Greece warns of ‘invasion’ as it halts asylum on Med route
Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent in Crete Francesco Tosto/BBC People arriving from North Africa are held in Crete before being moved to the Greek mainland In the centre…
Laura Dahlmeier: Olympic star dead after mountaineering accident in Pakistan
A recovery operation was launched before being called off on the evening of 29 July. “The recovery of the body under the current prevailing conditions of rockfalls and changeable weather…
Ozzy Osbourne gets raucous and emotional send-off in Birmingham
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Watch: Sharon Osbourne arrives at tribute to husband Ozzy in Birmingham Ozzy Osbourne’s family have accompanied the rock legend’s coffin on an emotional final journey through…
Why did the Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?
Esme Stallard and Mark Poynting BBC News Climate and Science It has been one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded – but so far has not brought the catastrophic tsunami…
What does recognising a Palestinian state mean?
Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent EPA Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions, including agreeing to…
Tsunami alerts scaled back after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific
Rachel Hagan, Stuart Lau & Helen Sullivan BBC News Watch: Major earthquake off Russia triggers widespread tsunami warnings Tsunami alerts have been scaled back across much of the Pacific after…
Seven more die from malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says
Seven more people have died from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry in the Palestinian territory has said. It says the total…
Medics say more than dozen children in Darfur camp have died because of food shortages
Thirteen children died last month as a result of the severe shortage of food at a displacement camp in war-torn Sudan’s East Darfur state, medics have said. The Sudan Doctors…
Japan’s Fukushima plant workers evacuate after tsunami warning
Getty Images The Fukushima nuclear plant was the site of a triple disaster in 2011 Workers at Japan’s embattled Fukushima nuclear plant were evacuated earlier on Wednesday after tsunami warnings…
Tanzania’s ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenya backlash
Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya. The new directive prohibits them from 15 sectors including mobile…