Phoenix, the US’ fastest-growing city, is expected to shatter its longest streak of consecutive days at or above 110°F (43.3°C). Authorities in several states have… Read More »‘It’s tough’: blistering heat wave expands as one-third of Americans under heat alerts
The small nation of Eritrea is on the verge of breaking through in elite cycling – and Biniam Girmay is at the centre of it.
The country has made a ‘sovereign’ decision to open the Bab al-Hawa corridor for six months, according to the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations.
The health body is not asking consumers to stop purchasing products containing aspartame, or asking manufacturers to stop using the sweetener. The WHO recommends exercising… Read More »World Health Organization says aspartame sweetener is ‘possibly carcinogenic’
An eyewitness tells the BBC he saw dozens of bodies being dumped by a paramilitary group.
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into a surge of hostilities in Sudan’s Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes, arson,… Read More »International Criminal Court opens new probe of violence in Sudan’s Darfur region
Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across… Read More »Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike
The Tunisian coastguard said Thursday it had recovered the bodies of 13 migrants after a shipwreck off Sfax, the port where violent clashes erupted last… Read More »Tunisia coastguard pulls 13 bodies, 25 surviving migrants from sea off Sfax
Ons Jabeur produces a superb comeback to beat Aryna Sabalenka and set up a Wimbledon women’s singles final against Marketa Vondrousova.
