Image copyright Reuters Image caption Franco was buried alongside tens of thousands of civil war victims Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the remains of dictator Francisco Franco should be exhumed. It backed the Socialist government’s plan to move the remains from a state mausoleum to a less controversial site. An appeal by Franco’s family […]
Media captionThe BBC’s Sally Nabil says protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square were undaunted Almost 500 people have been detained in Egypt in the past few days after protests against alleged government corruption, human rights activists say. Demonstrations were reported in Cairo, Alexandria and several other cities on Friday night, and in the port city of […]
Media captionOnline scamming: ‘If it doesn’t look right, don’t trust it’ In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani laments that internet scammers have become role models for many youths in her country. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US has indicted 80 people – 77 of them […]
Media captionThe BBC’s Sally Nabil says protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square were undaunted Almost 500 people have been detained in Egypt in the past few days after protests against alleged government corruption, human rights activists say. Demonstrations were reported in Cairo, Alexandria and several other cities on Friday night, and in the port city of […]
Media captionOnline scamming: ‘If it doesn’t look right, don’t trust it’ In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani laments that internet scammers have become role models for many youths in her country. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US has indicted 80 people – 77 of them […]
Media captionWatch as rescuers rush to clear debris from the site At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a primary school in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say. The wooden structure at Precious Talent Top School collapsed just minutes after the start of the school day on Monday. Dozens of people […]
Media captionWatch as rescuers rush to clear debris from the site At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a primary school in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say. The wooden structure at Precious Talent Top School collapsed just minutes after the start of the school day on Monday. Dozens of people […]
Media captionWatch as rescuers rush to clear debris from the site At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a primary school in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say. The wooden structure at Precious Talent Top School collapsed just minutes after the start of the school day on Monday. Dozens of people […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Trump insists he did nothing wrong in his phone call with Ukraine’s leader President Trump has confirmed that he raised the subject of former Vice-President Joe Biden and his son in a July phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky. Mr Trump is facing allegations that he pressured Ukraine […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of children were among the refugees who fled Rwanda after the genocide This is the story of three little boys almost lost forever in the wave of people fleeing the violence which engulfed Rwanda in 1994. It is also the story of how a radio broadcast cut through […]
