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India rail crash probe is focusing on manual bypass of track signal - railway sources
An official probe into India's rail crash is focusing on suspected manual bypassing of an automated signalling system that guides train movement.
Donald Trump calls indictment 'ridiculous and baseless' in Georgia speech
The former president called the federal indictment against him "ridiculous and baseless" in his first public appearance since the charges were announced.
Boxes in the bathroom, boxes on stage: Pictures from Trump charges
Six pictures released as part of the indictment against Donald Trump show cardboard boxes of documents stacked in rooms across his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Aussie tourist deported from Indonesia after violent drunken rampage
An Australian man accused of going on a drunken, naked rampage in Indonesia's most conservative province is almost home. Noosa man Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones was arrested in Aceh province in...
Mount Everest: Deadly season puts focus on record climbing permits
Twelve climbers have died and five remain missing, amid worries about overcrowding and climate change.
'It's got everything': Why Trump indictment could be so damaging
Donald Trump's indictment on federal charges has been unsealed, and the full scope of the case against the former president for mishandling classified documents is coming into view.
Legendary Mozambican ruby sells for record price
The biggest ruby ever to come to auction has been sold in New York for a record sum of US$34.8m ($56.8m).
Wildfires spread in British Columbia, Quebec sees signs of progress
Canada is enduring its worst start to the wildfire season, with over 2000 fires so far this year and 10.9 million acres burned.
Ukraine reports 'heavy combat' after Putin says offensive has begun
Moscow and Kyiv both reported heavy fighting in Ukraine on Friday, with bloggers describing the first sightings of German and US armour.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
BBC security correspondent on the Ukraine dam breach
Kakhovka dam in the Russian-occupied area of southern Ukraine has been breached, unleashing a flood of water downstream.
Thousands have been evacuated from their homes, and hundreds of thousands have… Audio
Canadian wildfire smoke blanket reaches NYC
Smoke billowing south from Canada's worst wildfire season on record has forced more that 100 million Americans to stay inside under hazardous air alerts.
Images online are circulating of New York's… Audio
Worst Canadian wildfires on record spread south
This wildfire season is set to be Canada's worst on record, as over 400 out-of-control wildfires continue to wreak havoc over the east of the country.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault said "around… Audio
Africa: nearly 300 children rescued from Sudan orphanage
Joining us from the Ghanian capital Accra is Nabil Ahmed. Audio
US: Canadian wildfires affect eastern North America
We'll begin this last programme of the week in the United States with our correspondent Bevan Hurley in smokey New York City. Audio
West Coast distillery to supply whisky to Scotland
A West Coast distillery has been chosen to sell Scotland's national drink to... well... Scotland.
Reefton Distilling Co. has struck a deal to supply whisky to the Scots.
Founder and chief executive… Audio
Prince Harry in court for a third day
Prince Harry gave evidence for second a day against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over what he alleges was phone hacking "on an industrial scale".
As he finished at the High Court he seemed choked-up… Audio
Flood waters set to peak in Ukraine following dam burst
More than 42,000 people have been affected by catastrophic flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Thousands have been evacuated from the Ukrainian-controlled part of the flood zone… Audio
Mid-East: Iran unveils it's first hyper-sonic missile
To the Middle East now - our correspondent in Doha is Alex Baird. Audio
Europe: Zelensky blames Russia for blowing up dam
To Europe now - joining the programme from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio
