Hurricane Dorian: Hundreds flee chaos in storm-ravaged Bahamas

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hurricane Dorian survivors board private boats to be evacuated from Great Abaco Island Hundreds of Hurricane Dorian victims have fled the Bahamas as thousands more anxiously await evacuation from the devastated islands. The hurricane tore through the islands earlier this week, leaving a trail of destruction and a humanitarian […]

Amazon fires: Seven countries sign forest protection pact

Media captionWhy the Amazon rainforest helps fight climate change Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world’s largest tropical forest. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring. At […]

Amazon fires: Seven countries sign forest protection pact

Media captionWhy the Amazon rainforest helps fight climate change Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world’s largest tropical forest. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring. At […]

Amazon fires: Seven countries sign forest protection pact

Media captionWhy the Amazon rainforest helps fight climate change Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world’s largest tropical forest. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring. At […]

Canan Kaftanciouglu: Turkish opposition figure faces jail for tweets

Image copyright AFP Image caption Canan Kaftancioglu has suggested the charges are politically motivated A leading secular politician in Turkey has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for “terror propaganda and insults” against the Turkish state. Canan Kaftancioglu, 47, was convicted mainly over tweets which date back several years. She has said the […]

Canan Kaftanciouglu: Turkish opposition figure faces jail for tweets

Image copyright AFP Image caption Canan Kaftancioglu has suggested the charges are politically motivated A leading secular politician in Turkey has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for “terror propaganda and insults” against the Turkish state. Canan Kaftancioglu, 47, was convicted mainly over tweets which date back several years. She has said the […]

US border: Mexico announces 56% migrant drop after crackdown

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mexico deployed thousands of National Guard troops as part of the crackdown Mexico says it has successfully curbed the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the United States by 56% since May. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced the reduction of numbers at a government news conference on Friday. The two […]

US border: Mexico announces 56% migrant drop after crackdown

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mexico deployed thousands of National Guard troops as part of the crackdown Mexico says it has successfully curbed the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the United States by 56% since May. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced the reduction of numbers at a government news conference on Friday. The two […]

US border: Mexico announces 56% migrant drop after crackdown

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mexico deployed thousands of National Guard troops as part of the crackdown Mexico says it has successfully curbed the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the United States by 56% since May. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced the reduction of numbers at a government news conference on Friday. The two […]

Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

Image copyright Getty Images Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. He won Zimbabwe’s […]

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