Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
1970-01-01 08:00
China’s summer of climate destruction
China sees both extreme heat and devastating floods, including in areas where flooding was unheard of.
1970-01-01 08:00
Wildfire evacuees frustrated by Facebook news ban in Canada
Canadians are using Facebook to share information on fire updates but Meta's news ban is a hurdle.
1970-01-01 08:00
Canada wildfire: Car 'began melting' as family evacuated north
A blaze is threatening to reach Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, by the weekend.
1970-01-01 08:00
Judge sides with 16 activists in Montana climate case
They alleged the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies violated their right to a healthy environment.
1970-01-01 08:00
Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight
Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space.
1970-01-01 08:00
Physics student kept 'dream' space flight secret from work
The Aberdeen University student's co-workers only learned of her planned space trip via the news.
1970-01-01 08:00
Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
1970-01-01 08:00
Mother and daughter first to go to space together
Anastatia Mayers and Keisha Schahaff won a place on Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight in a prize draw.
1970-01-01 08:00
Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines
The volume of rain over the past week has broken a 140-year-old record in China.
1970-01-01 08:00
Armed experts re-enact Parkland school shooting for lawsuit evidence
Live bullets will be fired inside the school to assess whether they could be heard outside.
1970-01-01 08:00
Sweden's Quran burnings put freedom of expression law to test
The security service says Sweden's image has been harmed abroad and security at home has worsened.
1970-01-01 08:00