Category: World
Sudan landslide: A collapsing mountain and bodies still buried under rubble
An aid worker supporting rescue efforts after the devastating Sudan landslide, which reportedly killed hundreds of people, has told the BBC that it ha [...]
Deadly South African building fire blamed on lack of affordable housing
South African authorities say "extreme poverty and a severe lack of affordable housing" were major factors in a deadly Johannesburg building fire two [...]
Burkina Faso’s junta passes law to criminalise homosexuality
Burkina Faso has won the battle against homosexuality after the country's junta announced that the practice is completely banned in every corner of th [...]
Nestlé boss sacked over secret office romance
The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, has dismissed its global chief executive, Laurent Freixe, after an internal probe confirmed that he failed t [...]
Hundreds killed in Sudan landslide, UN says
A landslide has killed at least 370 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, a UN official has told the BBC.
Antoine Gérard, the UN's [...]
Trump revokes extended secret service protection dor Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will no longer receive Secret Service protection after President Donald Trump revoked a security extension gr [...]
Head-on crash between police van and prison bus kills 14 in Namibia
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services has killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, [...]
Leading Ukrainian ‘statesman’ and ‘patriot’ assassinated in western Ukraine
A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements of 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Sa [...]
Boat heading to Canary Islands capsizes, killing at least 69 passengers
At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west African countr [...]
US Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over his attempt to fire her
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump over his attempt to fire her, setting up a potential legal battle with implications [...]