Htet Naing Zaw BBC Burmese Reporting fromMandalay region BBC Brightly coloured children’s backpacks were strewn among the remains of the preschool About 15 children’s backpacks lie torn apart in the rubble – pink, blue and orange bags with books spilling out of them. Spiderman toys and letters of the alphabet are scattered among broken chairs, … Read more
When the environmental group Greenpeace lost a nearly $670 million verdict this month over its role in oil pipeline protests, a quarter-billion dollars of the damages were awarded not for the actual demonstrations, but for defaming the pipeline’s owner. The costly verdict has raised alarm among activist organizations as well as some First Amendment experts, … Read more
Shingai Nyoka & Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Harare & Johannesburg AFP Residents walk past closed shops during planned protests in Zimbabwe A national protest meant to pressure Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign turned into a shutdown as citizens opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid a heavy security presence. Only … Read more
“Incredible.” That was the single word uttered under her breath by Marine Le Pen as she stormed out of a Paris courtroom this morning. She left the court early – just before hearing that she was barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds – almost … Read more
Google The man was sentenced in Cork on Monday A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 years in jail – with the final three years suspended – for the murder of a man while he was attending a funeral in County Kerry. Thomas Dooley, a father-of-seven from County Kerry, was attacked with bladed weapons … Read more
Tessa Wong Reporting fromSamut Sakhon BBC / Tessa Wong Ko Naing, who lives in Thailand, says he feels helpless and depressed reading the news about the quake The last time Soe Ko Ko Naing saw his great-uncle was in July, at his home by the banks of the Irrawaddy River. Ko Naing, a supporter of … Read more
EPA Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways around that. Does Trump want a third term? Asked in an interview with … Read more
Getty Images Kim Soo-hyun is one of South Korea’s most popular celebrities South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun, known for his roles in multiple hit drama series and movies, made a tearful public appearance at a press conference on Monday to deny allegations made by the family of actress Kim Sae-ron who died in an apparent … Read more
At least four people have died and two are missing after an explosion at a mine in northern Spain, officials say. The blast happened at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, Asturias, some 450km (278 miles) north-west of Madrid around 09:30 local time (08:30 BST). At least three others were injured, according to local emergency services, … Read more
Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi Getty Images Actor Mohanlal’s performance in L2: Empuraan has received praise Indian superstar Mohanlal has apologised and said some scenes will be removed from his new film after criticism from Hindu nationalist groups. The Malayalam-language film, L2: Empuraan, was released on Thursday and is performing well at the box office. … Read more