August 8, 2016
Ethiopia protests: ‘Nearly 100 killed’ in Oromia and Amhara
Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend's protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces in different parts of the country, Amnesty International says. The rights group says the most deadly incident happened in Bahir Dar,…
August 8, 2016
US election 2016: Donald Trump to lay out economic agenda
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans to jump start the US economy by suspending new regulations and cutting corporate taxes. The New York real estate mogul is set to lay out his economic agenda with a major policy speech on today. The…
August 5, 2016
South Africa local elections: ANC suffers major setback
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. With 94% of the votes counted after Wednesday's municipal elections, the party has lost the key battleground of Nelson…
August 5, 2016
India market attack: Suspected rebels kill 13 in Assam
Gunmen have opened fire on a busy market place in India's north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least 13 people, officials say. Police blamed the attacks on suspected rebels from a faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).…
August 5, 2016
Donald Trump backtracks on ‘video of Iran payment’
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has backtracked on a claim that he saw video footage of a US cash payment to Iran. He made the claim at a rally. His team admitted it was incorrect, only for Mr Trump to repeat it at another rally. The…
August 3, 2016
US election 2016: Republican divisions grow over Trump
Republican donor Meg Whitman has endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton, saying Mr Trump's "demagoguery" had undermined the national fabric. Senior party activist Jan Halper-Hayes told the BBC she thought Mr Trump was "psychologically unbalanced". In…
August 3, 2016
BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA HOSPITALS AGAIN RANKED AMONG THE REGION’S BEST
Baptist Hospital Ranked Best Hospital in Miami-Dade County MIAMI, FL – August 3, 2016 – Baptist Health South Florida is once again recognized by U.S. News and World Report for being among the best healthcare providers in the region with Baptist…
July 29, 2016
Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, 83, dies in jail
Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano has died in jail, aged 83. Provenzano, dubbed "The Tractor" for his ruthless trait of mowing people down, was arrested and jailed in 2006 after spending 43 years on the run. He was said to have taken over…
July 29, 2016
David Cameron prepares to hand over to Theresa May
David Cameron will leave Downing Street for the final time as PM later, with Theresa May waiting to replace him. Mr Cameron will face his last Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, before heading to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation…
July 29, 2016
India Dalit couple hacked to death over miniscule debt
A man from India's Dalit community has been beheaded and his wife hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state. Police said the couple were murdered by an upper caste grocer on Thursday when they told…