A former member of the Belarus special forces is to stand trial in a Swiss court twenty-four years after three prominent opposition figures vanished. Yury Garavsky is charged with the forced disappearance of the three men. He was arrested after confessing he was part of a unit
Greek humanitarian aid team lost five members alongside three members of a Libyan family in a road accident in eastern Libya. The rescuers were among a team who were travelling on a bus to the flood-ravaged city of Derna on Sunday when their vehicle collided with a car carrying the fami
South Africans troop to the town of Ulundi ahead of Saturday's funeral of veteran politician and Zulu chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi. He has been granted a state funeral in honour of his contribution to the fight against white-minority rule. As a mark of respect, the national
An official in eastern Libya has denied allegations that many of those killed in devastating floods last weekend were told to stay in their homes. Othman Abdul Jalil, a spokesperson for the Benghazi-based government, told the BBC that soldiers warned people in the city of Derna to flee.
Nesreen Abu ElFadel was in Marrakesh - but Adaseel, the mountain village that was home to her school and pupils, was closer to the epicentre. The Arabic- and French-language teacher returned to Adaseel where she went searching for the children. She discovered that all 32 - ran
A US media have reported that actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness are to separate after 27 years of marriage. According to celebrity magazine People, the Australian couple said they had been "blessed to share almost three decades together". &quo
More than 10,000 staff at three of biggest US carmakers have started strike action, their union says. Work has been stopped at three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis. It came after labour contracts expired on Thursday night. The United Autoworkers Union
Taiwan foreign minister has told billionaire Elon Musk it is "not for sale" after he said the island was a part of China. "Listen up, Taiwan is not part of the PRC [People's Republic of China] & certainly not for sale!," foreign minister Joseph Wu said
Two prominent human rights activists have been sentenced to two years in jail by a court in Bangladesh in what critics say is part of a crackdown ahead of elections. Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan from rights group Odhikar always denied decade-old charges that they published a r
China has become the first country to name an ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power in 2021. The Taliban said that Zhao Xing's appointment is a sign for other nations to establish ties with its government. According to analysts, it is part of China'