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Ayia Napa: Mother of convicted Briton backs Cyprus boycott https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The mother of a woman convicted of lying about being raped says she believes Ayia Napa is unsafe. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 11:04AM

Palau is first country to ban 'reef toxic' sun cream

Palau is first country to ban 'reef toxic' sun cream https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The move is designed to protect marine life around the Pacific island state. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 10:23AM

Australia fires: Aerial views of burned out towns

Australia fires: Aerial views of burned out towns https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Aerial footage shows the scale of damage after the latest massive fires in Victoria. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 09:22AM

North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing

North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Kim Jong-un also warns of a new 'strategic weapon' up his sleeve but leaves room for new US talks. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 07:59AM

Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast

Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Australia's fires have killed at least three in recent days and left hundreds homeless or displaced. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 06:36AM

Bushfires in Australia force thousands to flee to beaches

Bushfires in Australia force thousands to flee to beaches https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Residents escape smoke and flames by heading towards the coast. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 06:24PM

What does it mean to be a black traveller?

What does it mean to be a black traveller? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Four millennials on being the first black person some people meet, and other issues for black tourists. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 06:07AM

Taking on Germany’s tampon tax: 'Periods are not a luxury'

Taking on Germany’s tampon tax: 'Periods are not a luxury' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Their petition gained more than 180,000 signatures and led to a change in the law. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 05:49AM

What's the link between palm oil and the Kashmir dispute?

What's the link between palm oil and the Kashmir dispute? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J How did a row between India and Malaysia spill over into the palm oil industry? Author -- January 01, 2020 at 06:32AM

The story of the aeroplane house in Nigeria's capital Abuja

The story of the aeroplane house in Nigeria's capital Abuja https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Said Jammal has spent 20 years building the family's unusual home in the Nigerian capital Abuja. Author -- January 01, 2020 at 05:49AM

UK national living wage to rise by 6.2% in April

UK national living wage to rise by 6.2% in April https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The government says it will boost the minimum wage by more than four times the rate of inflation. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 03:09PM

Antonio Dumas who persuaded five Brazilians to play for Togo dies

Antonio Dumas who persuaded five Brazilians to play for Togo dies https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Antonio Dumas the coach who persuaded five Brazilians to play for Togo dies in Guinea at the age of 64. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 07:08PM

Australia wildfires: Fire truck overrun by bushfire flames

Australia wildfires: Fire truck overrun by bushfire flames https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Firefighters in New South Wales take shelter in their truck as it is surrounded by flames. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:36PM

Russia-Poland row over start of WW2 escalates

Russia-Poland row over start of WW2 escalates https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russia condemns the US ambassador to Poland for saying the Nazi-Soviet pact triggered World War Two. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:17PM

London Eye at 20: The wheel that changed the capital's skyline

London Eye at 20: The wheel that changed the capital's skyline https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It's 20 years since the London Eye first turned. The BBC tells the story of how it came to be created. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 02:45PM

Angola court orders seizure of Isabel dos Santos's assets

Angola court orders seizure of Isabel dos Santos's assets https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The ex-president's billionaire daughter has been targeted in an anti-corruption investigation. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:09PM

Picasso painting attacked at Tate Modern

Picasso painting attacked at Tate Modern https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A man is charged with the criminal damage of a £20m Picasso painting at the London gallery. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 04:58PM

New Zealand fireworks help usher in new decade

New Zealand fireworks help usher in new decade https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Auckland has become the world's first major city to celebrate the start of 2020 with a bang. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 04:44PM

Australia fires: Military to be deployed to help rescue effort

Australia fires: Military to be deployed to help rescue effort https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Aircraft and ships will be sent to New South Wales and Victoria, where thousands fled to the coast. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 04:23PM

Sydney mayor defends New Year's fireworks despite protests

Sydney mayor defends New Year's fireworks despite protests https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Clover Moore said the city's celebrations would "give hope to people" as bushfires rage. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 03:58PM

Shuri Castle: Appeal for images to 'rebuild' burned site online

Shuri Castle: Appeal for images to 'rebuild' burned site online https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The plan hopes to create a virtual 3D version of Japan's Shuri Castle, which was destroyed by fire. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 03:51PM

Civil partnerships: First mixed-sex unions to take place

Civil partnerships: First mixed-sex unions to take place https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thousands of heterosexual couples in England and Wales are expected to enter into the unions from today. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 08:02AM

National archives: MPs floated 'farcical' idea of Russia joining Nato

National archives: MPs floated 'farcical' idea of Russia joining Nato https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Including Russia in the defence alliance was considered in 1995 as a way of integrating it in the West. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 07:20AM

Gamal Eid: Egypt rights activist 'attacked and doused in paint by armed men'

Gamal Eid: Egypt rights activist 'attacked and doused in paint by armed men' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gamal Eid says his attackers were trying to "silence" him for his criticism of human rights abuses. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 10:49PM

India cold wave: Delhi reels from coldest day in more than a century

India cold wave: Delhi reels from coldest day in more than a century https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The maximum day temperature plummeted to 9.4C on Monday setting a new record for the chilliest day. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 11:47AM

'I feel complete' in Uganda - George the Poet

'I feel complete' in Uganda - George the Poet https://ift.tt/eA8V8J London-born spoken word artist and podcaster George the Poet reflects on belonging, diaspora and his Ugandan heritage before his first gig in the country. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 10:00AM

Mallacoota: Where Australia's bushfires turned day to night

Mallacoota: Where Australia's bushfires turned day to night https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thousands of people fled to the beach in Mallacoota, Victoria as fires approached the town. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 09:45AM

What were the top business stories of 2019?

What were the top business stories of 2019? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It was a year of unrest and upheaval, with protests in Hong Kong, and US-China trade tensions. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:21AM

Huawei: 'Survival will be our priority' in 2020

Huawei: 'Survival will be our priority' in 2020 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 06:10AM

UK and US considered Nigeria naval blockade over Saro-Wiwa execution

UK and US considered Nigeria naval blockade over Saro-Wiwa execution https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:33AM

Africa's year in pictures 2019

Africa's year in pictures 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:55AM

China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors

China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors https://ift.tt/eA8V8J From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:24AM

Citizenship Act protests: Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state

Citizenship Act protests: Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect. Author -- December 31, 2019 at 05:29AM

Michael Essien's African team of the decade

Michael Essien's African team of the decade https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ghana legend Michael Essien takes us through his best African eleven from the past 10 years. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 08:07PM

Costa del Sol: Pool deaths investigation can be closed, say Spanish police

Costa del Sol: Pool deaths investigation can be closed, say Spanish police https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The deaths of Gabriel Diya and his two children were a freak accident, a spokesman says. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 07:20PM

Chinese start-up Mobike loses more than 200,000 bikes

Chinese start-up Mobike loses more than 200,000 bikes https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The bikes are designed to be locked and unlocked by members of the public via an app. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 05:27PM

England in South Africa: Dom Sibley latest player to suffer illness

England in South Africa: Dom Sibley latest player to suffer illness https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Opener Dom Sibley is the 11th England player to be affected by illness on the tour of South Africa. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 03:06PM

Saudi court sentences man to death for stabbing Spanish theatre group

Saudi court sentences man to death for stabbing Spanish theatre group https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least three people were wounded in last month's attack on members of a Spanish theatre group. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 05:23PM

Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks to go ahead despite protests

Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks to go ahead despite protests https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A petition signed by more than 270,000 people had called for the fireworks display to be cancelled. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 03:35PM

Confederation Cup: Pyramids maintain winning start

Confederation Cup: Pyramids maintain winning start https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Egyptian side Pyramids beat local rivals Al Masry 2-1 to maintain their 100% winning start in Group A of the Confederation Cup. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 03:57PM

Moscow brings in artificial snow for New Year in mild winter

Moscow brings in artificial snow for New Year in mild winter https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Artificial snow is dumped in central Moscow so that snowboarders can still have their fun. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 03:15PM

Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency

Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/eA8V8J On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 06:28AM

When Greta Thunberg met Sir David Attenborough

When Greta Thunberg met Sir David Attenborough https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The teenage activist and veteran naturalist talk to each other for the first time (via Skype). Author -- December 30, 2019 at 01:06PM

Germanwings strike forces 180 flight cancellations

Germanwings strike forces 180 flight cancellations https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cabin crew at Lufthansa's low-cost carrier are staging a three-day walkout in a long-running dispute. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 02:03PM

Briton guilty over Ayia Napa false rape claim

Briton guilty over Ayia Napa false rape claim https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A British woman is found guilty over lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, in July. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 01:41PM

Bank of England chief Mark Carney issues climate change warning

Bank of England chief Mark Carney issues climate change warning https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The world will face irreversible heating unless financial firms shift priorities, Mark Carney tells the BBC. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 12:19PM

Extinction: A million species at risk, so what is saved?

Extinction: A million species at risk, so what is saved? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J With around one million species at risk, how do conservationists decide what species to save? Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:24AM

China jails 'gene-edited babies' scientist for three years

China jails 'gene-edited babies' scientist for three years https://ift.tt/eA8V8J He Jiankui said he altered the genes of a set of twins to try to give them protection against HIV. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 01:01PM

Fleeing Sudan: Wales 'feels like home' for teenager from Darfur

Fleeing Sudan: Wales 'feels like home' for teenager from Darfur https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Idres was just 15 and without any immediate family when he left Sudan to avoid joining a militia, Author -- December 30, 2019 at 05:06AM

South Korea to pardon 1,800 conscientious objectors

South Korea to pardon 1,800 conscientious objectors https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Men who refused mandatory military service were subjected to prison - and social stigma. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 11:41AM

Gay in Nigeria: 'Everybody sees me as an abomination'

Gay in Nigeria: 'Everybody sees me as an abomination' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to be worse. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 06:57AM

Greta Thunberg's father: 'She is happy, but I worry'

Greta Thunberg's father: 'She is happy, but I worry' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The activist's father says he thought her skipping school to fight climate change was a "bad idea". Author -- December 30, 2019 at 07:13AM

Tesla delivers its first 'Made in China' cars

Tesla delivers its first 'Made in China' cars https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The move comes as the US-China trade war US companies to shift production out of China. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 09:47AM

Kim Jong-un calls for 'positive and offensive' security policy

Kim Jong-un calls for 'positive and offensive' security policy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 07:03AM

Medieval combat: A Chinese knight fights for his dream

Medieval combat: A Chinese knight fights for his dream https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level. Author -- December 30, 2019 at 06:15AM

China launches new law to protect doctors

China launches new law to protect doctors https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The announcement comes days after a female doctor was stabbed to death at work. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 10:07PM

Putin thanks Trump for stopping terrorism in Russia

Putin thanks Trump for stopping terrorism in Russia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Russian president says cooperation from US intelligence has prevented attacks within his country. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 10:34PM

Pope Francis: It's good to talk, but not on mobiles

Pope Francis: It's good to talk, but not on mobiles https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The pope cited Jesus, Mary and Joseph as an example of a family with good communication skills. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 10:41PM

South Africa v England: Tourists lose first Test by 107 runs

South Africa v England: Tourists lose first Test by 107 runs https://ift.tt/eA8V8J South Africa claim a convincing 107-run victory over England as the tourists collapsed again on the fourth day of the first Test. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 06:23PM

Morocco's Abderrazak Hamdallah is the world's top scorer for 2019

Morocco's Abderrazak Hamdallah is the world's top scorer for 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Moroccan forward Abderrazak Hamdallah, who plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, becomes the top scorer of 2019 by ending the year with 57 goals in all competitions. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 07:15PM

African Champions League: Al Hilal stun Etoile and el Kaabi hits hat-trick for Wydad

African Champions League: Al Hilal stun Etoile and el Kaabi hits hat-trick for Wydad https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A stunning win in Tunisia for Sudan's Al Hilal and an Ayoub el Kaabi hat-trick for Wydad Casablanca make the African Champions League headlines on Saturday. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 05:22PM

Costa del Sol: Mother wants more tests on pool after Christmas Eve deaths

Costa del Sol: Mother wants more tests on pool after Christmas Eve deaths https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Olubunmi Diya says police are wrong to assume that her family died after getting out of their depth. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 04:54PM

Russia and Ukraine in controversial prisoner swap

Russia and Ukraine in controversial prisoner swap https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Authorities hope the long-awaited exchange will ease tensions between the two countries. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 03:56PM

Australia fires: Thousands told to evacuate in Victoria

Australia fires: Thousands told to evacuate in Victoria https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Residents and holidaymakers in a major tourist destination in Victoria are told to leave by Monday. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 03:37PM

Samoa lifts state of emergency over measles epidemic

Samoa lifts state of emergency over measles epidemic https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A mass vaccination drive was put in place as the disease spread and killed 81 people. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 02:37PM

'World's oldest rhino' Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57

'World's oldest rhino' Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Fausta, a female eastern black rhino, lived in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 01:27PM

How crowds toppled communism's house of cards in 1989

How crowds toppled communism's house of cards in 1989 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The BBC's John Simpson recalls witnessing the communist bloc's collapse in three revolutions. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 05:58AM

China and Twitter: The year Chinese diplomacy went social

China and Twitter: The year Chinese diplomacy went social https://ift.tt/eA8V8J This year saw a marked changed in tone from China, as more diplomats began using Twitter. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 05:53AM

Why international rock stars are flocking to India

Why international rock stars are flocking to India https://ift.tt/eA8V8J U2, who recently performed in Mumbai, are one among many bands lining up to tour India. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 05:51AM

Notable African deaths of 2019

Notable African deaths of 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A look back at some of the figures on the African continent who we said farewell to this year. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 05:52AM

Italian alps avalanche kills woman and two girls

Italian alps avalanche kills woman and two girls https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The victims, believed to be German, were skiing on the Val Senales glacier in South Tyrol. Author -- December 29, 2019 at 03:43AM

The Kenyan Olympic hopeful who lives for running: A story in pictures

The Kenyan Olympic hopeful who lives for running: A story in pictures https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cornelius Kemboi has running in his blood. He dreams of competing for Kenya in the Olympics. Photojournalist Tobias Kobborg tells his story. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:00AM

Family plea for return of son's stolen ashes in Cyprus

Family plea for return of son's stolen ashes in Cyprus https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The parents were preparing to scatter the teenager's ashes at a scenic spot before they were robbed. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 11:45PM

China ends forced labour for sex workers

China ends forced labour for sex workers https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Under the scheme, police were allowed to hold sex workers and their clients for up to two years. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 09:31PM

Australia fires: Volunteer firefighters to receive compensation

Australia fires: Volunteer firefighters to receive compensation https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thousands of firefighters can claim up to A$6,000 ($4,200) after spending weeks battling the flames. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 08:35PM

'Ghost boat' containing human remains washes up on Japanese island

'Ghost boat' containing human remains washes up on Japanese island https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Authorities suspect the boat may have originated from North Korea. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 07:59PM

African Champions League: Holders Esperance held at home by Vita Club

African Champions League: Holders Esperance held at home by Vita Club https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Holders Esperance of Tunisia are held 0-0 at home by AS Vita Club of DR Congo in the third round of African Champions League group matches. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:49PM

Rush hour car bomb kills many in Somali capital

Rush hour car bomb kills many in Somali capital https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 20 people are reported killed by a massive car bomb during morning rush hour in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 01:28PM

Thai cave rescuer dies from year-long blood infection

Thai cave rescuer dies from year-long blood infection https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thai Navy Seal Beirut Pakbara contracted the infection during the rescue at Tham Luang cave. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 10:34AM

French government to scan social media for tax cheats

French government to scan social media for tax cheats https://ift.tt/eA8V8J French court says government can comb profiles, posts and pictures for evidence of undeclared income. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 03:44AM

India Citizenship Act protests: 'Our son was shot dead by police'

India Citizenship Act protests: 'Our son was shot dead by police' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Muslims in India tell the BBC of police brutality, and why they fear losing their citizenship rights. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:21AM

Transgender in Pakistan: Maya, the woman who almost broke free

Transgender in Pakistan: Maya, the woman who almost broke free https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Maya was one of dozens of trans women killed in Pakistan in recent years, many of the murders unsolved. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:26AM

Sudan after Bashir: 'The revolution is on the curriculum'

Sudan after Bashir: 'The revolution is on the curriculum' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Months after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was toppled, how has life changed for Sudanese? Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:27AM

The man who spent 30 years caring for crocodiles in Ethiopia

The man who spent 30 years caring for crocodiles in Ethiopia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tomas Tama has spent 30 years protecting the reptiles in Ethiopia, despite once being bitten. Author -- December 28, 2019 at 05:23AM

Central African Republic traders in deadly battle over militia taxes in Bangui

Central African Republic traders in deadly battle over militia taxes in Bangui https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 35 people are killed in the Central African Republic after a militia imposes new taxes. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:34PM

Sadio Mane: Liverpool players have to 'sacrifice' themselves to win title

Sadio Mane: Liverpool players have to 'sacrifice' themselves to win title https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Senegalese star Sadio Mane says he and his Liverpool teammates will have to 'sacrifice' themselves in order to win the league for the first time in 30 years. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:35PM

Morocco YouTuber Mohamed Sekkaki jailed for insulting King Mohammed VI

Morocco YouTuber Mohamed Sekkaki jailed for insulting King Mohammed VI https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mohamed Sekkaki was arrested for criticising King Mohammed's speeches. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 04:26PM

Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages'

Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The killings are said to have been revenge for the death of the Islamic State group leader in Syria. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 03:36PM

Austria avalanche: Skier survives five hours in 'Christmas miracle'

Austria avalanche: Skier survives five hours in 'Christmas miracle' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The 26-year-old man was eventually found and dug out of a metre of snow after five hours. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 03:10PM

Juha Mieto: Finland’s skiing legend

Juha Mieto: Finland’s skiing legend https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Now 70 years old, Juha Mieto shows no signs of slowing down after winning five Olympic medals in his career. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 07:10PM

Typhoon Phanfone: Residents start to clean up after deadly storm

Typhoon Phanfone: Residents start to clean up after deadly storm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 10:38PM

British fugitive arrested in Dutch restaurant

British fugitive arrested in Dutch restaurant https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The man, who had been on the run for five years, was detained at a restaurant in The Hague. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 10:00PM

Art in 2020: The exhibitions hotlist

Art in 2020: The exhibitions hotlist https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Take your pick of art from Raphael and Jan van Eyck to the film special effects of Ray Harryhausen. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 06:14AM

Solar eclipse: Prayer, healing and beach burials in Asia

Solar eclipse: Prayer, healing and beach burials in Asia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Some in Asia offered prayers and conducted cleansing or healing rituals during a rare solar eclipse. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 12:49PM

Sriracha hot sauce recall over 'exploding' bottle fears

Sriracha hot sauce recall over 'exploding' bottle fears https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The popular sauce has been recalled in Australia and New Zealand over fears it may splatter when opened. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 12:58PM

Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport

Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Close to 100 people were on board the Bek Air plane, which came down after take-off near Almaty. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 09:59AM

Is 'super coral' the key to saving the world's reefs?

Is 'super coral' the key to saving the world's reefs? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Scientists in the Seychelles have started the world's first large scale coral reef restoration project. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:14AM

Typhoon Phanfone: Philippine death toll rises to 28

Typhoon Phanfone: Philippine death toll rises to 28 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It led to the evacuation of more than 58,000 people and stranded thousands over the holiday period. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 08:44AM

Bruce Lee's daughter sues fast food chain over image use

Bruce Lee's daughter sues fast food chain over image use https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Shannon Lee alleges popular restaurant Real Kungfu has used her father's image without permission. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 08:25AM

Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport

Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Almaty airport said on its Facebook page that the plane had disappeared from radar before crashing Author -- December 27, 2019 at 08:08AM

Australia fires: Crews brace for dangerous heatwave

Australia fires: Crews brace for dangerous heatwave https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Crews are bracing for another dangerous period as calls grow for volunteer firefighters to be paid. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 07:01AM

Soldier's mission to give shoes to vulnerable in Uganda

Soldier's mission to give shoes to vulnerable in Uganda https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A British soldier has been inspiring others to donate their spare shoes for local people in Uganda. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:32AM

Smoking ban: Austria's cafe society calls time on cigarettes

Smoking ban: Austria's cafe society calls time on cigarettes https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Once dubbed the ashtray of Europe, Austria has finally banned smoking in restaurants, bars and cafes. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:47AM

Inside China's child pop star factory

Inside China's child pop star factory https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Young, mostly female, wannabe stars are trained for a booming industry worth billions of dollars. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:05AM

Has #MeToo changed Bollywood?

Has #MeToo changed Bollywood? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J India's film industry was rocked by the #MeToo campaign more than a year ago - what's happened since? Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:26AM

Is 'super coral' the key to saving the world's reefs?

The African women standing up for change in 2019

The African women standing up for change in 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Here are the women on the continent who've been shaking the table this year. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 05:04AM

Peter Schreier: Leading German tenor dies at 84

Peter Schreier: Leading German tenor dies at 84 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A rare international star from the former East Germany, he was known for the intensity of his renditions. Author -- December 27, 2019 at 01:18AM

Channel migrants: More than 60 people found on Boxing Day

Channel migrants: More than 60 people found on Boxing Day https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Home Office has been accused of trying to "whip up ill feeling towards desperate people". Author -- December 26, 2019 at 10:32PM

Christmas tree decorated in Chernobyl 'ghost town'

Christmas tree decorated in Chernobyl 'ghost town' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It's the first Christmas tree to be put up in Pripyat since the 1986 nuclear disaster. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 10:09PM

Russia agents raid Alexei Navalny offices with power tools

Russia agents raid Alexei Navalny offices with power tools https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sparks fly as officers cut open the door of the anti-corruption foundation. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 09:17PM

Wikipedia ban: Top court calls for Turkey to lift block

Wikipedia ban: Top court calls for Turkey to lift block https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Constitutional Court rules that the country's block on accessing Wikipedia is unconstitutional. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 07:56PM

Why Vladimir Putin is angry at Poland

Why Vladimir Putin is angry at Poland https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Russian leader's war of words with Poland focuses on events from the distant past. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 07:02PM

Russia agents raid Alexei Navalny offices with power tools

Russia agents raid Alexei Navalny offices with power tools https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sparks fly as bailiffs cut open the door of the anti-corruption foundation led by Alexei Navalny. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 06:48PM

Bhoot Vidya: India university to teach doctors Ghost Studies

Bhoot Vidya: India university to teach doctors Ghost Studies https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The course would teach doctors how to treat people who claim to see ghosts or be possessed by them. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 06:25PM

Brexit: Timmermans 'love letter' says UK always welcome back in EU

Brexit: Timmermans 'love letter' says UK always welcome back in EU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J EU official Frans Timmermans writes he is "deeply hurt" over Brexit but "we're not going away". Author -- December 26, 2019 at 06:04PM

Costa del Sol: Man and two children who drowned at resort named

Costa del Sol: Man and two children who drowned at resort named https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Three members of the same British family died in a Costa del Sol swimming pool on Christmas Eve. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 06:00PM

Kidnapped Afghan People's Peace Movement marchers freed

Kidnapped Afghan People's Peace Movement marchers freed https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The 27 activists from the People's Peace Movement had disappeared in Farah province two days ago. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 05:33PM

Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner

Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Chinese man, who murdered a family of four, is the first foreigner to be executed in 10 years. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 03:58PM

The 'ring of fire' eclipse witnessed across Asia

The 'ring of fire' eclipse witnessed across Asia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Crowds have gathered to watch the 'once in a lifetime' eclipse in a number of countries. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 03:29PM

Migrant crisis: Seven die as boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van

Migrant crisis: Seven die as boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The boat with 71 migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank in Lake Van at night. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 01:04PM

Migrant crisis: Seven die as boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van

Annular solar eclipse: Crowds in Asia gather to see 'ring of fire'

Annular solar eclipse: Crowds in Asia gather to see 'ring of fire' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In an annular eclipse the moon covers the centre of the Sun, giving the appearance of a bright ring. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 10:21AM

Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm

Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Typhoon Phanfone, with gusts of close to 190km/h, hit an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 09:11AM

British troops move black rhinos to Malawi

British troops move black rhinos to Malawi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The animals were moved from a South Africa park in the hope they would be protected from poachers. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 06:01AM

Five inspiring stories of dedication and change in Africa from 2019

Five inspiring stories of dedication and change in Africa from 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J We revisit the tales of the dedicated teacher, student, lawyer, choir and activist in Africa. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 05:40AM

Ari Behn: Author and Norway princess's ex-husband dies aged 47

Ari Behn: Author and Norway princess's ex-husband dies aged 47 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Author Ari Behn and the king's eldest child, Princess Martha Louise, divorced in 2017. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 04:35AM

Costa del Sol: Man and children drowned 'in tragic accident'

Costa del Sol: Man and children drowned 'in tragic accident' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Three members of the same family were found in a Costa del Sol swimming pool on Christmas Eve. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 12:58AM

Radio silence: The Syrian broadcasters in exile

Radio silence: The Syrian broadcasters in exile https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Emma Jane Kirby meets exiled journalists who are now off air, and have nowhere that feels like home. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 05:31AM

The bakery in a mental health hospital

The bakery in a mental health hospital https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In an unusual bakery in a mental health hospital outside Beijing, the patients are the bakers. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 05:20AM

The Indian Ocean tsunami remembered by those who survived it

The Indian Ocean tsunami remembered by those who survived it https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The story of how the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami unfolded, by those who survived. Author -- December 26, 2019 at 03:21AM

Wolf 'snatches pet kangaroo' from Belgium home

Wolf 'snatches pet kangaroo' from Belgium home https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Experts believe the marsupial could have been taken by a wolf named August, known to roam the area. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 10:11PM

Ruslan Shaveddinov: Russian opposition activist 'kidnapped' by army

Ruslan Shaveddinov: Russian opposition activist 'kidnapped' by army https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ruslan Shaveddinov's forcible conscription to serve in the Arctic is condemned by his allies. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 09:33PM

Burkina Faso: Christmas Day in a Christian-Muslim household

Burkina Faso: Christmas Day in a Christian-Muslim household https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Five-year-old Iris Ouattara goes to church with her dad and mosque with her mum in Burkina Faso. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:54PM

Japan MP arrested on suspicion of taking casino bribe

Japan MP arrested on suspicion of taking casino bribe https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The supporter of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is accused of taking $34,000 from a gambling operator. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 04:39PM

Afghan People's Peace Movement marchers 'kidnapped by Taliban'

Afghan People's Peace Movement marchers 'kidnapped by Taliban' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Activists from the People's Peace Movement disappear after entering Farah province. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:16PM

Typhoon Phanfone batters the Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone batters the Philippines https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thousands are stranded at ports and more than 100 families are without a home this Christmas. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:17PM

Pope in Christmas message urges softening of 'self-centred hearts'

Pope in Christmas message urges softening of 'self-centred hearts' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In his Christmas Day message, Pope Francis says a more compassionate mankind can help end suffering. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 04:52PM

Pope in Christmas message urges softening of 'self-centred hearts'

Executing a dictator: Open wounds of Romania's Christmas revolution

Executing a dictator: Open wounds of Romania's Christmas revolution https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A bloody battle played out on the streets of Bucharest in 1989 as Romania's communist dictator fell. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:48AM

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in jihadist attack

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in jihadist attack https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Burkina Faso has declared two days of national mourning after Tuesday's attack on a base and town. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 06:07AM

Kartarpur: Temple of hope between India and Pakistan

Kartarpur: Temple of hope between India and Pakistan https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Parminder Singh Sandu wanted to visit Kartarpur temple all his life - but couldn't until now. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:32AM

We gave up Christmas to fight measles in Samoa

We gave up Christmas to fight measles in Samoa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J British doctors and nurses are battling to save children's lives from measles on Christmas Day. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:32AM

Pope Francis: God still loves us all, even the worst of us

Pope Francis: God still loves us all, even the worst of us https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The comments at Christmas Eve Mass are seen as a reference to Church scandals, including sex abuse. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 04:45AM

Turkish artisans hand-craft bespoke cymbals for drummers

Turkish artisans hand-craft bespoke cymbals for drummers https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Artisans in Istanbul have been hand-crafting cymbals the same way for more than 600 years. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 05:02AM

Three family members 'drown' at Spanish resort

Three family members 'drown' at Spanish resort https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The relatives were found unresponsive in a pool, a hotel operator on the Costa del Sol says. Author -- December 25, 2019 at 01:02AM

Chinese woman sues hospital, alleging doctors refused to freeze her eggs

Chinese woman sues hospital, alleging doctors refused to freeze her eggs https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Teresa Xu says a Beijing hospital refused to offer her treatment because she was unmarried. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 08:52PM

Salmon producer steps up war on food fraud

Salmon producer steps up war on food fraud https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Scottish salmon farmer moves to tackle the sale of fake products ahead of a planned US expansion. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 07:01AM

Russian journalist loses job after asking Putin question

Russian journalist loses job after asking Putin question https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Alisa Yarovskaya had asked the president to help push building a bridge in north-west Siberia. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 07:19PM

'I'm free' - Turkish-born Kanter to play in Canada

'I'm free' - Turkish-born Kanter to play in Canada https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boston Celtics Enes Kanter will play against the Toronto Raptors in Canada on Christmas Day - his first match outside of the US for more than a year. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 06:07PM

The female coach making history in Sierra Leone

The female coach making history in Sierra Leone https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The owner of Sierra Leone's East End Tigers says Victoria Conteh is the top-flight's first woman coach 'because she's qualified and that's the bottom line'. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 06:43PM

India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests

India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The register aims to create a comprehensive database of all residents, authorities say. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:47PM

Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet

Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Runet will be an net service specific to Russia, cutting citizens off to the wider internet. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:10PM

France strike: Families face Christmas travel misery

France strike: Families face Christmas travel misery https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Crippling strikes that began nearly three weeks ago continue to hit France's train services hard. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 04:54PM

US recalls ambassador to Zambia after gay rights row

US recalls ambassador to Zambia after gay rights row https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The ambassador said he was "horrified" that two men had been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 03:50PM

France blocks export of Cimabue masterpiece found in kitchen

France blocks export of Cimabue masterpiece found in kitchen https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cimabue's 13th Century painting was sold at auction after it was found in an elderly woman's home. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 03:41PM

South Korea-Japan summit sees hope for better relations

South Korea-Japan summit sees hope for better relations https://ift.tt/eA8V8J South Korea's Moon Jae-in and Japan's Shinzo Abe try to smooth a rough patch in bilateral relations. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 03:06PM

US stops sending sniffer dogs to Egypt and Jordan

US stops sending sniffer dogs to Egypt and Jordan https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The move follows the deaths of US-trained dogs due to negligence - one died of heat stroke. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 06:42AM

Australia: Several injured in Sydney Christmas balloon drop

Australia: Several injured in Sydney Christmas balloon drop https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The event saw hundreds fighting for balloons filled with prizes at a Sydney mall. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 10:55AM

Indonesian bus plunges into ravine leaving 25 dead

Indonesian bus plunges into ravine leaving 25 dead https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The bus - carrying 37 passengers - plunged 100 metres down a ravine and landed in a river. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 09:55AM

The Rise of Skywalker: Disney cuts Star Wars same-sex kiss in Singapore

The Rise of Skywalker: Disney cuts Star Wars same-sex kiss in Singapore https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The producers cut the scene so the film didn't get a higher age rating, the film regulator says. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 08:38AM

How Greta Thunberg inspired a pantomime

How Greta Thunberg inspired a pantomime https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Greta Thunberg's role on the world's political stage has inspired an eco-friendly panto. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:06AM

NZ police call off search for missing volcano pair

NZ police call off search for missing volcano pair https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police said their decision "follows extensive shoreline and substantial aerial searches". Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:48AM

Russia's reluctant teen activist: 'Mum's house arrest changed my life'

Russia's reluctant teen activist: 'Mum's house arrest changed my life' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Being a teenager isn't easy when you're standing in for your political activist mother. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:04AM

The US Ship of Miracles that saved 14,000 North Korean refugees

The US Ship of Miracles that saved 14,000 North Korean refugees https://ift.tt/eA8V8J For thousands of refugees in North Korea, the ship was their only chance of survival. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:00AM

Kashmir crisis 2019: Between a rock and a hard place

Kashmir crisis 2019: Between a rock and a hard place https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The BBC's M Ilyas Khan looks back at a year in Kashmir, from the Pakistani perspective. Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:19AM

China is getting smarter - but at what cost?

China is getting smarter - but at what cost? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J How closely tied is tech in cities to government monitoring? Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:11AM

Africa's 2019 news quiz

Africa's 2019 news quiz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J How well do you remember the quirkier headlines from the continent this year? Author -- December 24, 2019 at 05:01AM

Germany: Passengers halt speeding tram after driver passes out

Germany: Passengers halt speeding tram after driver passes out https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Two men smash into the cabin of the unresponsive driver and halt a speeding tram in Germany. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 03:43PM

German police find missing boy inside suspect's cupboard

German police find missing boy inside suspect's cupboard https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A German teenager who vanished in 2017 is discovered in the home of a child pornography suspect. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 03:51PM

World 'faces 80% calorie increase by end of century'

World 'faces 80% calorie increase by end of century' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The amount of food needed to feed the world's population by the end of the century could increase by almost 80%, a study suggests. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 01:36PM

Tesco Christmas card factory in China denies 'forced labour'

Tesco Christmas card factory in China denies 'forced labour' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A girl found a handwritten message, claiming to be from Chinese prisoners, in a Christmas card. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 03:25PM

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for journalist's murder

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for journalist's murder https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The journalist’s killing in Turkey by Saudi agents caused a major diplomatic crisis for the kingdom. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 02:52PM

Eight dead in the Philippines after drinking bad coconut wine

Eight dead in the Philippines after drinking bad coconut wine https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Another 300 people have been taken to hospital after drinking the same batch of lambanog. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 01:40PM

China to cut import tariffs on pork and tech parts

China to cut import tariffs on pork and tech parts https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The world's second-largest economy will cut import duties on hundreds of goods from 1 January. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 11:39AM

Australia fires: Firefighter loses own home while saving others

Australia fires: Firefighter loses own home while saving others https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Volunteer firefighter Russell Scholes left his own home to burn while tackling Australian bushfires. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 11:50AM

Sonny Bill Williams: Rugby star latest to criticise China over Uighurs

Sonny Bill Williams: Rugby star latest to criticise China over Uighurs https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sonny Bill Williams posted an image, saying it was "sad" when economics was chosen over humanity. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 11:00AM

Australia fires: PM rejects 'reckless' calls to limit coal industry

Australia fires: PM rejects 'reckless' calls to limit coal industry https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Scott Morrison said Australia would not "engage in reckless and job-destroying" cuts to coal. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 09:37AM

Citizenship Amendment Act: Modi awaits election result amid protest furore

Citizenship Amendment Act: Modi awaits election result amid protest furore https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The election in the state of Jharkhand is being seen as a litmus test for the PM's BJP party. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 08:53AM

Afghanistan: Where the road to peace is harder than war

Afghanistan: Where the road to peace is harder than war https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Continued bloodshed and a disputed election cast a heavy shadow over peace talks. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 07:00AM

Letter from Africa: In search of Zambia's glam rockers

Letter from Africa: In search of Zambia's glam rockers https://ift.tt/eA8V8J How Afros, funk and black power became part of a glorious era in a nation's post-colonial music scene. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 07:16AM

LGBT rights: The film about gay love shaking up Georgia

LGBT rights: The film about gay love shaking up Georgia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Protests from priests and the far-right greet a new film amid a Church scandal over homosexuality. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 06:48AM

Is India becoming a major source of space debris?

Is India becoming a major source of space debris? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Pakistani minister says India's "irresponsible" missions are a huge source of space debris Author -- December 23, 2019 at 06:21AM

Why so many Japanese children refuse to go to school

Why so many Japanese children refuse to go to school https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Can free schools solve the problem of "futoko", Japan's phenomenon of refusing to attend school? Author -- December 23, 2019 at 06:13AM

The 'real' Lyudmila from Chernobyl speaks for first time

The 'real' Lyudmila from Chernobyl speaks for first time https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The 'real' Lyudmila Ignatenko from the HBO/Sky Chernobyl series speaks for the first time about her life during and after the nuclear disaster. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 05:14AM

I was a teenage code-breaker at Bletchley Park

I was a teenage code-breaker at Bletchley Park https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Helen Andrews was 17 when she began working at Bletchley Park helping to intercept and break codes in World War Two. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 05:12AM

Fighting a goose invasion with guns, knives and forks

Fighting a goose invasion with guns, knives and forks https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The number of geese on Orkney is now so huge that permission has been granted to shoot and eat them. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 06:05AM

Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Hosts' top four all score centuries to close on second Test win

Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Hosts' top four all score centuries to close on second Test win https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pakistan become only the second team in history to have their top four batsmen all score a century in an innings as the hosts close on victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 11:39PM

Aceh Christians forced to celebrate Christmas in a tent

Aceh Christians forced to celebrate Christmas in a tent https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Christians in Aceh, Indonesia, had their churches destroyed four years ago by Islamic vigilante groups and the police. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 05:19AM

Syria war: Turkey can't handle new 'refugee wave', says Erdogan

Syria war: Turkey can't handle new 'refugee wave', says Erdogan https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled towards Turkey amid attacks on the rebel-held Idlib province. Author -- December 23, 2019 at 04:47AM

West Lothian round-the-world cyclist injured in US crash

West Lothian round-the-world cyclist injured in US crash https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The 27-year-old had to be airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car while cycling through Texas. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 10:10PM

Darfur conflict: Sudan launches investigation into crimes

Darfur conflict: Sudan launches investigation into crimes https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A trial could take place outside the country if necessary, the state prosecutor says. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 11:40PM

Emanuel Ungaro: French fashion designer Emanuel dies aged 86

Emanuel Ungaro: French fashion designer Emanuel dies aged 86 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Clothes from the designer's fashion house have been seen on everyone from Jackie Kennedy to Katy Perry. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 10:17PM

Bukayo Saka: Arsenal teenager weighs up international options

Bukayo Saka: Arsenal teenager weighs up international options https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, who is eligible to play for both Nigeria and England, says he is weighing up his international options. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 09:42PM

France strike: Trains for children back on after outcry

France strike: Trains for children back on after outcry https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Some 5,000 children are expected to use the special service, which enables minors to travel alone. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 09:04PM

Australia fires: 'Not much left' of town ravaged by bushfire

Australia fires: 'Not much left' of town ravaged by bushfire https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Residents are not yet allowed to return to Balmoral amid ongoing safety concerns over bushfires. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 07:36PM

Tesco halts production at Chinese factory over alleged 'forced' labour

Tesco halts production at Chinese factory over alleged 'forced' labour https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It comes after a girl reportedly found a hand-written message from Chinese prisoners in a box of Christmas cards. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 05:55PM

Caf awards: Mahrez, Mane and Salah on final shortlist

Caf awards: Mahrez, Mane and Salah on final shortlist https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Algeria's Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egypt's Mohamed Salah make Caf's three-man shortlist for the 2019 Player of the Year award. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 05:25PM

Draw nears for El Gordo, world's richest lottery

Draw nears for El Gordo, world's richest lottery https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A total of €2.38bn will be handed out at the Spanish lottery El Gordo - which means "the fat one". Author -- December 22, 2019 at 03:02PM

Australia fires: 'The devastation is absolute'

Australia fires: 'The devastation is absolute' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil visits Balmoral in northwest Sydney, where residents have been battling fires. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 04:36PM

India protests: PM Modi defends citizenship bill amid clashes

India protests: PM Modi defends citizenship bill amid clashes https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Prime Minister Modi accuses opposition parties of "spreading lies" about the controversial bill. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 02:32PM

Afghanistan presidential election: Ghani set for second term after initial results

Afghanistan presidential election: Ghani set for second term after initial results https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Initial results give the incumbent a narrow majority - but the opposition is expected to appeal. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 01:36PM

Notre-Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas Mass in two centuries

Notre-Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas Mass in two centuries https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Paris cathedral will miss its first Christmas Mass in more than 200 years as repairs continue. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 10:24AM

France pension protests: Macron calls on strikers not to ruin Christmas

France pension protests: Macron calls on strikers not to ruin Christmas https://ift.tt/eA8V8J France's president urges striking transport unions to call a truce "out of respect for families". Author -- December 22, 2019 at 09:23AM

Yeonpyeong: Tiny South Korean island watching the horizon

Yeonpyeong: Tiny South Korean island watching the horizon https://ift.tt/eA8V8J As relations between North and South Korea sour, one island remembers a dark time in the past. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 06:52AM

Sri Lanka's Bhikkuni nuns and their fight for identity papers

Sri Lanka's Bhikkuni nuns and their fight for identity papers https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sri Lankan women fought to become Buddhist nuns, but now they find themselves treated like aliens. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 06:28AM

West Africa: Is France losing ground to militants?

West Africa: Is France losing ground to militants? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J After attacks in Mali and Niger, questions are being raised about the intervention. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 05:48AM

Quilombo cuisine: Rescuing the ancient cuisine of African slaves

Quilombo cuisine: Rescuing the ancient cuisine of African slaves https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Quilombo diet is organic, gluten-free and practically lactose-free. It has its roots in African traditions and uses fresh ingredients. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 05:20AM

West Africa: Is France losing ground to militants?

West Africa: Is France losing ground to militants? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J After attacks in Mali and Niger, questions are being raised about the intervention. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 05:48AM

Nigerian table tennis players home from Bosnia camp

Nigerian table tennis players home from Bosnia camp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The two Nigerians say Croatian police mistook them for illegal migrants and forced them into Bosnia. Author -- December 22, 2019 at 03:37AM

Nigerian table tennis players home from Bosnia camp

Nord Stream 2: Germany and Russia decry US sanctions

Nord Stream 2: Germany and Russia decry US sanctions https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russia, Germany and the European Union hit out at US sanctions targeting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 10:54PM

U-20 Women's World Cup: Nigeria lose 2020 bid to Costa Rica and Panama

U-20 Women's World Cup: Nigeria lose 2020 bid to Costa Rica and Panama https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nigeria lose their bid to stage the Women's Under-20 World Cup after Costa Rica and Panama are chosen by Fifa as joint hosts for next year's tournament. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 10:16PM

Australia fires: Death toll rises as fires sweep across three states

Australia fires: Death toll rises as fires sweep across three states https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Firefighters describe Saturday as “an awful day” as catastrophic conditions fuelled major bushfires. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 09:49PM

Footballer diagnosed with heart condition

Footballer diagnosed with heart condition https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ajax defender Daley Blind is diagnosed with "heart muscle inflammation" after suffering from dizziness during the game against Valencia on 10 December. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 06:25PM

Mali conflict: Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French troops

Mali conflict: Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French troops https://ift.tt/eA8V8J French President Emmanuel Macron announces details of the operation during a visit to Ivory Coast. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 08:02PM

Mali conflict: Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French troops

Junaid Hafeez: Academic sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan

Junaid Hafeez: Academic sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Junaid Hafeez was convicted of insulting the Prophet Mohammed on social media. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 08:02PM

PM serves lunch to British troops in Estonia

PM serves lunch to British troops in Estonia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson stresses the UK commitment to Nato on a visit to the alliance's mission in Estonia. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 07:39PM

New Zealand: 56,000 guns handed over during amnesty

New Zealand: 56,000 guns handed over during amnesty https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Semi-automatic weapons were banned after the Christchurch shootings where 51 people were killed. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 06:46PM

Australia fires: Travel warnings issued over 'catastrophic' blazes

Australia fires: Travel warnings issued over 'catastrophic' blazes https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Firefighters tackle "catastrophic" blazes in New South Wales as residents are urged to stay at home. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 11:39AM

Citizenship Act protests: 'I wait in silence as my world falls apart'

Citizenship Act protests: 'I wait in silence as my world falls apart' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Rikat Hashmi, a Muslim student in Delhi, says she feels anxious about her future as an Indian Muslim. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 06:59AM

'No cheers for George Weah' this Christmas

'No cheers for George Weah' this Christmas https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Liberia: 'No cheers for George Weah' this Christmas Author -- December 21, 2019 at 06:55AM

Child prodigies: How geniuses navigate the uncertain journey to adulthood

Child prodigies: How geniuses navigate the uncertain journey to adulthood https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Child prodigies are lauded for their gifts, but the road to adulthood can be harder than it seems. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 05:20AM

Why China could be football's biggest headache

Why China could be football's biggest headache https://ift.tt/eA8V8J How one post from Arsenal's Mesut Ozil led to Chinese TV pulling the club's Manchester City match. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 05:36AM

Why is India passing more death sentences?

Why is India passing more death sentences? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J India is to hang four men for the 2012 Delhi gang rape - but globally there are now fewer executions. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 05:34AM

Teenager flourishes in new home despite rare disability

Teenager flourishes in new home despite rare disability https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A severely disabled Russian boy embraces life with his loving adoptive family. Author -- December 21, 2019 at 05:10AM

Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson's bill

Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson's bill https://ift.tt/eA8V8J MPs vote by 358 to 234 to back Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill to leave EU on 31 January. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 07:47PM

Uber promises changes to avoid Germany ban

Uber promises changes to avoid Germany ban https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The ride-sharing app could be banned in Germany if it does not make changes to its processes. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 07:27PM

South Africa initiation schools suspended after circumcision deaths

South Africa initiation schools suspended after circumcision deaths https://ift.tt/eA8V8J More than 20 boys have died during highly secretive coming of age rituals in recent weeks. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 07:15PM

Netherlands climate change: Court orders bigger cuts in emissions

Netherlands climate change: Court orders bigger cuts in emissions https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The top court upholds a ruling requiring 1990 levels to be cut by at least 25% by the end of 2020. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 05:34PM

Mitra Mehrad: Drowned Channel migrant 'wanted to help Iranians'

Mitra Mehrad: Drowned Channel migrant 'wanted to help Iranians' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A 31-year-old woman who died while trying to cross the Channel in a small boat has been identified. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 03:47PM

Premier League's iconic player of the decade: Who is yours?

Premier League's iconic player of the decade: Who is yours? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J As the 2010s come to an end, we want you to pick the Premier League's most iconic player of the decade from this shortlist of 15. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 01:01PM

France Télécom suicides: Three former bosses jailed

France Télécom suicides: Three former bosses jailed https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The three are found guilty of "institutional moral harassment" that saw staff deaths in the 2000s. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 03:45PM

Belgian Pandur APCs need shorter drivers after upgrade

Belgian Pandur APCs need shorter drivers after upgrade https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A reduction in the size of the Pandur armoured vehicle means the maximum height for crews is now 1.70m. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 04:10PM

South African pro surfer Ntando Msibi on escaping homelessness

South African pro surfer Ntando Msibi on escaping homelessness https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ntando Msibi left home at 11 but escaped homelessness to become a professional athlete. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 02:46PM

Unnao rape case: Former BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar gets life in jail

Unnao rape case: Former BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar gets life in jail https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Kuldeep Sengar was found guilty of raping a woman who was a minor at the time of the assault. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 02:14PM

FSB shooting: 'Loner' Russian gunman named by police

FSB shooting: 'Loner' Russian gunman named by police https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An unemployed gun club member opened fire at the Russian FSB security HQ in Moscow, police say. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 02:20PM

Claudine Auger: French actress known for James Bond role dies aged 78

Claudine Auger: French actress known for James Bond role dies aged 78 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J She is best known to international audiences for starring as Domino alongside Sean Connery. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 02:39PM

Africa's week in pictures: 13 - 19 December 2019

Africa's week in pictures: 13 - 19 December 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 12:57PM

Mesut Ozil: Arsene Wenger says Arsenal midfielder does not speak for club

Mesut Ozil: Arsene Wenger says Arsenal midfielder does not speak for club https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mesut Ozil has "a right to express his opinion" but does not speak for Arsenal in his criticism of China's treatment of Uighur Muslims, says ex-Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 10:26PM

Australian bushfire anger explained

Australian bushfire anger explained https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The BBC's Ros Atkins explains Australia's bushfire crisis and why people are so angry. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 12:30PM

Citizenship Act protests: India curbs internet ahead of new demonstrations

Citizenship Act protests: India curbs internet ahead of new demonstrations https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Further protests against a controversial citizenship law are expected in cities including Delhi. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 11:28AM

UK MPs to vote on Johnson's Brexit deal

UK MPs to vote on Johnson's Brexit deal https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The government promises to end "delay and rancour" by ensuring the UK leaves the EU by 31 January. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 08:54AM

Poles raise money to buy new lorry for stranded Iranian

Poles raise money to buy new lorry for stranded Iranian https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Fardin Kazemi was stranded in central Poland, after his lorry broke down and couldn't be repaired. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 06:48AM

Did Ethiopia plant four billion trees this year?

Did Ethiopia plant four billion trees this year? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Ethiopian government set a target of planting four billion trees in three months this year. Did they succeed? Author -- December 20, 2019 at 05:29AM

Getting justice for rape victims in South Africa

Getting justice for rape victims in South Africa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Care centres and specially designed courts are helping rape victims in South Africa Author -- December 20, 2019 at 05:19AM

Macau: China's other 'one country, two systems' region

Macau: China's other 'one country, two systems' region https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Macau was returned to China in 1999, but has taken a very different path from neighbouring Hong Kong. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 05:11AM

Questions over Uzbekistan's new era of 'openness'

Questions over Uzbekistan's new era of 'openness' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Amid the first parliamentary elections under a new president, there are doubts reforms are genuine. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 05:12AM

New Zealand destroying military-style guns after ban

New Zealand destroying military-style guns after ban https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It will be illegal to possess rifles and military-style guns after 21 December in New Zealand. Author -- December 20, 2019 at 05:06AM

Eskom crisis: Arrests over $50m South Africa power station 'fraud'

Eskom crisis: Arrests over $50m South Africa power station 'fraud' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Two ex-senior managers of South Africa's struggling power utility Eskom are among those arrested. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 08:35PM

Russia to appeal against four-year ban from major sporting events for doping offences

Russia to appeal against four-year ban from major sporting events for doping offences https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russia will appeal against its a four-year ban from all major sporting events, says the country's anti-doping agency. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 06:16PM

Somkid Pumpuang: Thai serial killer spotted on train thanks to scar

Somkid Pumpuang: Thai serial killer spotted on train thanks to scar https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A couple spotted Somkid Pumpuang, a convicted serial killer suspected of another killing, on a train. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:05PM

IPL auction: Eoin Morgan signs for Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL auction: Eoin Morgan signs for Kolkata Knight Riders https://ift.tt/eA8V8J England's Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran all earn six-figure contracts in the Indian Premier League's player auction. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 06:13PM

BBC to hold India Sportswoman of the Year contest

BBC to hold India Sportswoman of the Year contest https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The winner of the award, which honours India's finest sportswomen, will be announced next March. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 04:29PM

Putin defends rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine

Putin defends rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Russian leader says Ukraine should negotiate directly with the Russian-backed separatists. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 04:02PM

Airbnb is not an estate agent, EU court rules

Airbnb is not an estate agent, EU court rules https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Airbnb will not need an estate agent licence to operate as it is an "information society service". Author -- December 19, 2019 at 03:12PM

Algeria are Africa's biggest Fifa points earners

Algeria are Africa's biggest Fifa points earners https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Algeria, Nigeria and Madagascar are Africa's biggest points winners for 2019 on the Fifa world rankings. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 03:41PM

Woman arrested after baby rescued from bin in Greece

Woman arrested after baby rescued from bin in Greece https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A local woman found the baby after hearing crying deep inside a public rubbish chute. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 03:13PM

US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner

US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 02:29PM

Australia heatwave: 'It's so hot, I feel like dying'

Australia heatwave: 'It's so hot, I feel like dying' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sydney residents describe what it's like being in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 01:10PM

El Clásico: Catalan protests at Barcelona v Real Madrid match

El Clásico: Catalan protests at Barcelona v Real Madrid match https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Why protesters and police clashed outside one of Europe's most watched football games, "El Clásico". Author -- December 19, 2019 at 12:35PM

India police ban protests against citizenship law

India police ban protests against citizenship law https://ift.tt/eA8V8J They say the ban has been enforced to maintain peace, but protest are expected to continue. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 11:08AM

EU court to rule on jailed Catalan leader's rights

EU court to rule on jailed Catalan leader's rights https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Oriol Junqueras was elected to the European Parliament, but Spain jailed him for "sedition". Author -- December 19, 2019 at 10:28AM

Philippine family clan members found guilty of 'Maguindanao massacre'

Philippine family clan members found guilty of 'Maguindanao massacre' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It has been called the trial of the decade and a test of the Philippines' justice system. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 09:26AM

African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia

African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An outbreak of the deadly virus that has decimated pig herds in China has been detected in Indonesia. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 09:02AM

Queen to outline UK PM's Brexit agenda

Queen to outline UK PM's Brexit agenda https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Plans to take the UK out of the EU will be among the bills unveiled as the Queen opens Parliament. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 04:21AM

Is the Netherlands becoming a narco-state?

Is the Netherlands becoming a narco-state? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The murder of a prominent lawyer ended a common misconception: that drug cartels only kill their own. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:01AM

Fall of Ceaușescu: When Romanians stood up to tyranny

Fall of Ceaușescu: When Romanians stood up to tyranny https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In 1989 a wave of protests in Romania led to the fall of the communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:13AM

The Sudanese brides who undergo genital mutilation for love

The Sudanese brides who undergo genital mutilation for love https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Women who want to pretend to be virgins before their weddings are opting for "re-circumcision" in Sudan. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:15AM

Senegal's plastic recycling 'monster' campaigns for a cleaner country

Senegal's plastic recycling 'monster' campaigns for a cleaner country https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Modou Fall had to get creative to grab people thinking more about plastic waste in Senegal. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:10AM

Why India shuts down the internet more than any other democracy

Why India shuts down the internet more than any other democracy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J India shut down the internet 93 times this year, and a blackout in Kashmir is the world's longest. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:04AM

How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong

How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage. Author -- December 19, 2019 at 05:01AM

South African court grants damages over boy's latrine death

South African court grants damages over boy's latrine death https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Five-year-old schoolboy Michael Komape fell into a pit latrine at his school and drowned in 2014. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 08:08PM

Tanzania journalist Erick Kabendera to spend Christmas in jail

Tanzania journalist Erick Kabendera to spend Christmas in jail https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Erick Kabendera's arrest in July was called an "assault on press freedom" by Amnesty International. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 08:51PM

$5bn fund unveiled for climate-friendly shipping

$5bn fund unveiled for climate-friendly shipping https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ship owners announce plans for a $5bn fund to design zero-emissions vessels. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 04:20PM

German homeless man who wanted jail gets life for attack on cyclist

German homeless man who wanted jail gets life for attack on cyclist https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A German court says the unemployed man deliberately hit a cyclist with his car to go to prison. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 04:19PM

Giulio Regeni: Egypt tried to cover up student murder, Italy says

Giulio Regeni: Egypt tried to cover up student murder, Italy says https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Prosecutors say student Giulio Regeni was ensnared in a "spider's web" before his death in 2016. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 04:00PM

Brexit will harm UK more than EU, warns Ursula von der Leyen

Brexit will harm UK more than EU, warns Ursula von der Leyen https://ift.tt/eA8V8J EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns talks with the UK may face another "cliff edge". Author -- December 18, 2019 at 03:40PM

The German who changed the face of Christianity in Africa

The German who changed the face of Christianity in Africa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Reinhard Bonnke, who died aged 79, is the father of modern-day crusade preaching in Africa. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 06:42AM

Ex-Morocco midfielder Adil Ramzi joins PSV coaching staff

Ex-Morocco midfielder Adil Ramzi joins PSV coaching staff https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ex-Morocco international Adil Ramzi joins the coaching staff at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven until the end of the season. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 03:04PM

Top Vienna ballet academy 'encouraged pupils to smoke'

Top Vienna ballet academy 'encouraged pupils to smoke' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dancers at Vienna State Opera's academy were encouraged to smoke to stay slim, a report finds. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 05:20AM

Pramila Le Hunte: 'I tried to be the first female British Asian Tory MP'

Pramila Le Hunte: 'I tried to be the first female British Asian Tory MP' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Winning as a Tory in Birmingham Ladywood in 1983 was going to be tough, but Pramila Le Hunte gave it her best shot. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 06:50AM

Aston Villa 5-0 Liverpool: Dean Smith's side overwhelm young Liverpool side

Aston Villa 5-0 Liverpool: Dean Smith's side overwhelm young Liverpool side https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Aston Villa overwhelm Liverpool's youngest-ever starting line-up 5-0 at Villa Park to cruise into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 04:13AM

US acting ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, to step down

US acting ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, to step down https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Acting ambassador Bill Taylor's testimony helped build the case for impeaching President Trump. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 09:18AM

El Clasico: Zinedine Zidane says they 'have to believe' game will go ahead

El Clasico: Zinedine Zidane says they 'have to believe' game will go ahead https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says they "have to believe" Wednesday's El Clasico against rivals Barcelona will go ahead. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 01:51AM

Serie A anti-racism campaign: League apologises for monkey artwork

Serie A anti-racism campaign: League apologises for monkey artwork https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Serie A chief executive Luigi De Siervo apologises after imagery of monkeys is used in artwork for an anti-racism campaign. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 01:11AM

Reinhard Bonnke: The man who changed the face of Christianity in Africa

Reinhard Bonnke: The man who changed the face of Christianity in Africa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Reinhard Bonnke, who died aged 79, is the father of modern-day crusade preaching in Africa. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 06:42AM

Bronze Age royal tombs unearthed in Greece

Bronze Age royal tombs unearthed in Greece https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A team of US archaeologists finds gold jewellery and artefacts dating back more than 3,000 years. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 10:32AM

Shiori Ito: Japanese journalist awarded $30,000 in damages in rape case

Shiori Ito: Japanese journalist awarded $30,000 in damages in rape case https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Shiori Ito accuses a prominent television journalist of raping her while she was unconscious. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 08:56AM

Australia endures hottest day on record

Australia endures hottest day on record https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The continent records its highest national average temperature, worsening the bushfire threat. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 08:10AM

Citizenship Amendment Act: PM Modi defiant despite widespread protests

Citizenship Amendment Act: PM Modi defiant despite widespread protests https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Delhi says it will "not budge or go back" over a citizenship law despite widespread protests. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 07:31AM

Could Scotland leave the UK... and stay in the EU?

Could Scotland leave the UK... and stay in the EU? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The SNP wants Scotland to rejoin the EU as an independent state, but how could that happen? Author -- December 18, 2019 at 05:47AM

Andrew Garrido taught himself piano on a paper keyboard

Andrew Garrido taught himself piano on a paper keyboard https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pianist and musician Andrew Garrido has played concert venues across Europe, but he only started playing the piano ten years ago when he made his own paper keyboard to practise on. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 05:04AM

Japan's workplaces rethink 'drinking with the boss'

Japan's workplaces rethink 'drinking with the boss' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In Japan, fears of harassment claims mean some bosses are hesitant to organise after-work drinks. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 05:11AM

Refugee camps: Pregnant and living in a wet tent

Refugee camps: Pregnant and living in a wet tent https://ift.tt/eA8V8J As charity Médecins Sans Frontières warns of a health emergency in refugee camps, one expectant mother living in Lesbos spoke to BBC of her fears. Author -- December 18, 2019 at 05:08AM

Bionic cat Vito becomes 'superstar' with his prosthetic legs

Bionic cat Vito becomes 'superstar' with his prosthetic legs https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The six-year-old shows off his new prosthetic hind legs following a serious road accident in Italy. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:52PM

Charlize Theron 'not ashamed' to talk about her mum killing her dad

Charlize Theron 'not ashamed' to talk about her mum killing her dad https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The actress says she's "not ashamed" to discuss the violence she experienced in her family. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 03:29PM

Citizenship Amendment Act: 'A policeman just shot me'

Citizenship Amendment Act: 'A policeman just shot me' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The BBC speaks to a man who says Indian police shot him as he was passing by a protest. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:51PM

India school defends re-enacting Babri mosque demolition

India school defends re-enacting Babri mosque demolition https://ift.tt/eA8V8J School officials say that they were trying to promote national "pride" among the students. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 04:16PM

Pope scraps pontifical secrecy rule over sex abuse

Pope scraps pontifical secrecy rule over sex abuse https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pope Francis makes sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic Church deals with sex abuse cases. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:43PM

Moscow rail's accidental 'new year gift' to commuters

Moscow rail's accidental 'new year gift' to commuters https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The company says the lucky riders of the new railway can keep the credit as a "new year" gift. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:30PM

Brexit bill to rule out extension to transition period

Brexit bill to rule out extension to transition period https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The move comes as MPs gather for the first sitting of the new Parliament after the general election. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:18PM

'Sadio Mane is my big brother in EPL': Ismaila Sarr

'Sadio Mane is my big brother in EPL': Ismaila Sarr https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr says his countryman Sadio Mané welcomed him into the Premier League. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 04:15PM

Sounds of Sasaab: Bringing traditional music to a global audience

Sounds of Sasaab: Bringing traditional music to a global audience https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sounds sampled from the remote Samburu community are the basis for a new electronic music album. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 03:36PM

Ghana's Emmanuel Ageymang Badu cleared to play again in Italy

Ghana's Emmanuel Ageymang Badu cleared to play again in Italy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ghana's Emmanuel Ageymang Badu is cleared to play again for his Italian side Hellas Verona after recovering from blood clots in his lungs. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 03:53PM

Serie A anti-racism campaign: Monkey artwork condemned by AC Milan and Roma

Serie A anti-racism campaign: Monkey artwork condemned by AC Milan and Roma https://ift.tt/eA8V8J AC Milan say they "strongly disagree" with, and were not consulted about, the use of monkeys in a Serie A anti-racism campaign. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 02:58PM

Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Wilfried Zaha rescues Palace point

Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Wilfried Zaha rescues Palace point https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Wilfried Zaha rescues a point for Crystal Palace against Brighton - lifting them above Arsenal and up to ninth in the Premier League. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 03:45AM

Europe's Cheops telescope will profile distant planets

Europe's Cheops telescope will profile distant planets https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Cheops space mission will get beyond just counting worlds to start describing their properties. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 11:49PM

Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan ex-leader sentenced to death for treason

Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan ex-leader sentenced to death for treason https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gen Pervez Musharraf is accused of high treason in a long-running trial held in absentia. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 12:48PM

Sanna Marin: Estonia apologises after minister mocks Finland PM

Sanna Marin: Estonia apologises after minister mocks Finland PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Far-right interior minister Mart Helme described Finland's PM Sanna Marin as "a sales girl". Author -- December 17, 2019 at 06:14AM

Chinese mines: At least 14 dead in latest disaster

Chinese mines: At least 14 dead in latest disaster https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 37 miners have died since October, as Chinese mines struggle with poor safety standards. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 12:20PM

White Island: NZ Police complete identification of volcano victims

White Island: NZ Police complete identification of volcano victims https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The names and nationalities of 17 people have been released, including two who remain missing. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 09:42AM

Citizenship Amendment Act: Delhi police in 'shooting' row as protests spread

Citizenship Amendment Act: Delhi police in 'shooting' row as protests spread https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least three people thought they were shot - but police said broken tear gas canisters were to blame. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 07:23AM

The man who helped make ex-KGB officer Vladimir Putin a president

The man who helped make ex-KGB officer Vladimir Putin a president https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Top Russian official Valentin Yumashev tells the BBC how the former KGB officer was selected. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 06:45AM

Letter from Africa: How talk of witches stirs emotions in Nigeria

Letter from Africa: How talk of witches stirs emotions in Nigeria https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A section of the Nigerian criminal code forbids witchcraft, and it is punishable by a jail term. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 06:40AM

Meet Hong Kong's grannies forced to collect cardboard

Meet Hong Kong's grannies forced to collect cardboard https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Granny Orchid, 63, collects boxes on the streets of Hong Kong seven days a week, to earn extra cash. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:02AM

The fight to stop Venice from flooding

The fight to stop Venice from flooding https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A system of floodgates for Italy's lagoon city has been delayed for years and mired in corruption. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:06AM

Lesbos migrant camp children 'say they want to die'

Lesbos migrant camp children 'say they want to die' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An increasing number of children are self-harming and attempting suicide in a Greek migrant camp. Author -- December 17, 2019 at 05:06AM

Mesut Ozil: Arsenal midfielder 'deceived by fake news', says China

Mesut Ozil: Arsenal midfielder 'deceived by fake news', says China https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China invites Arsenal's Mesut Ozil to visit the country, saying his criticism of the treatment of Uighur Muslims there was "influenced by untruthful remarks". Author -- December 16, 2019 at 05:12PM

PewDiePie to take break from YouTube as 'feeling very tired'

PewDiePie to take break from YouTube as 'feeling very tired' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Swedish star, 29, has been involved in accusations of racism and anti-Semitism in recent years. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 07:41AM

How the killing of a young immigrant angered America

How the killing of a young immigrant angered America https://ift.tt/eA8V8J One of the most controversial US police shootings of the 1990s. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 05:30AM

Barack Obama: Women are indisputably better than men

Barack Obama: Women are indisputably better than men https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The ex-president said most of the world's problems came from old people, mostly men, holding onto power. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 12:52PM

Unnao rape case: India court convicts former BJP lawmaker

Unnao rape case: India court convicts former BJP lawmaker https://ift.tt/eA8V8J He was tried under child protection laws as the victim was a minor at the time of the assault. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 03:14PM

Grave of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich opened in Berlin

Grave of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich opened in Berlin https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It is not clear who opened the SS officer's unmarked grave - police say no remains were taken. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 03:07PM

Andre Ayew wants 'something great' and ignores move speculation

Andre Ayew wants 'something great' and ignores move speculation https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Andre Ayew hopes Swansea City "do something great" and "is not thinking" about speculation of a move in the January transfer window. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 11:00AM

In Pictures: Zambia's new generation

In Pictures: Zambia's new generation https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Photographer Kerstin Hacker's images of Zambia. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 01:10PM

Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Abid Ali becomes first man to score centuries on Test and ODI debuts

Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Abid Ali becomes first man to score centuries on Test and ODI debuts https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pakistan's Abid Ali becomes the first man to score centuries on their Test and ODI debuts as historic match against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi ends in a draw. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 06:18PM

COP25: Longest climate talks end with compromise deal

COP25: Longest climate talks end with compromise deal https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Exhausted delegates reach agreement on the key question of ambition with tricky issues postponed. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 12:03AM

Rayo Vallecano v Albacete abandoned as fans call Roman Zozulya a Nazi

Rayo Vallecano v Albacete abandoned as fans call Roman Zozulya a Nazi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Spanish second division match is abandoned as Rayo Vallecano fans chant that Albacete forward Roman Zozulya is a Nazi. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 03:52AM

Mesut Ozil: Arsenal-Manchester City game removed from schedules by China state TV

Mesut Ozil: Arsenal-Manchester City game removed from schedules by China state TV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China's state broadcaster CCTV has removed Sunday's Arsenal-Manchester City game from its schedule after comments made by Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil, state media has reported. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 03:59PM

What does business want from Boris Johnson?

What does business want from Boris Johnson? https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Many firms will welcome an end to the Brexit stalemate but firms want action elsewhere too. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 05:08AM

Australia bushfires: 'Mega blaze' destroys homes ahead of heatwave

Australia bushfires: 'Mega blaze' destroys homes ahead of heatwave https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The bushfire near Sydney prompts fresh warnings, as the nation braces for searing temperatures. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 12:06PM

Hiroshima buildings that survived atomic bomb to be demolished

Hiroshima buildings that survived atomic bomb to be demolished https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The city says the buildings, built in 1913, are unsafe - but some locals but want them preserved. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 11:35AM

Citizenship Amendment Act: Protests erupt across India over citizenship law

Citizenship Amendment Act: Protests erupt across India over citizenship law https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The law lets migrants fleeing religious persecution claim citizenship - but not if they are Muslim. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 10:32AM

US envoy Stephen Biegun tells North Korea: 'Let's get this done'

US envoy Stephen Biegun tells North Korea: 'Let's get this done' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US envoy calls on North Korea to resume nuclear talks - as Pyongyang's self-imposed deadline looms. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 08:39AM

Boris Johnson to welcome new UK MPs to parliament

Boris Johnson to welcome new UK MPs to parliament https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Their first job will be to vote on the EU withdrawal bill that the PM wants to bring back before Christmas. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 06:03AM

McDonald's sacks Australian franchisee over race row video

McDonald's sacks Australian franchisee over race row video https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A video which showed the man berating his Aboriginal neighbour has caused outrage in Australia. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 06:29AM

Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex

Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa for sex work. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 05:11AM

Tiffany Haddish's Black Mitzvah and her journey of Jewish discovery

Tiffany Haddish's Black Mitzvah and her journey of Jewish discovery https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Eritrean-American comedian hopes the discovery of her Jewish identity can inspire others. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 05:00AM

How a university dropout built a toy empire

How a university dropout built a toy empire https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nick Mowbray went from sleeping on the factory floor to leading a multi-million dollar toy firm. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 05:03AM

'If President Putin can't help me, who can?'

'If President Putin can't help me, who can?' https://ift.tt/eA8V8J How ordinary Russian have taken to appealing directly to Vladimir Putin to solve their problems. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 05:01AM

Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor

Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Landslide debris from the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano is imaged on the seabed for the first time. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 04:43AM

New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence to mark one week after eruption

New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence to mark one week after eruption https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A minute's silence will be observed as search teams are still trying to retrieve two missing bodies. Author -- December 16, 2019 at 04:09AM

Citizenship Amendment Act: Riots erupt in Delhi

Citizenship Amendment Act: Riots erupt in Delhi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The law lets migrants fleeing religious persecution claim citizenship - but not if they are Muslim. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 10:59PM

West African leaders meet over Niger army base attack

West African leaders meet over Niger army base attack https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Seventy-one Nigerien soldiers were killed in a militant raid last week. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 07:36PM

Botswana cancels hunters' licences for killing elephant

Botswana cancels hunters' licences for killing elephant https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The professional hunters had shot dead a collared elephant in Botswana, angering conservationists. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 06:35PM

Mesut Ozil: Arsenal-Manchester City game removed from schedules by China state TV

Anna Karina: French New Wave cinema legend dies aged 79

Anna Karina: French New Wave cinema legend dies aged 79 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Karina, a Danish-French actress, was the muse of director Jean-Luc Godard. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 03:52PM

Nigerian Usman retains UFC title

Nigerian Usman retains UFC title https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman retains his title by defeating challenge of Colby Covington in the final round at UFC 245 in Las Vegas. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 01:47PM

Greta Thunberg apologises for 'put leaders against the wall' comment

Greta Thunberg apologises for 'put leaders against the wall' comment https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The teenage climate activist says the phrase has a different meaning in her first language, Swedish. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 01:29PM

Eliud Kipchoge wins World Sport Star of the Year 2019

Eliud Kipchoge wins World Sport Star of the Year 2019 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge is voted Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 05:01AM

UK Labour leader 'sorry' over heavy election defeat

UK Labour leader 'sorry' over heavy election defeat https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In letters to two Sunday papers, the Labour leader admits the party came up short in Thursday's poll. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 10:13AM

New Zealand volcano: Death toll rises to 16 as two remain missing

New Zealand volcano: Death toll rises to 16 as two remain missing https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A person who was being treated in hospital in Australia dies, as two bodies remain missing. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 09:54AM

Mark Boucher: South Africa name ex-Test wicketkeeper as head coach until 2023

Mark Boucher: South Africa name ex-Test wicketkeeper as head coach until 2023 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Former Test wicketkeeper Mark Boucher is named South Africa's new head coach on a four-year deal. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 08:05PM

How Africa will be affected by climate change

How Africa will be affected by climate change https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The African continent is more vulnerable than any other region to the world's changing weather patterns. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 05:06AM

Dare to Dream: The organisation getting women into aviation

Dare to Dream: The organisation getting women into aviation https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Captain Phatsima founded Dare to Dream, an organisation trying to get women into aviation. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 05:02AM

Hong Kong protests test Beijing's 'foreign meddling' narrative

Hong Kong protests test Beijing's 'foreign meddling' narrative https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Why mainland China insists there is a sinister hand of foreign meddling in the protests. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 05:04AM

Albania earthquake: Arrests over deaths in collapsed buildings

Albania earthquake: Arrests over deaths in collapsed buildings https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nine people are arrested on suspicion of murder and abuse of power after last month's deadly tremor. Author -- December 15, 2019 at 04:45AM

Al Hilal 1-0 Esperance Sportive de Tunis: Ex-Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis scores winner to reach Fifa Club World Cup semis

Al Hilal 1-0 Esperance Sportive de Tunis: Ex-Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis scores winner to reach Fifa Club World Cup semis https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Former Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis scores the winner as Al Hilal beat Esperance Sportive de Tunis 1-0 to reach the Fifa Club World Cup semi-finals. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 09:23PM

Arsenal distance club from Ozil's Uighur post

Arsenal distance club from Ozil's Uighur post https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Arsenal distance the club from comments made by midfielder Mesut Ozil on social media about the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 07:46PM

Matteo Salvini: 'Sardines' pack in for Rome protest

Matteo Salvini: 'Sardines' pack in for Rome protest https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Protesters rally against the right-wing League party of Matteo Salvini, using sardines as their symbol. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 07:49PM

Caf wins case against Lagardere Sports over decision to scrap $1 billion deal

Caf wins case against Lagardere Sports over decision to scrap $1 billion deal https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Caf wins a legal battle against Lagardere Sports over its decision to scrap a US$1 billion television and marketing rights deal with the France-based company. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 07:13PM

Omar al-Bashir: Sudan ex-leader sentenced for corruption

Omar al-Bashir: Sudan ex-leader sentenced for corruption https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Bashir has been sentenced to two years for corruption - but cannot be jailed because of his age. Author -- December 14, 2019 at 05:36PM

Citizenship Amendment Bill: India's West Bengal hit by protests

Citizenship Amendment Bill: India's West Bengal hit by protests https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK, US and Canada have warned people visiting India's north-east to "exercise caution". Author -- December 14, 2019 at 04:32PM

Presidents Cup: Patrick Reed's caddie involved in altercation withn fan