July 26, 2016
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired. Both hostage-takers are now…
July 26, 2016
Australia PM calls for investigation into juvenile ‘torture’
The Four Corners programme showed footage of teenage offenders stripped naked, assaulted and tear gassed. One of the boys was hooded and cuffed to a mechanical restraint chair wearing a "spit hood". The Northern Territory's Attorney General John…
July 26, 2016
Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan - the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police have…
July 26, 2016
Malawian ‘hyena man’ arrested for having sex with children
An HIV-positive Malawian man, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation rites, has been arrested on the president's orders. Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", was the subject of a BBC feature last week.…
July 26, 2016
Pokemon Go finally launches in Japan
Amid a flurry of social media excitement, Niantic Labs, the software company behind the game, announced it was "finally broadcasting" in Japan. First released in the US, Australia and New Zealand on 6 July and now available in more than 30…
July 26, 2016
US election: Michelle Obama denounces Trump ‘hate’
US first lady Michelle Obama has denounced Republican Donald Trump and passionately backed Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. "The hateful language... from public figures on TV does not represent the true spirit…
July 25, 2016
US election: Bernie Sanders to urge Democratic Party unity
The Vermont senator will set out the case for her being a "far superior" candidate to Republican Donald Trump. But his supporters have been holding protests in Philadelphia, saying they will never vote for Mrs Clinton. The convention gets under way…
July 25, 2016
Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS
Joachim Hermann said two phones, multiple SIM cards and a laptop were found with the body of the 27-year-old asylum seeker or at his accommodation. The man threatened a "revenge attack" on Germans in the video, he said. IS has claimed it was behind…
July 25, 2016
Chinese Gen Guo Boxiong sentenced to life for corruption
Guo Boxiong, 74, was accused of using his influence to seek promotions for others and of accepting bribes. He was stripped of his rank of general and his personal assets have been seized, Xinhua news agency reports. President Xi Jinping has led a…
July 25, 2016
Nigeria pastor arrested for chaining up son for ‘stealing’
Nigerian police have arrested a church pastor, accused of keeping his nine-year-old son chained up for more than a month as a punishment for stealing. Police say they rescued the boy and arrested Pastor Francis Taiwo after a tip-off in the town of…