Deadly tornado rips through Perryton, Texas, amid US storm
The mayor of Perryton, near the Oklahoma border, says an unknown number of people have died.
1970-01-01 08:00
Canada highway crash near Winnipeg leaves at least 15 dead
The crash between a truck and handi-transit vehicle is described as a "serious mass casualty" event.
1970-01-01 08:00
Iceland Ireland told to recall UK products 'of animal origin'
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has directed the withdrawal of frozen foods of an animal nature.
1970-01-01 08:00
North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death
Rare interviews with ordinary people inside the secretive state reveal chronic food shortages and starvation.
1970-01-01 08:00
Profile: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
When Kim Jong-un took power in 2011, propaganda described him as "audacious" - they were not wrong.
1970-01-01 08:00
Sudan conflict: The stories of survival from Bahri and Khartoum
BBC Arabic's new radio programme has been hearing about the suffering caused by the conflict.
1970-01-01 08:00
Father of Julie Ward who spent years hunting Kenya killer dies
John Ward, 89, spent £2m trying to find out who killed his daughter Julie in Kenya in 1988.
1970-01-01 08:00
US moves to block Microsoft's Activision takeover
Regulators have asked a judge to block the proposed deal, arguing it could harm competition levels.
1970-01-01 08:00
JP Morgan agrees to pay $290m to settle lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein victims
The largest US bank says it regrets its relationship with "monstrous" sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
1970-01-01 08:00
Why has Ireland's cross-border railway plan gone off track?
An "ambitious" all-Ireland rail review is understood to be delayed because of the Stormont crisis.
1970-01-01 08:00
Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur
Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined.
1970-01-01 08:00
Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack
Police say they ended a six-hour siege at the site in Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers.
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