The man designated to be the next prime minister of Lebanon has resigned amid an impasse in efforts to form a new government. Mustafa Adib was parachuted into the position in the wake of last month’s devastating...
Student anger and frustration as thousands forced into university lockdown – BBC News
University students across the UK have been speaking of their fears, anger and frustration after being forced into lockdown. 1,700 students in Manchester have been told to self-isolate in their rooms on campus for 14...
How worried should we be about deadly cyber-attacks? – BBC News
Experts have been warning for years that it’s not a matter of if, but when, hackers will kill somebody. German police are conducting the first ever homicide investigation in which hackers could be to blame. It...
Kenya’s weightlifter trains daughter and granddaughter for Olympics
In Kenya, weightlifting had predominantly been a man’s sport. But that changed in 2012 when Mercy Obiero became the country’s first female Olympic weightlifter. Even though she’s retired, she is...
Switzerland goes to polls on Sunday for a law on culling wolves
On Sunday, the Swiss will vote in a referendum on a new law giving local governments the power to authorise culls of wild wolves. The alpine state has seen a sharp rise in the number of wolf packs and a steady increase...
Is Germany Doing Enough to Combat Far-Right Extremism?
More than two dozen German security service officers have been suspended for sharing over 100 neo-Nazi images in WhatsApp groups. But, as we explain, this isn’t the first racist scandal to hit the country’s...
