New Orleans mayor and bodyguard lover charged with fraud and corruption
The mayor of New Orleans and her bodyguard have been charged with fraud and corruption over claims they used public funds to fuel an alleged romance. Prosecutors said on Friday…
What to know as Air Canada flights grounded and attendants strike
Lisa Lambert and Kayla Epstein BBC News Reuters Air Canada flights will resume on Saturday evening, as a strike by its 10,000 cabin crew came to an end. The Canadian…
What handing Donbas to Putin would mean for Ukraine
Joel Gunter Reporting from Kyiv Anadolu via Getty Images Life for those living close to the front lines in the Donbas region face a daily struggle for survival Days before…
Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?
Getty Images As Chinese restaurant chains boom, they are finding their way to new places Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore Grilled fish on a generous bed of numbing chillis and…
Plane makes emergency landing on Australian golf course
This is the moment a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a Sydney golf course, with the pilot and passenger escaping without major injuries. The Piper Cherokee plane crashed…
European leaders to join Zelensky at White House meeting with Trump
European leaders have said they will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Those travelling include UK Prime…
Sudan army torturing people to death, says rights group
A prominent Sudanese human rights group has accused the country’s army and security forces of torturing people to death and operating “execution chambers”. The Emergency Lawyers group said it had…
Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88
Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Kevin Winter/Getty Images Ronnie Rondell’s career spanned more than 50 years and included dozens of TV and film credits Ronnie Rondell Jr – who was famously…
More than 200 missing in one district, official says
More than 200 people remain missing in one district of north-west Pakistan as a result of devastating monsoon flooding and landslides, an official has said. Flash floods have killed more…
Once home to a cult, the Chilean tourist village haunted by torture and child abuse
Grace Livingstone Villa Baviera, Chile Grace Livingstone The village is in Chile but its architecture is Bavarian in style With sloping red-tiled roofs, trimmed lawns and a shop selling home-baked…