After a US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq was ravaged by waves of sectarian conflict that culminated in the Islamic State group capturing swathes of the country six years ago, before the...
Charlie Hebdo terror attack accomplices’ trial starts in Paris
Fourteen people accused of helping jihadist gunmen storm the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket went on trial Wednesday, five years after three days of terror sent shock waves through France.
Charlie Hebdo: “At the time I was very afraid the jihadists would succeed in dividing the French”
After telling the France 24 Debate about that harrowing day on January 7th, 2015 when the Kouachi brothers targeted satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were on the same floor as his production company...
Exams regulator points finger of blame for results chaos in England at ministers- BBC News
The exams regulator for England, Ofqual, has pointed the finger of blame at ministers for the chaos surrounding this year’s results. Ofqual’s chairman says ministers were warned that the emergency grading...
‘Unequivocal proof’ that Russian opposition politician Navalny was poisoned, Germany says- BBC News
There is ‘unequivocal proof’ that the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. That’s the finding of the German government, which says Mr Navalny was the...
Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit – BBC News
Drive-in cinemas have been booming, for obvious reasons. But this one in New Jersey is also responding to the other big story of the year, by showcasing the work of black filmmakers like Jordan Peele and Spike Lee...
Thousands displaced in Louisiana in the wake of hurricane
Hurricane Laura devastated parts of the Louisiana coast as a category four storm, leaving thousands of people displaced and entire communities destroyed in its aftermath.