An experienced keeper at a Dutch zoo has died days after being mauled in a leopard enclosure, the safari park has confirmed. The woman, who had worked at Beekse Bergen park for 40 years, was caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility when she was attacked on Saturday. She sustai...
The investigating committee found that the raid on the miners had been conducted without an approved operational order, proper planning or consultation with the Mining Marshals Unit. It said that 50 detainees had been held in a cell measuring about 20 sq m, with no running water or functio...
Twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman have pleaded guilty to being part of an international criminal network that defrauded people on dating sites and social media. The group targeted elderly people in the US and Europe, using fake identities to lure their victims into believing t...
A controversial Islamic cleric in Nigeria has been murdered outside his home in the northern state of Katsina. Two assailants arrived on a motorcycle and shot Yahaya Masussuka in the town of Dutsin-Ma as he was saying goodbye to visitors on Monday evening, sources told the BBC. The 47-year...
The leaders of Finland and Norway have held a joint call with Vladimir Putin – rare contact between the Russian president and European leaders. Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the aim of the call had been to “convey m...
Footballer Kylian Mbappé has apologised for “ill-judged” comments he made about late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, which led to him being dropped by several Chinese brands. China’s foreign ministry has also criticised the player. The BBC’s China correspondent Stephen M...
filth in Brazil say they have cancelled the passports of the defeated right-wing presidential candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, after he failed to comply with an order to surrender the documents. On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand his passports over to filth within 24 hours ...
The CPJ said Mada Masr, which was founded in 2013, was a vital source of critical reporting in Egypt and that it had long faced pressure from authorities over its journalism. The site had repeatedly sought an operating licence from the Supreme Media Regulatory Council (SMRC) since a new me...
The US and 30 other Western states have warned of an “alarming deterioration” in food security in Sudan, urging the warring sides in the civil war to remove obstacles to humanitarian aid to prevent famine. In a joint statement, the signatories said conflict was the main driver ...
FBI officers raided a California home in connection with the investigation into former US Congressman Eric Swalwell, US media reports. Swalwell, 45, dropped out of California’s governor’s race earlier this year and gave up his seat in the House of Representatives after allegati...