Emiliano Sala’s father dies 3 months after his death
The father of Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala, who was killed in a plane crash earlier this year, has died three months after his...
Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential bid
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has declared a presidential bid, putting an end to months of speculation.
In a video announcement, Mr Biden argued...
Sri Lanka attacks: Mass funerals held as nation mourns
Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral amid a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts.
The death toll from the...
Woman wakes up after 27 years in a coma
A woman from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who was seriously injured in a traffic accident in 1991 has made a seemingly miraculous...
Billionaire brother “arrested in Algeria”
Four billionaire brothers with links to ousted Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have been detained by police, state TV reports. They are being held over...
Sri Lanka attacks “linked to foreign network”
A wave of bombings that killed 290 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday was carried out with the support of an international network, officials...
Peru’s ex-President Alan García shoots himself before arrest
(BBC) Peru's former President Alan García has shot himself as police came to arrest him.
Casimiro Ulloa hospital in the capital, Lima, said he was...
How Scotland erased Guyana from its past
The mangrove-fringed coast of Guyana, at the north-eastern tip of South America, does not immediately bring to mind the Highlands of Scotland, in...
Notre-Dame cathedral on fire in Paris
(BBC) A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and has spread rapidly across the building.
The cause is not yet...
Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft fails to land on moon
The first privately funded mission to the Moon has failed to land on the lunar surface.
The Israeli spacecraft - called Beresheet - tried...