WH Smith says post offices to stay if sale goes ahead
WH Smith says post offices to stay if sale goes ahead Just nowMichael Race & Lucy AchesonBusiness reporters, BBC News Getty Images WH Smith has told the BBC the post…
Will a third runway at Heathrow help UK growth?
Will a third runway at Heathrow help UK growth? 8 minutes agoTheo LeggettBusiness correspondent Getty Images This is a key week for the government and its pledge to grow the…
‘My home is no longer there’: Palestinians return to north Gaza
‘My home is no longer there’: Palestinians return to north Gaza 45 minutes agoAlice Cuddy and Rushdi Abualoufin Jerusalem and Cairo ReutersA child waits to return to north Gaza Moments…
Vigil held at ‘death wall’ in Auschwitz, 80 years on
Thousands of prisoners were executed by SS officers outside Block 11 in Auschwitz.
France says EU will lift some sanctions on Syria after al-Assad’s fall
France says EU will lift some sanctions on Syria after al-Assad’s fall European countries say they are eager to help reconstruct the war-ravaged country and build bridges with its new…
M23 rebels claim capture of key DR Congo city of Goma
The M23 armed rebel group said it has captured the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Monday.
Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city
In Pictures Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city Fighting in and around the city has escalated despite calls from the UN Security Council for the…
A ‘revolving door’ for political prisoners? Venezuelan families cry foul
Armas had been part of Gonzalez’s campaign for the presidency last year. An outspoken activist with a broad smile, warm eyes and a crop of dark brown hair, Armas had…
California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides
California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides Expert warns of ‘fairly high danger of mud, debris flows’ as crews work to put out final pockets of LA-area…
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
EXPLAINER Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next? M23 fighters have been pressing to capture the key city of Goma for months and intensified their offensives…