Tag: World

Image copyright AFP Image caption Peter Handke was applauded by the attendees at Tuesday’s ceremony in Stockholm Austrian author Peter Handke has received his Nobel prize for Literature at a ceremony in Sweden. The choice of Handke was controversial because of his support for the Serbian side in the 1990s Yugoslav war. The ambassadors of […]

Image copyright AFP/Getty Democrats in Congress have reached a deal with the White House over a new North American trade agreement, setting the stage for approval. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the revised pact would include tougher labour and environmental rules. She declared it “infinitely better” than the deal the White House reached with Mexico […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDemocrat Jerry Nadler announces the articles of impeachment The Democratic-controlled US House Judiciary Committee has unveiled charges against President Donald Trump, a key move in impeaching him. The first article revealed by committee chief Jerry Nadler accuses Mr Trump of abuse of power and the second accuses […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The university told Laurent Simons’ parents that he wouldn’t be able to graduate before his 10th birthday A Belgian child prodigy who had hoped to graduate from university in the Netherlands this month has dropped out. The parents of Laurent Simons, nine, wanted him to graduate before his birthday on […]

Image copyright EPA Image caption The weather bureau has warned of further floods Heavy rains have battered parts of South Africa, submerging whole neighbourhoods and flooding coal mines and power stations in a nation already hit by electricity blackouts. At least 700 homes have been washed away near the capital, Pretoria, public broadcaster SABC reported. […]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Armed police at the scene of a shooting at the Ostrava Teaching Hospital in the Czech Republic A gunman has killed six people in a hospital waiting room in the Czech city of Ostrava before shooting himself in the head, police say. Armed police found the suspect dead from a […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Stars including Drake, Chance The Rapper and Ellie Goulding have paid tribute to the star Police say they found guns and drugs on the private jet that carried rapper Juice Wrld to Chicago before he died on Sunday morning. Law enforcement officials were waiting for the plane when it […]

Image copyright Asif Saud Image caption The mannequins have been installed at major traffic crossings One of India’s most gridlocked cities has come up with an unconventional solution to rein in errant drivers. Mannequins dressed up as traffic police have been placed on roads in the southern city of Bangalore. Dressed in police caps, white […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDr Art Trembanis: “The crater speaks to just terrible, awesome forces” The date was 25 July 1946. The location – Bikini Atoll. The event – only the fifth A-bomb explosion and the first-ever detonation under water. The pictures we’ve all seen: A giant mushroom cloud climbing out […]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Many people are wearing face masks on the streets A shroud of smoke from Australia’s bushfires has caused chaos in Sydney, bringing dangerous air quality, setting off smoke alarms and ruining visibility in its typically sparkling harbour. The haze on Tuesday was described by many people as the thickest to […]