India imposes curfew in Ladakh after statehood protests turn violent
Abhishek DeyBBC News, Delhi Reuters Protesters set fire to a local office of the ruling BJP and a security vehicle Indian security forces have imposed a curfew in Leh, the…
US and Canada fight over who’s to blame for wildfires
Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter Getty Images Smoke from Canada’s wildfires have drifted south to the US several times this summer, clouding the sky with an orange haze. As deadly wildfires…
Woman in Spanish cold case identified after 20 years as Liudmila Zavada
Interpol Valdecy Urquiza, secretary general of international policing agency Interpol which leads the campaign, said the latest identification would give “fresh hope to the families and friends of missing persons”…
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome birth of their first daughter
Getty Images Pop superstar Rihanna has given birth to her third child, a girl, with partner A$AP Rocky. The baby has been given her father’s stage name – except for…
Denmark’s Aalborg airport closes after reports of drones in airspace
Denmark’s Aalborg airport in the country’s north has been closed after unauthorised drones were seen in its airspace, according to local authorities. Three other smaller airports in the country’s southern…
Colombia’s president calls US attacks on alleged drug boats ‘act of tyranny’
Watch: Colombia’s President accuses Trump of “act of tyranny” in BBC interview US airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea are an “act of tyranny”, Colombia’s President Gustavo…
Italian actress and star of The Pink Panther dies aged 87
Harry Sekulich and Clizia Sala Getty Images Claudia Cardinale, the Tunisian-born Italian star of The Leopard, 8 1/2 and Pink Panther, has died at the age of 87. She had…
Social media footage shows water smashing through Hong Kong hotel
Footage posted on social media showed the moment a surge of water shattered the glass doors of a beachfront luxury hotel in Hong Kong as typhoon Ragasa battered the region.…
Hamas reportedly preparing for street-to-street fighting as Israeli forces near Gaza City centre
Israeli forces have neared the centre of Gaza City, as Hamas fighters reportedly regroup amid fears of intense street-to-street fighting. Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee the city…
astronauts ready to go to Moon “for all humanity”
Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Commander Reid Wiseman: “We’re going to the Moon… it’s going to be amazing!” The commander of Nasa’s next mission to the Moon said that he and his…