Egypt's early presidential election campaign off to eventful start
President Sisi is facing a challenge from an outspoken critic of a kind Egypt has not seen in years.
2023-10-05 20:19
India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport
Nepal has spent millions constructing a new airport in hopes of boosting tourism - but no-one is coming.
2023-10-04 05:26
Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
2023-09-20 23:28
Historical Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list
St Sophia's Cathedral in Lviv is among the buildings the UN warns is at risk of destruction.
2023-09-16 11:27
Portsmouth council keeps up pressure over Aquind interconnector plans
The government is set to make a final decision on the £1.2bn cross-Channel electricity link.
2023-09-12 20:52
Ukraine war: Two foreign aid workers die in Russian missile strike
Two volunteers are killed and two others injured when their vehicle comes under fire in Ukraine.
2023-09-10 21:50
Five rail workers killed in Italy after being hit by train
The train driver was treated by an ambulance at the scene for shock, but was physically unharmed.
2023-08-31 14:16
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