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Libya flood: Derna mayor’s house burnt down in protests
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Natasha Booty BBC News The mayor’s home in the Libyan city of Derna has been burnt down, as hundreds of protesters demanded answers for last week’s catastrophic flood. They gathered on Monday night at the city’s…
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Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News A plane carrying five Americans jailed in Iran for years has landed in the US after a controversial prisoner swap. The US citizens were released as a part of a $6bn…
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Why are some Sikhs calling for an separate homeland in India?
Diplomatic tensions over calls for a separate state for Sikhs in India have escalated, after Canada said it was looking at “credible allegations potentially linking” the Indian state to the murder of a separatist leader in British Columbia. For anyone new to this long-running controversy, here’s an at-a-glance look at the history and current context:…
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Ovidio Guzmán: Drug lord El Chapo’s son pleads not guilty
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The son of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán has pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges in the US. Ovidio Guzmán, 33, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Friday. His arrest in January turned into a bloody stand-off between the security forces and…
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Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins
By Michael Ertl BBC News Germany has outlawed Hammerskins, a neo-Nazi group known for its role in organising far-right concerts and selling racist music. The move set “a clear signal against racism and antisemitism”, Germany’s interior minister said. The authorities raided the residences of 28 leading members of the group across the country. Hammerskins, founded…
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Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan’s defence ministry says it has begun “anti-terrorist” operations in its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, under Armenian control. Tensions have been high for months surrounding the ethnic Armenian enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Eleven Azerbaijani police and civilians have been reported killed in a mine blast and another incident. Air raid sirens have…
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Watch: Those viral ‘alien corpses’ get dubious lab test
Two tiny alleged “non-human” bodies have undergone testing, including a CT scan and x-rays, after they were presented to congress in Mexico last week. Self-proclaimed UFO expert, Jaime Maussan, had brought the two corpses to a congressional hearing as evidence of ancient “non-human” life. His presentation went viral, with many calling the bodies “aliens”- but…
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Katy Perry reportedly makes $225m by selling her music catalogue
By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Katy Perry has sold a bundle of her music rights to Litmus Music, with multiple sources pricing the deal at $225m (£182m). The sale, which was announced on Monday, covers all five albums Perry released for Capitol Records, from 2008’s One of the Boys to 2020’s Smile. That includes…
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Russell Brand: YouTube suspends monetisation of star’s channel
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter YouTube has said it has “suspended monetisation” on Russell Brand’s channel for “violating” its “creator responsibility policy”. The online platform said it was taking action “to protect” its users. The Metropolitan Police has received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003 in the wake of media allegations about…
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Japan: One in 10 people aged 80 or older for first time
By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore For the first time ever, more than one in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older. National data also shows the proportion of Japanese aged over 65 at 29.1% this year – a record. According to the UN, Japan has the world’s oldest population, measured by…