
Pablo Neruda: Chilean poet's death still shrouded in mystery
An investigation into whether Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was murdered has yet to reach its conclusion.
1970-01-01 08:00

Wagner deserter Andrey Medvedev held over bid to return to Russia
It is the latest colourful incident involving Andrey Medvedev, who has been in Norway since January.
1970-01-01 08:00

MohBad mourners teargassed at Nigeria's Lekki toll gate after Lagos concert
It happened after a memorial concert in Lagos for MohBad, who died last week aged 27.
1970-01-01 08:00

Keir Starmer: No case for going back into EU
Conservative ministers have accused the Labour leader of wanting to reverse Brexit.
1970-01-01 08:00

Shutdown looms as warring House Republicans leave town
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republican rebels "just want to burn the whole place down".
1970-01-01 08:00

South Africa to clear Covid lockdown criminal records
More than 400,000 people were arrested for breaking some of the world's toughest lockdown restrictions.
1970-01-01 08:00

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha: India set to approve historic women's quota bill
The proposed law guarantees a third of seats for women in India's parliament and state assemblies.
1970-01-01 08:00

US returns Egon Schiele art stolen by Nazis to heirs
Jewish performer Fritz Grünbaum who owned these Egon Schiele pieces was killed by the Nazis in 1941.
1970-01-01 08:00

Venezuela sends 11,000 troops to retake prison
Since being taken over by a mega-gang, the prison reportedly had a pool, nightclub and even a zoo.
1970-01-01 08:00

MohBad: Nigerian fans demand justice after Afrobeats star's death
Demonstrators want to know how popular 27-year-old singer MohBad died last week.
1970-01-01 08:00

Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
1970-01-01 08:00

The spectre of bushfire disaster returns to Australia
The country is on edge for its first major fire season since a catastrophic summer four years ago.
1970-01-01 08:00