US window cleaner survives ‘surreal’ fall from six floors up
A Wisconsin window cleaner tells the BBC how he survived falling off a building from six floors up, emerging with just minor injuries.
Family Mourns After Somali-American Found Dead
Early this year, a young Somali-American disappeared from his home in Minneapolis. Burhan Hassan, 17, had gone to Africa to join a Somali militia group called al-Shabab. His family got news last week that he had been killed in Mogadishu.
Rollercoaster ride
BBC reporter looks back on four years in Pakistan
Somalia minister killed by bomb
Somalia’s security minister is killed in a suicide bomb attack north of the capital Mogadishu, according to witnesses.
Soccer is uniting South Africans
South Africa’s team, Bafana Bafana, is seen as mediocre at best. But its multiracial fans see more to the sport: national pride and unity, especially with the nation hosting the World Cup next year.
When Emma Jordi’s mother suggested a Sunday afternoon at South Africa’s Confederations Cup watching the national soccer team play Iraq, the pretty blond 14-year-old had an excuse. Homework.
South Africa gets swine flu case
A 12-year-old boy who flew from the United States to South Africa is confirmed as sub-Saharan Africa’s first case of swine flu.
Israel-UN spat over Syria ‘bias’
The UN atomic agency chief reacts sharply to Israeli charges of bias in his dealings with Syria, in a rare public row at the body.
Irish to be offered Lisbon pledge
EU leaders are set to announce guarantees they hope will help the Lisbon Treaty pass its second Irish referendum.
Loyalist groups ‘destroy weapons’
There are strong indications a Northern Ireland paramilitary group has decommissioned some of its weapons.
Iran’s Religious Minority Speaks Out On Elections
Members of the Baha’i faith, Iran’s largest religious minority, have long been discriminated against and persecuted by the Islamic Republic of Iran government. Farhad Sabetan, an official within the Baha’i faith community, offers a reaction to the recent elections.
Rights in Zimbabwe ‘precarious’
Human rights violations are continuing in Zimbabwe and the situation remains precarious, says Amnesty International.
Air France victims’ injuries suggest plane broke up in the air
Autopsies on an undisclosed number of the 50 bodies recovered from Flight 447 show fractures in the legs, hips and arms, experts say.
Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France crash victims, injuries that, along with the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic, strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air, experts said Wednesday.
Hillary Clinton defends Twitter efforts for Iran
The U.S. urged the networking service to delay maintenance so the system would keep running, leading to complaints from Iran’s government. Twitter has helped protesters communicate amid a clampdown.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday defended U.S. efforts to ensure that the Twitter social networking service has remained available for use by Iranian protesters, even as Tehran complained about U.S. interference in its affairs.
Algeria militants ‘ambush police’
Islamist militants kill 24 Algerian paramilitary policemen in one of the worst single attacks this year, say reports.
World Bank raises China forecast
The World Bank raises its forecast for growth in China amid signs that the economy is doing better than expected.
Air raid ‘kills nine’ in Pakistan
At least nine people are killed in a suspected US airstrike on militant targets in Pakistan’s tribal region of South Waziristan, officials say.
Tarzaaaan!
Paris museum takes serious look at King of the Apes
Coach Buchanan sacked by IPL team
Prospective England coach John Buchanan has been sacked by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders.
