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Ceremonies have been taking place across the world to mark the most important festival in the Christian calendar – Easter. Jesus was resurrected on Easter Sunday, the Bible says, days after dying on the cross on Good Friday. It is traditional for many to attend services on Saturday evening as well as on Sunday. […]
- Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city of Pompeii (Category: Breaking News)
- Girl, 8, only survivor as 45 killed in South Africa bus crash (Category: Breaking News)
- The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
At least seven people have been killed in a car bombing which targeted a busy market in northern Syria. Several more were injured in the attack in the town of Azaz in Aleppo province, near the Turkish border. It is unclear who carried out the attack in the town which is run by pro-Turkish militias […]
- New York and beyond rattled by rare East Coast earthquake (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop stabbed during sermon in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- Easter celebrated around the world, in pictures (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
A woman suspected of murdering an eight-year-old girl in southern Mexico was beaten to death after a mob formed from protests sparked by the killing. Violent protests began after the body of Camila Gómez was found by a road near the city of Taxco on Thursday. Footage on social media showed police watching on as […]
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian Police say Sydney killer targeted women (Category: Breaking News)
ස්කොට් ජෙන්කින්ස් සහ ජේම්ස් මැක්ඩයර්මිඩ් ඒ හැකියාව තිබෙන මිතුරන් දෙදෙනෙකි.ජූලි මාසයේදී එක්සත් ජනපදයේ විස්කොන්සින් ප්රාන්තයේ පැවැත්වෙන ලෝක ශූරතාවලියක් සඳහා ඔවුහු සුදානම් වෙති. ඔවුන් ඒ සඳහා කැමැත්තක් දක්වන්නේ ඇයි දැයි BBC යට පවසන ලදී.
The largest crane on the eastern US seaboard has arrived in Baltimore as part of a massive clean-up effort after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Shipments in and out of one of the country’s busiest ports are suspended while the wreckage hangs over the cargo ship that crashed into it. The search for the […]
- Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Avalanche leaves two dead in Austrian Alps (Category: Breaking News)
- Baltimore sues owner and manager of ‘unseaworthy’ Dali over bridge collapse (Category: Breaking News)
Climate change is affecting the speed of the Earth’s rotation and could impact how we keep time, a study says. Accelerating melt from Greenland and Antarctica is adding extra water to the world’s seas, redistributing mass. That is very slightly slowing the Earth’s rotation. But the planet is still spinning faster than it used to. […]
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel military intelligence chief quits over 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- Westfield Bondi mall attack: Sydney knife suspect identified by police (Category: Breaking News)
Forty-five people have died in South Africa after the bus they were in plunged some 50m (165ft) off a bridge into a ravine, authorities say. An eight-year-old girl, the only survivor, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The bus crashed through a barrier and caught fire when it hit the ground in the north-eastern […]
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop stabbed during sermon in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire, who emerged as a high profile champion of crypto before his firm’s dramatic collapse in 2022. He was found to […]
- Convicted ‘Crypto King’ will not face second trial (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed. Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the day, but the search continues for the […]
- Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing plane engine cover falls off prompting investigation (Category: Breaking News)
සුඩානයේ සිවිල් යුද්ධයෙන් 14,000කට වැඩි පිරිසක් මිය ගොස් තිබේ. මිලියන ගණනකට තම නිවෙස් හැර යාමට සිදුව ඇත. ස්ත්රී දූෂණ, මංකොල්ලකෑම් සහ ප්රචණ්ඩත්වය පිළිබඳ කතා රැසක් එම සටන් භූමියෙන් BBC යට අසන්නට ලැබිණි.
By the time the crew of the Dali, a massive 948ft (289m) container ship, realised what was happening, it was already far too late. The vessel – at the very start of a 27-day journey from the port of Baltimore to Sri Lanka – completely lost power after leaving the port and was hurtling towards […]
- Fears for Gazans as aid groups halt work over deadly Israeli strike (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
Millions of Americans’ online accounts have been caught up in a “sinister” Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, the justice department and FBI said on Monday. Seven Chinese nationals have been charged with enacting a widespread cyber-attack campaign. They are accused of ties to a hacking operation that ran for 14 years. The US […]
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian Police say Sydney killer targeted women (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people. Three were marched blindfolded into a Moscow court while the fourth was in a wheelchair. All were charged with committing an act of terrorism. The Islamic State group, or IS, said it carried out Friday’s outrage at […]
- Russia says all four suspects arrested after 133 killed at concert hall (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Delhi’s chief minister arrested over corruption claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
Christoph Baumgartner scored after six seconds to record the fastest ever goal in international football as Austria beat Slovakia in Bratislava. The 24-year-old midfielder skipped past three challenges from the kick-off and fired a low shot past home goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. His effort was a second quicker than Lukas Podolski’s strike for Germany against Ecuador […]
- Harder stars as Denmark beat Haiti 2-0 (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan fire five past debutants Zambia (Category: Breaking News)
- Diani Hat-trick earns France win after Panama scare (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar beaten by Ecuador as dream turns into nightmare (Category: Breaking News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says all four gunmen who carried out a deadly attack at a packed concert venue in Moscow have been arrested. At least 133 people were killed and more than 140 injured when the attackers stormed the building, firing indiscriminately and setting it alight. Authorities said 11 people were detained in total, […]
- Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
The Princess of Wales says she is in the early stages of treatment after a cancer diagnosis. In a video statement, Catherine says it was a “huge shock” after an “incredibly tough couple of months”. But she sent a positive message, saying: “I am well and getting stronger every day.” Details of the cancer have […]
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- Kate, Princess of Wales: I am having cancer treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Westfield Bondi mall attack: Sydney knife suspect identified by police (Category: Breaking News)
- Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange in flames (Category: Breaking News)
The Princess of Wales says she is in the early stages of treatment after a cancer diagnosis. In a video statement, Catherine says it was a “huge shock” after an “incredibly tough couple of months”. But she sent a positive message, saying: “I am well and getting stronger every day.” Details of the cancer have […]
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- Kate, Princess of Wales: I am having cancer treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Westfield Bondi mall attack: Sydney knife suspect identified by police (Category: Breaking News)
- Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange in flames (Category: Breaking News)
Russia and China have blocked a US draft resolution put to the UN which for the first time called for a ceasefire and hostage releases in Gaza. While there have been previous attempts by other countries to call for a ceasefire, the US text marked a hardening of its stance towards Israel. But Russia and […]
- Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Netanyahu says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria (Category: Breaking News)
The Princess of Wales says she is in the early stages of treatment after a cancer diagnosis. In a video statement, Catherine says it was a “huge shock” after an “incredibly tough couple of months”. But she sent a positive message, saying: “I am well and getting stronger every day.” Details of the cancer have […]
- Kate, Princess of Wales: I am having cancer treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Kate, Princess of Wales: I am having cancer treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
''මම හිතනවා මෙතන තියෙන සමහර දේවල් ලෝකේ මං ළඟ විතරයි තියෙන්නේ කියලා. මගේ ආසාව තියෙන්නේ ඉදිරි පරම්පරාවට ලංකාවේ ඉතිහාසය පෙන්වන්න. මේකට එන දේශීය හෝ විදේශීය සංචාරකයන්ගේ මම සතයක්වත් අය කරන්නේ නෑ.'' යනුවෙන් අමීන් හුසේන් BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
Prominent opposition politician and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by India’s financial crime agency, his party said. The arrest is in connection with corruption allegations relating to the city’s policies over alcohol sales. Mr Kejriwal and his party, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), deny any wrongdoing and say the case is politically […]
- Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
Angelo Mathews was overlooked but Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu was picked in England’s The Hundred draft. David Warner was among a number of big names to miss out on selection at The Hundred draft. But former Australia captain Meg Lanning will appear in the women’s competition for the first time after being drafted by […]
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland thrashed by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup qualifier (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia considering banning teenagers from buying cigarettes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal batsman Airee smashes six sixes in an over (Category: Breaking News)
One can hear ‘Ni Hao’ and ‘Xie Xie’ very often in the streets of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. While this may appear to be a passing comment made to be taken at face value, the remark actually demonstrates the profound penetration of Chinese influence in Kenya, even reaching ordinary Kenyan citizens, at the level […]
- Top Chinese diplomat meets Zimbabwe President, hopes to make inroads in Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- In the name of assistance, Chinese companies controlling public services in Kenya: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s role in Lanka’s economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Dominating Chinese companies controlling the public services in Kenya (Category: Breaking News)
උතුරු ගාසා හි කමල් අද්වාන් රෝහලේ වෛද්ය කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය දරුවන් මන්දපෝෂණයෙන් හා විජලනයෙන් මිය යෑම වළක්වා ගැනීමට වෙහෙසෙති. යුද්ධය ආරම්භයේ සිටම ප්රදේශයට ආධාර සුළුවෙන් ලැබී ඇති බැවින්, දරුවන් ආහාර සහ ජලය නොමැතිකම හේතුවෙන් මිය ගොස් ඇති බව BBC Arabic Trending තහවුරු කර ඇත.
ගන්නේ අපි කේක් හදන සල්ලි වලින්'' යනුවෙන් පෙමින්දි සේනාරත්න BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවාය.
An elite unit of South Africa’s police has raided the Johannesburg home of the speaker of parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, over corruption allegations. She has been accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts when she served as defence minister. “The Speaker steadfastly upholds her strong conviction of innocence,” said a statement from parliament. The [̷...
- Israeli government says it will block Al Jazeera from broadcasting (Category: Breaking News)
- Judge finds Brittany Higgins was raped inside parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange in flames (Category: Breaking News)
- Tanzania floods and landslides kill more than 150 people (Category: Breaking News)
හිරු එළියෙන් සිතුවම් මවන කලාකරුවෙකු ගැන අපිට මඩකලපුවෙන් අසන්නට ලැබිණි. 26 වැනි වියේ පසුවන ඔහු නමින් ශිවනේෂරාසා ලිංගේෂ්වරන් ය. හිරු එළියෙන් සිතුවම් මවන ඉන්දීය කලාකරුවකුගේ නිර්මාණ දැකීමෙන් මේ සඳහා තමන් තුළ පෙළඹවීමක් ඇති කළ බව ඔහු BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
The Taliban has accused Pakistan of killing eight women and children in two overnight air strikes in Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban government, said the “reckless” strikes had hit homes near the border with Pakistan at about 03:00 local time (22:30 GMT). Pakistan has yet to comment. But it comes after President […]
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop stabbed during sermon in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- OJ Simpson, NFL star cleared in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76 (Category: Breaking News)
A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December. Lava has reached the eastern defences around the small, evacuated town of Grindavik, local media said. The powerful and fast lava flows began late on Saturday – but the authorities say they […]
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Westfield Bondi mall attack: Sydney knife suspect identified by police (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- Three suspected Chinese agents arrested in Germany (Category: Breaking News)
A suspected gunman in a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania has been captured alive in neighbouring New Jersey, US police said. The police said the suspect shot three people dead in Levittown on Saturday before fleeing across state lines to the home in nearby Trenton. Residents were home when the suspect entered the house […]
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Three suspected Chinese agents arrested in Germany (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Avalanche leaves two dead in Austrian Alps (Category: Breaking News)
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