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
Rio 2016: Moroccan boxer held over alleged sex assault
A Moroccan boxer has been arrested by Brazilian police over allegations of sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic village. Hassan Saada, 22, was held on suspicion of committing the assaults earlier this week, a police…
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 5, 2016
EARL RAPIDLY WEAKENS
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12:00PM THURSDAY 04TH AUGUST 2016 EARL RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN GUATEMALA AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL…
August 5, 2016
Weather Forecast
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 04TH AUGUST 2016 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6AM GENERAL SITUATION: A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE…
August 5, 2016
LARGE EARL HEADING FOR BELIZE
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST, 2016 AT 6 PM. AT 5PM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 86.0° WEST OR ABOUT…
August 5, 2016
EARL WEAKENS AS IT HEADS OVER BELIZE
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM THURSDAY 04TH AUGUST 2016. EARL IS WEAKENING AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND OVER BELIZE AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF EARLWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE…
August 3, 2016
Vibrations bring still photos to life
Interactive photographs in which still objects can be manipulated have been developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT said its algorithm analysed video of a still object to detect "tiny, almost invisible vibrations" that…
August 3, 2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel confirmed
Warner Bros has announced a sequel to upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The news comes three months before the first film, starring Eddie Redmayne, is due in cinemas. JK Rowling, who made her screenwriting…
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…