Bride shot dead in attack on wedding party in south-east France
A bride was shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire, local officials say. One suspected attacker…
Pixar needs original animated hits. They’re much harder to come by at the box office
For decades, Pixar could hardly miss with its original animated films. Whether the subject was toys, fish or a cantankerous old man, the Emeryville-based computer animation studio churned out hit…
The victims caught in the crossfire in Cape Town
Nick Ericsson BBC Africa Eye Africa family Davin was shot dead four months’ ago – an unwitting casualty of Cape Flats’ gang problem The distraught father lies on the narrow,…
Bombing in Iran sparks concern for historic Isfahan architecture
While military strategists scramble to learn the damage done by U.S. bombs and missiles in Iran, many scholars and Iranian Americans are wondering what this means for the people and…
‘Necessary’ or ‘unfounded’? Americans in Texas respond to US strikes on Iran
The BBC asked Texans and those visiting the state what they make of US President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three nuclear sites in Iran. Trump told the nation in…
Jason Segel, Kayla Radomski engaged after 2 years of dating
Jason Segel and Kayla Radomski are taking their love to a new level: engagement. “Shrinking” star Segel, 45, popped the question to girlfriend and “So You Think You Can Dance”…
What the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent BBC For decades, the United States and Iran have carefully avoided crossing a dangerous red line into a direct military confrontation. One American president after…
’28 Years Later’ review: This reboot is half-genius, half-monster
Zombies were dormant when screenwriter Alex Garland convinced director Danny Boyle to resurrect the undead — and make them run. The galloping ghouls in their low-budget 2002 thriller “28 Days…
Voices from Iran after US strikes
Taraneh Fathalian BBC Persian EPA Iranians attended a protest against the Israeli and US strikes in Tehran on Sunday “My days and nights are the same. I feel paralysed. I…
Belarus opposition leader’s husband urges Trump to help free other prisoners
Sergei Tikhanovsky, the husband of Belarus’ opposition leader, has called on US President Donald Trump to “just say the word” and ask for all political prisoners in Belarus to be…