Families in the multicultural neighbourhood of Katuwapitiya have suffered tremendous loss in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. Those living in one lane are determined to not let the tragedy pull apart their community.Video by Tessa Wong. Additional footage by Nik Millard.
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Demonstrators attended a vigil in memory of the victims of the serial killer Cyprus has been left stunned after a man confessed to killing seven women and girls, all of foreign descent, in what is thought to be the island’s first serial killing. The authorities are facing accusations of not…
Image caption Arena bomb victims. Top (left to right): Lisa Lees, Alison Howe, Georgina Callender, Kelly Brewster, John Atkinson, Jane Tweddle, Marcin Klis – Middle (left to right): Angelika Klis, Courtney Boyle, Saffie Roussos, Olivia Campbell-Hardy, Martyn Hett, Michelle Kiss, Philip Tron, Elaine McIver – Bottom (left to right): Eilidh MacLeod, Wendy Fawell, Chloe Rutherford,…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Anjem Choudary was imprisoned for leading an extremist group, banned under terrorism laws A former police chief has called on Google to amend its technology to help stop the spread of terrorist material.Ex-Met Police assistant commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says it is a disgrace a jailed radical preacher ranks…
Image copyright AFP / Getty Images Image caption Leading players: Pedro Sánchez, Pablo Casado, Albert Rivera, Pablo Iglesias, Santiago Abascal Spain holds its third general election in four years on Sunday, in a battle between the established parties, Catalan and Basque nationalists, and a rising far right.This time, however, the electoral game has changed.Support for…
In a rare move, North Korean workers and officials spoke to Korean Central Television (KCTV), North Korea’s state-owned broadcaster, about Kim Jong-un’s trip to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin. Normally, production is confined to the studio. But during the Kim-Putin summit the TV cameras went out on the streets to sample the mood.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRanil Wickremesinghe spoke to the BBC Sri Lanka’s prime minister has told the BBC he was “out of the loop” when it came to intelligence warnings ahead of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.Ranil Wickremesinghe said that crucial information about any potential danger in the country was not…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Trump tells Americans to get vaccinations President Trump has told Americans to “get their shots” as measles cases spread across the country.”The vaccinations are so important,” he told reporters outside the White House.Nearly 700 cases have been reported across 22 states amid a resurgence of the…
Image copyright William Hennessy Image caption Maria Butina addressed the judge directly at her hearing on 26 April A Russian agent who tried to infiltrate US political groups has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, telling the court: “I destroyed my own life.”Maria Butina tried to insinuate herself into the National Rifle Association (NRA)…
A senator who lost re-election in 2018 is using her leftover campaign funds to push her fellow Democrats to reconnect with rural voters, arguing that they risk letting President Donald Trump win a second term if they don’t. On Thursday, former North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp launched the One Country Project, which is designed to…