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Why have the Turkey-Syria earthquakes been so deadly?

More than 500 dead after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria

By BBC | 3 days ago

A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people and trapping many others. The ...

Former UK PM says Putin threatened to kill him with missile strike before Russian invasion of Ukraine

By BBC | 1 week ago

Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an “extraordinary” phone call in the run-up to Russia’...

President Biden announces presidential delegation to Kenya to attend Ruto’s inauguration

US files: Six more classified documents seized at Biden home

By BBC | 3 weeks ago

US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigators have found six more classified documents during a 13-hour search of President Joe Biden’s home in D...

James Zengo fined Ksh30M for child trafficking

By BBC | 3 weeks ago

A Makadara court has sentenced James Zengo to pay a Ksh30 million fine or in default serve 30 years imprisonment for trafficking two minors from Tanza...

Thai princess collapses from heart condition, palace says

By BBC | 2 months ago

The Thai King’s eldest daughter collapsed from a heart condition on Wednesday evening, Thailand’s royal palace says. Princess Bajrakitiyab...

A royal source told CNN that the decision is a matter for the government and people of Barbados. [PHOTO | COURTESY]

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

By BBC | 5 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scot...

Man chops off his genitals while asleep

By BBC | 6 months ago

A Ghanaian man has shocked the world after he chopped off his genitals during a bad dream. According to BBC, Kofi Atta, 47, chopped part of his testic...

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri who helped coordinate 1998 Nairobi bombing killed in US drone strike

By BBC | 6 months ago

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a c...

Sri Lanka: Protestors ‘will occupy palace until leaders go’

By BBC | 7 months ago

Protestors have said they will continue to occupy the Sri Lankan presidential and prime ministerial residences until both leaders officially resign. P...