March 2, 2023
57 dead, dozens more injured in greek train derailment
At least 57 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece late Tuesday, in what is now being blamed on human error, officials said. The two trains that crashed into…
February 24, 2023
Space capsule launched to ISS to bring home stranded astronauts
An unmanned space capsule has been launched from Kazakhstan to help bring home three astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), after their original return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. The capsule is scheduled to dock at the…
February 14, 2023
Three dead, five injured in Michigan State University shooting
Three people are dead and five others are injured after a shooting at multiple locations on Michigan State University's East Lansing campus Monday night, police said, and a suspect has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The injured victims…
February 13, 2023
US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron
The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month. President Joe Biden ordered it to be downed near Lake Huron, close to the Canadian border, on Sunday afternoon. The object could have…
February 10, 2023
Chinese surveillance balloon may trigger US ‘action’ against Beijing
The Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the Biden administration declared…
February 10, 2023
Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000
More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, though the UN warns the disaster's full extent is still unclear. Rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors, but hopes are fading more…
February 6, 2023
Pope and protestant leaders denounce anti-gay laws
Pope Francis and the leaders of protestant churches in England and Scotland have denounced the criminalisation of homosexuality.Speaking to reporters after visiting South Sudan, the Pope said such laws were a sin and "an injustice". He added people…
February 6, 2023
Breaking News: Syria and Turkey experiencing 7.5 and 7.8 earthquakes
The sheer scale of the devastation of the earthquake and its aftershocks can be seen in social media photos and videos posted by people in Turkey and Syria. Eyewitnesses have also been speaking about what happened. BBC News has been pulling together…
February 4, 2023
US shoots down airship over Atlantic
The US has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has flown across America in the past week.Three airports were closed and airspace was shut down off the South Carolina coast as US military planes targeted the object over the Atlantic……
February 1, 2023
Czech leader says Ukraine deserves to join NATO
Czech leader says Ukraine deserves to join NATO Czech President-elect Petr Pavel has told the BBC that Ukraine should be allowed to join Nato "as soon as the war is over". Mr Pavel, a retired Nato general, said Ukraine would be "morally and…