Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai face run-off vote
Incumbent George Weah will face Joseph Boakai, separated by around 7,000 votes in the first round.
2023-10-25 01:46
NZ town tormented by Celine Dion 'music battles'
Porirua residents launch a petition to stop fans blasting Dion ballads from their cars at 2am.
2023-10-25 00:51
Tom Emmer: Republicans pick third nominee for House Speaker
But the Minnesota congressman may face difficulty winning votes from allies of ex-President Donald Trump.
2023-10-25 00:47
Gaza strikes: Hamas-run health ministry says 700 killed in 24 hours
Hamas-run ministry says deadliest Israeli strikes in war have pushed total killed to nearly 5,800.
2023-10-25 00:24
Michael Cohen: Trump's former 'fixer' to testify in NY fraud case
Outside court, Mr Trump says Michael Cohen is "a proven liar". Cohen says the case is about "accountability".
2023-10-25 00:15
Donald Trump looms large in choosing new House Speaker
The former President has so far not publicly endorsed a new candidate after Jim Jordan dropped out.
2023-10-24 22:58
UAW expands strike against GM, walking out of Texas SUV plant
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union struck a General Motors assembly plant in Texas on Tuesday that builds
2023-10-24 22:21
Li Shangfu: Chinese defence minister sacked
The defence minister has been officially removed after not being seen in public since August.
2023-10-24 21:55
The Rock waxwork museum makes skin tone fix after criticism
Paris's Grevin Museum says it has "remedied the skin tone" of the life-sized wax figure overnight.
2023-10-24 21:15
A family's desperate search for missing Tanzanian student in Israel
The BBC names a Tanzanian student still missing in Israel weeks after Hamas attacked civilians.
2023-10-24 20:47
Freed hostage says she was held in 'spider's web' of Gaza tunnels
Speaking after being released by Hamas, Yocheved Lifschitz said she "went through hell" while in captivity.
2023-10-24 19:58
Cargo ship crash - latest: Body found and four still missing after British boat sinks in North Sea
One person has died and four are still missing off the coast of Germany after a British cargo ship collided with another boat in the North Sea. The ships, Polesie and Verity, collided in the early morning about 14 miles south-west of the island of Helgoland, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said. German authorities say four people remain missing and two have been rescued. Verity was headed from Bremen, Germany, to the English port of Immingham. The other ship, the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, remained afloat with 22 people on board. A P&O crusie called the Iona which was travelling from Hamburg is helping with the urgent rescue mission as German officials confirmed te According to reports, people on board were panicked when there was an announcement at 6am this morning alerting customers to the incident. A spokesperson for P&O Cruises said: “P&O Cruises Iona is currently involved in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Germany. “The incident is ongoing and Iona’s cooperation complies with international maritime law as well as being consistent with the company’s moral and legal obligations.” The emergency command said one person was rescued from the water and was being given medical treatment.
2023-10-24 19:21