Jaroslav Lukiv & George Wright BBC News At least 288 people are now known to have been killed and 900 injured in a multiple train collision in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say. More than 200 ambulances were sent to the scene in Balasore district, says Odisha’s chief secretary Pradeep Jena. One passenger train is
(BBC) Bill Cosby is facing a new lawsuit from former Playboy model Victoria Valentino, who says he drugged her and sexually assaulted her. The 80-year-old says Mr. Cosby raped her in 1969 after she had dinner with him. Mr. Cosby was freed from prison in 2021 when his sexual assault conviction was overturned. Ms. Valentino
(BBC) A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown real promise in a major trial. Researchers say the test correctly revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their medical doctor with suspected symptoms. In 85% of those positive cases, it also pinpointed the original site
(BBC) US President Joe Biden has tripped and fallen while handing out diplomas at a graduation ceremony for the US Air Force Academy in Colorado. Mr Biden, who is the nation’s oldest serving president at 80, was helped back up to his feet and appeared to be unhurt. The president had been standing for about
(BBC) A meeting of foreign ministers of the Brics group of nations in South Africa has called for a rebalancing of the global order away from Western nations. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the group’s vision was to provide global leadership in a world fractured by geopolitical tension, inequality and global insecurity. Brics
(BBC) Zimbabwe’s parliament has voted in favour of a controversial bill to punish citizens for “unpatriotic acts” , including imposing heavy fines or even the death penalty on them. Critics have called it a dark day for democracy. The so-called patriot clause of the Criminal Law Act targets those who harm the “national interest of
(BBC) South Africa plans to change its law so that it has the power to decide whether or not to arrest a leader wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a deputy minister has told the BBC. Obed Bapela’s remarks come amid intense speculation over whether South Africa stands by its invitation to Russia’s President
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