Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities ...
Controversial Buddhist monk jailed for insulting Islam
A hardline Sri Lankan monk who is a close ally of ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sentenced to nine ...
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
Global average temperatures for 2024 were around 1.6C above those of the pre-industrial period - the time before humans ...
Spent cartridges found amongst fire wreckage in Los Angeles
The BBC's Emma Vardy saw bullets strewn over streets while touring the fire damage in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday. Some were spent cartridges while other bullets remained live. When fires ...
'Like an atomic bomb': Los Angeles fire chiefs warn death toll is likely to rise
Strong winds fuelled a massive fire in southern California, flattening homes, overtaking roads and and forcing at least 30,000 to evacuate. The fire in Pacific Palisades exploded from 10 acres to more ...