World Teacher rescued from rubble over 200 hours after quake – as baby survives falling five floors February 14, 2023 Arriving by helicopter at hospital in the Turkish city of Adana, Emine Akgul is incredibly lucky to be alive. The 26-year-old teacher was rescued from a collapsed building more than…
World Romania scrambles fighter jets after detecting suspicious object in its airspace February 14, 2023 A suspicious aerial object looking like a weather balloon has been spotted flying in Romania’s airspace. The country’s air force scrambled two MiG 21 LanceR jets to the area in…
World Qatar donates 10,000 mobiles homes for victims of Turkey and Syria earthquake February 14, 2023 Qatar has donated 10,000 mobile homes to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The cabins and caravans had previously provided accommodation for some of the 1.4…
World BBC India offices raided by tax officials weeks after controversial Modi documentary February 14, 2023 Indian tax officials have raided the BBC’s offices in New Delhi. Teams from the tax department surveyed the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices, the Press Trust of India news agency…
World Syria agrees to expand UN earthquake aid access February 14, 2023 Two new border crossings have been opened between Turkey and Syria to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid following last week’s devastating earthquake, the United Nations (UN) has said.…
World Chinese ship used laser against coast guard vessel, Philippines says February 13, 2023 The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed…
World Indian govt withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine’s Day after criticism February 10, 2023 Hugging a cow on Valentine’s Day is no longer being encouraged by the Indian government – despite it previously asking people to do so to promote Hindu values. The Animal…
World Dog breeder shot and killed while trying to sell French bulldog February 10, 2023 A dog breeder was shot and killed on Monday night after a planned sale of a French bulldog went wrong, police have said. Lonnie A Ray, 76, organised to sell…
World Who is Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan? February 9, 2023 Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spent two decades in power, serving as Turkey’s prime minister from 2003 to 2014, when he was elected president. He now faces the enormous challenge of…
World Australia’s defence department bans Chinese-made CCTV over spying concerns February 9, 2023 Australia is to remove security cameras made by firms linked to the Chinese Communist Party from its defence department buildings. At least 913 cameras, intercoms, entry systems and video recorders…