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Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters say up to 100 children may have been on board. At least 78 people have already been confirmed dead in the disaster. But many more could still be missing at sea, with reports suggesting that up to 750 […]
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold – reports (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 21 dead as boat capsizes in Kerala (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
සුඩානයේ ජනතාව යුද්ධය සහ පරාජය පිළිබඳ තමන්ගේ කතා BBC අරාබි සේවයේ ගුවන් විදුලි වැඩසටහනක් හරහා ලෝකයටම පවසති.
This last week has seen two very white, very important politicians having to slide down the pallang, certainly not to obscurity but to real shame and huge setbacks. Yes, they are the yellow haired charlatan reprobates who think they know it all from the US of America and the UK. Ex-President Donald Trump has been […]
- Lanka in shock treatment to reduce elephant deaths (Category: Breaking News)
- Six jumbos killed by trains (Category: Breaking News)
- Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700 (Category: Breaking News)
- So-called experts blind to what is exacerbating human-elephant conflict (Category: Breaking News)
At least 15 people have died after a “very serious” crash in the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said. The crash was between a semi-trailer truck and a handi-transit vehicle, which was carrying mostly seniors. Police said the crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, two hours west of […]
- US grounds entire Osprey fleet after fatal crash in Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- Human error to blame for train crash – Greek PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Five US troops die in helicopter crash in eastern Mediterranean (Category: Breaking News)
Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters say up to 100 children may have been on board. At least 78 people have already been confirmed dead in the disaster. But scores more could still be missing at sea, with reports suggesting that up to 750 […]
- At least 21 dead as boat capsizes in Kerala (Category: Breaking News)
- Boat that sank off southern Greece had 100 children in hold (Category: Breaking News)
- Four held after model Abby Choi’s dismembered body found (Category: Breaking News)
- Mystery gas leak kills 11 in Ludhiana (Category: Breaking News)
ඉරාන-තුර්කි දේශ සීමාවේදී ඇෆ්ඝන් සංක්රමණිකයන් පැහැරගෙන ගොස් කප්පම් ගැනීම සඳහා වධ හිංසා පමුණුවන බව BBC විමර්ශනයකින් හෙළි විය.
England have preferred Stuart Broad over Mark Wood to join James Anderson and Ollie Robinson in their pace attack for the first Ashes Test. Anderson has recovered from a groin injury and Robinson from an ankle problem to line up in the team to face Australia at Edgbaston on Friday. Off-spinner Moeen Ali is in […]
- Australia beat England in one of the all-time great Ashes Tests (Category: Breaking News)
- Former England fast bowler Steven Finn announces retirement (Category: Breaking News)
- Joe Root century steers England to surprise first-day declaration (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
More than 100 people have drowned and more are missing after a boat carrying them down the River Niger in south-western Nigeria capsized on Monday, authorities say. The vessel was carrying around 300 passengers travelling from Kwara state to Niger state after a wedding. Search and rescue efforts were continuing, officials said. The boat capsized […]
- At least 21 dead as boat capsizes in Kerala (Category: Breaking News)
- Four held after model Abby Choi’s dismembered body found (Category: Breaking News)
- Teenage girl dies in Swan River shark attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka (Category: Breaking News)
At least 79 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing vessel capsized off the coast of southern Greece. But survivors and Greek officials say that hundreds more migrants were on board. The government says this is one of Greece’s biggest migrant tragedies, and has declared three days of mourning. […]
- Boat that sank off southern Greece had 100 children in hold (Category: Breaking News)
- Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold – reports (Category: Breaking News)
- Greek PM seeks forgiveness over train crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Human error to blame for train crash – Greek PM (Category: Breaking News)
Two Japanese soldiers were killed and another injured after a new recruit opened fire at a military training range in central Japan, officials says. An 18-year-old trainee was detained on the spot and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police said. They allege the male shooter fired his rifle at colleagues during a shooting drill […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
Malaysia is seeking Interpol’s help in tracking down a New York-based comedian who joked about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Jocelyn Chia, a US national who grew up in Singapore, is being investigated under laws related to incitement and offensive online content, police say. Her joke, posted online last week, prompted an official protest […]
- Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis (Category: Breaking News)
- Nancy Pelosi Taiwan trip labelled as ‘extremely dangerous’ by Beijing (Category: Breaking News)
- Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore to end ban on gay sex (Category: Breaking News)
''මම නිර්මාංශ කෙනෙක්. හරිම ක්රියාශීලියි. ඒ වගේම නිරෝගීයි. මතක ඇති කාලෙක පැරසිටමෝල් පෙත්තක්වත් බීලා නැහැ. මගේ බලාපොරොත්තුව අවුරුදු 61 වෙනකම් මේ පිංකම කරන්න'' යනුවෙන් උපුල් ගමගේ BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorian woman were startled to discover she was still alive. Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead last week following a suspected stroke. Five hours into her wake on Friday, relatives preparing to change her clothes ahead of the burial found her gasping for air. Ms Montoya is now […]
- Woman who knocked on coffin at her funeral dies after week in hospital (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken begins talks in Beijing during high-stakes visit to China (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 41 people killed in Honduras women’s prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
JP Morgan has agreed to pay roughly $290m (£232m) to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of alleged victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Attorneys for the bank said it was “in the best interests of all parties, especially the survivors who were the victims of Epstein’s terrible abuse”. The lawsuit had alleged the […]
- JP Morgan to take over First Republic bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- US court releases list of people connected to financier Jeffrey Epstein (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
Former United States President Donald Trump is spending the night in Miami, Florida, before he appears in court there on Tuesday charged with mishandling national security files. The former US president flew from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to his Trump Doral resort near Miami. He is facing dozens of charges of illegally […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
- US to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles in latest aid package (Category: Breaking News)
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86. He died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, according to Italian media. Berlusconi was born in Milan in 1936 and rose to prominence as a media tycoon, building a vast business empire that included TV […]
- Mother and daughter US hostages released by Hamas (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘No sign of life’ at Raisi helicopter wreck site – state TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Egypt and US agree to allow aid into Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Around 13,000 people have been evacuated in north-east Philippines as the country’s most famous volcano, Mayon, continued to ooze lava. Riding lorries and buffalo-drawn carriages, people living within the “permanent danger zone” or six-kilometre radius fled to shelters. Known for its “perfect” conical shape, Mayon started spewing lava last week. But evacuations only ...
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- New Turkey earthquake leaves three dead and people trapped under rubble in Hatay (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that at least 10 people have died and more than 20 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crashed in an Australian wine region. The passengers were returning from a wedding at a winery on Sunday night when their coach overturned on Wine County Drive near Greta in Hunter Valley, New South […]
- Ten people killed and 11 injured after wedding bus crashes in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- 1,000 buses evacuate scouts from disaster-hit World Jamboree (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 21 dead as Venice bus plunges from bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- US winter storm will bring frostbite within minutes (Category: Breaking News)
At least 10 people have died and 25 others are in hospital after a bus crash in Australia’s wine region. Emergency services were called to Wine County Drive in Hunter Valley, New South Wales (NSW) on Sunday, after reports a coach had rolled over. The driver of the bus, a 58-year-old man, is under arrest […]
- Russian tower block in flames after deadly warplane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Greek PM seeks forgiveness over train crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten people killed in wedding bus crash in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Twelve Polish pilgrims killed in Croatia bus crash (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. “Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place,” he said. But he added that he would not talk in detail about which stage or state the counter-offensive was in. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the [...
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine launches counter-offensive actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee after dam in Ukraine collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. “Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place,” he said. But he added that he would not talk in detail about which stage or state the counter-offensive was in. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the [...
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine launches counter-offensive actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee after dam in Ukraine collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
Nearly 12 Sri Lankan migrants stranded in Diego Garcia for over 20 months have attempt suicide, the BBC reported. The BBC reported that 89 migrants have been stranded for months on the tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat in October 2021. Court documents filed in London […]
- Biden administration proposes strict asylum restrictions at border (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Migrant boat sinks in Channel killing six people (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
Novak Djokovic says he is relishing the chance to make tennis history as he aims to become the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic, 36, faces Norway’s Casper Ruud, 24, in the men’s singles final at the French Open today (11). A victory would take the Serb clear of Rafael Nadal’s total […]
- Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud for 14th Roland Garros title (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic wins 24th major by beating Daniil Medvedev (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic takes on Carlos Alcaraz in Paris semi-finals today (Category: Breaking News)
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Boris Johnson has stepped down as a Tory MP after claiming he was “forced out of Parliament” over Partygate. The ex-PM saw in advance a report by the Commons Privileges Committee investigating if he misled the Commons over Downing Street lockdown parties. In an explosive and lengthy statement, he called the committee […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
Four children have been found alive more than a month after their plane crashed in Colombia’s Amazon jungle, the country’s president has said. The siblings, aged 13, nine, four and a one-year-old baby, were on board the plane with their mother, a pilot and a co-pilot when it crashed on 1 May. Their mother and […]
- Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble (Category: Breaking News)
නැගෙනහිර ආසියාව පුරා දුම්රිය, බස් රථ සහ අනෙකුත් ජනාකීර්ණ පොදු ස්ථානවල පිරිමින් කාන්තාවන්ට ලිංගික අතවර කරන වීඩියෝ දහස් ගණනක් ඔන්ලයින් ඔස්සේ, අලෙවි කරන වෙබ් අඩවි ගැන BBC Eye මගින් විමර්ශනයට ලක්කරයි.
A natural weather event known as El Niño has begun in the Pacific Ocean, likely adding heat to a planet already warming under climate change. US scientists confirmed that El Niño had started. Experts say it will likely make 2024 the world’s hottest year.They fear it will help push the world past a key 1.5C […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
From the moment the French Open draw was made a fortnight ago, the tennis world licked its lips at the prospect of one blockbuster match. The countdown towards Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, against Spanish world number one Carlos Alcaraz was on. Today (09), the two men – at opposite ends of […]
- Harder stars as Denmark beat Haiti 2-0 (Category: Breaking News)
- Jamaica draw 0-0- with Brazil and qualify for knockout stage (Category: Breaking News)
- China beat Haiti despite first half red card (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
Washington DC and Philadelphia experienced their worst air quality in years as intense wildfires in Canada continue to impact millions. The poor conditions have forced event cancellations and grounded flights across the US. Nearly 100 million people are experiencing very poor air quality in North America. US President Joe Biden described the fires as a […]
- Canada wildfire smoke leaves millions under air quality advisory (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect held after five killed in attack at Colorado nightclub (Category: Breaking News)
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
යුද්ධවලදී සිදු වන කෲරත්වය සමාජ මාධ්යවල සටහන් වී තිබේ. එම සටහන් වී ඇති කරුණු යුද අපරාධවලට එරෙහිව නීතිය ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම සදහා සාක්ෂි ලෙස භාවිත කළ හැකිය. එහෙත්, ප්රධාන සමාජ මාධ්ය සමාගම් මෙම අන්තර්ගතයන් ඉවත් කරන බව දුටු ප්රචණ්ඩ ගැටුම්වලින් පීඩාවට පත් වූ පුද්ගලයින් පිරිසකගේ අදහස් විමසීමට BBC පුවත් සේවයට හැකි වී තිබේ.
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