There have been violent clashes between police and protesters in the US city of Minneapolis following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. Police fired tear gas and protesters threw rocks and sprayed graffiti on police cars. Video of the death shows...
A top model, presumed dead in a plane crash in Pakistan last week, has been attacked by online trolls, accusing her of having led an immoral life. Zara Abid’s social media accounts were deactivated after comments poured in criticising her clothes and lifestyle. The 28-year-old...
By Melissa Alonso and Nicole Chavez, CNN Several people who attended a high school swim party in Arkansas have contracted Covid-19, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters on Saturday. © Governor Hutchinson’s office “A high school swim party that I’m sure everybody thought was harmless. They’re...
An alligator who survived World War Two in Berlin and was rumoured – wrongly – to have belonged to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has died in Moscow Zoo. “Yesterday morning, our Mississippi alligator Saturn died of old age. He was about 84 years old –...
Australia’s western coast is bracing for a massive storm, which is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. Torrential rains, strong winds and waves of up to eight metres (26ft) are forecast in some areas. The severe weather is the result of the remnants...
1832: First Democratic National Convention held in the US The first-ever Democratic National Convention was held in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., by a group of delegates supporting U.S. President Andrew Jackson. The Democratic Party, which was then known as ‘Republican Delegates from the Several States,’ officially...
By Jon Kelly BBC Stories 2nd of May was supposed to be my wedding day – until Covid-19 intervened. But that won’t stop me delivering my groom’s speech, so make sure your glass is charged. [Taps prosecco flute with fork] It’s great to see so many...
Coronavirus has had a “dramatic” effect on the way people use the dating app Tinder, its boss has told BBC News, though the changes may suit plans he already had in store for the platform. The coronavirus outbreak and lockdown conditions have brought mixed fortunes...
Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of...
It would have been the kind of move legendary Boston Celtics team president Red Auerbach was known for — and the opposite of what the man who tried to pull it off is remembered as. © Provided by CelticsWire In 1995, while Michael Jordan was...
