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Kenya’s Saba Saba protests: Death toll climbs to 31
The number of people killed in Monday's anti-government protests in Kenya has risen to 31, the country's human rights commission said, sparking public outage and calls for justice. The state-run commission previously said that 11 people had died.More than...
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Musk AI firm says removing ‘inappropriate’ chatbot posts
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is working to remove "inappropriate" posts on the multi-billionaire's social network X.The announcement came after the platform's Grok AI chatbot shared multiple comments that were widely criticised by users."Since being made...
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At least three dead in New Mexico flash flooding
Tabby WilsonBBC News Digital - WorldThe NWS had warned that two 'burn scars' around Ruidoso were high risk for flash-flooding, as the charred soil left behind by last year's wildfires would be "as water-repellent as a pavement".Southern New Mexico...
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Seoul returns six North Koreans who drifted south by accident
South Korea has repatriated six North Koreans who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters earlier this year. All six had consistently expressed their desire to go back, Seoul's Ministry of Unification said.Two of the North Koreans had veered into...
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G8 Education: Australian childcare operator to install CCTV after abuse claims
One of Australia's largest private childcare operators will speed up the rollout of CCTV across more than 400 centres, days after child sex abuse allegations against an employee emerged.G8 Education will also let parents and carers choose who can...
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Mali: Families anxious over safety of Indians kidnapped in the country
Amarendra YarlagaddaBBC TeluguKoteswara RaoThe mother of Panad Venkatramana, one of the abducted men who worked as an engineer at the factory, said she last spoke to her son on 30 June."He said he was going to work and would...
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Air India crash: Aviation chief defends safety record
Just how safe are India's skies? It's a question many are asking after June's devastating Air India crash, which killed at least 270 people. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner went down less than a minute after taking off from...
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Wildfire threatens Marseille as a thousand firefighters defend city
Elsewhere in France, another wildfire that started near Narbonne on Monday remains active, fanned by winds of 60km/h (40mph). Some 2,000 hectares have burnt, local officials said.Wildfires were also reported in other parts of Europe, including the Catalonia region...
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U.S. citizen reportedly killed in the West Bank as dozens die in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Saturday....