Sixteen people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in Dubai, local media report. The blaze happened in the Al-Ras area, one of the oldest parts of Dubai. It is home to many migrant workers and traders. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the five-storey building, […]
By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as Australia’s most populous city for the first time since the 19th Century gold rush, following a boundary change. Sydney has proudly held the title for more than 100 years. But with populations rapidly growing on Melbourne’s fringe, the city limits have been […]
By Shaimaa Khalil Tokyo correspondent Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is safe. After the smoke bomb attack that happened as he was about to give a speech on the local elections campaign trail, he simply moved on to his next engagement. But this is still shocking. One: because Japan is one of the […]
By Tom Ford Gunjur Investment from China welcomed by The Gambia’s government is causing upset for a fishing community who say a Chinese-owned fishmeal factory is disrupting life on their shores. “I have been working here for 32 years,” says Buba Cary, a fisherman from Gunjur speaking in Mandinka through a translator. “It […]
By Savita Patel San Francisco South Asian music fans are flocking to Coachella this year as it offers blockbuster attractions from the community. The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, among the most profitable music events in the world, takes place over two consecutive weekends every April in Indio, California. This year, Indian […]
France pension reforms By Kathyrn Armstrong BBC News French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law his government’s highly unpopular pension reforms, which raise the state pension age from 62 to 64. It happened hours after France’s top constitutional body cleared the change. The Constitutional Council rejected opposition calls for a referendum – but […]
The latest leak rocking the US intelligence world is not the first time classified documents have made their way into the public eye. On Friday, the US government charged Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old employee with the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s intelligence wing, for allegedly leaking highly sensitive documents on to the internet. Major news organisations Bellingcat, the New […]
Good Friday Agreement President Joe Biden has reinforced his pride in his family links to Mayo in the Republic of Ireland saying the county was now “part of my soul”. He was addressing tens of thousands of people on the final part of his four-day visit to the island of Ireland. Mr Biden said the 25th […]
US abortion debate IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Abortion medication mifepristone has been the subject of an ongoing legal debate in the US By Nadine Yousif BBC News The US Supreme Court has temporarily halted a ruling that set limits on access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The pause ordered by Justice Samuel […]
By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai A top Tibetan leader has defended the Dalai Lama over a video that showed him asking a child to suck his tongue. Penpa Tsering, head of Tibet’s government-in-exile, has called the spiritual leader’s actions “innocent” and said it demonstrated his “affectionate behaviour”. The video sparked outrage after […]
