How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat
With no air conditioning, a former prisoner describes lying in toilet water to survive brutal heat.
1970-01-01 08:00
Iraq and others condemn Quran-burning in Denmark
Large crowds protest in Iraq and Yemen after the acts of a far-right group in Copenhagen.
1970-01-01 08:00
Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river in Paris.
1970-01-01 08:00
US heatwave leads to rising number of burns, medics say
Superheated asphalt or metal seatbelts can melt flesh in minutes, officials warn amid intense heat.
1970-01-01 08:00
Oppenheimer: How he was influenced by a Hindu holy book
The 'father of the atomic bomb' counted the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita as one of his favourites.
1970-01-01 08:00
Nova Scotia floods: Body found of one of four missing
Unidentified remains also found as police continue to search for three others missing in Nova Scotia.
1970-01-01 08:00
Rhodes fires: Attleborough dad tells of tourist rescue runs
Freight transport manager Jonathan Lewis describes the scenes in Greece as "hell on Earth".
1970-01-01 08:00
Rhodes fires: 'The sky looked like it was on fire'
A couple from London were able to escape the island but say travel agents were "nowhere to be seen".
1970-01-01 08:00
Israel judicial reform: Key bill becomes law amid mass protests
A bill which has caused uproar becomes law as protesters face water cannon outside parliament.
1970-01-01 08:00
Ukraine war: Russia attacks grain stores at River Danube ports
The attacks targeted grain for export along the Danube just across from the Nato member state.
1970-01-01 08:00
Taiwan investigates police after teenager sexually assaulted in botched sting
The 13-year-old had been used in an undercover operation to help catch a man she met on a dating app.
1970-01-01 08:00
Rhodes fires: Holidaymakers praise locals as wildfires rage on
Wildfires have also broken out on the Greek islands of Corfu and Evia as thousands are evacuated.
1970-01-01 08:00