, which caused chaos from Texas to the tip of Maine over the weekend, snarled roadways, knocked out power, and buried major cities under a […]
BBC: A man has been arrested after allegedly throwing a device that police believe may have contained explosives into a crowd in Australia, police have said. The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 local time (04:30 GMT) on Monday in a pedestrianised square in Perth, where the state premier said thousands had gathered for a rally […]
BBC: The United Nations says it is gravely concerned after a senior military leader in South Sudan urged his troops to “spare no-one” including “children, the elderly, and civilians” when they are deployed to opposition-held areas of the country. “Inflammatory rhetoric calling for violence against civilians, including the most vulnerable, is utterly abhorrent and must […]
BBC: At least four people have been killed after a fire broke out at a food factory near the central Greek city of Trikala, the country’s fire service says. The blaze began early on Monday at a Violanta biscuit factory, where 13 workers were on site, local media reported. Eight managed to escape. One person […]
BBC: A private jet carrying eight people has crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine, aviation authorities have said. The Bombardier Challenger 600 went down at around 19:45 local time (00:45 GMT on Monday), the Federal Aviation Administration said, but the fate and identities of those on board […]
BBC: At least 15 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in southern Philippines. Search crews have rescued 316 people on board the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, but at least 28 people are still missing. The ship, which was both a cargo and passenger ferry, was […]
BBC: Australian authorities have issued heatwave warnings for most of the country as millions celebrate Australia Day. Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, reaching the “high forties” Celsius in the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology said. On Sunday, South Australia recorded temperatures as high as 48.5C, according to […]
BBC: The People’s Republic of China has used giant pandas as a gesture of goodwill towards its international allies and competitors since it was founded in 1949. But China retains ownership of all pandas it loans to foreign countries, including cubs born abroad. In return, host countries pay an annual fee of about $1m (£790,000) per pair […]
BBC: A dangerous winter storm has swept across the US, leaving at least three people dead and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Schools and roads across the country have been closed and flights have been cancelled as “life threatening” conditions stretched from Texas to New England, according to the National Weather Service […]
Thousands of files provided by a whistleblower at Interpol expose for the first time the extent of Russia’s apparent abuse of the international policing agency to target its critics abroad. The data provided to the BBC World Service and French investigative outlet, Disclose, reveals that Russia is using Interpol’s wanted lists to request the arrest […]