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Five arrested in Nigeria in 'gay hideout'

Islamic police in Kano in northern Nigeria have arrested five men accused of breaking laws on homosexuality. ...

Azerbaijan mud volcano triggers huge blast in Caspian oil and gas fields

A huge explosion has been seen off the coast of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, sending plumes of black smoke and flames into the sky. ...

Japan landslide: 20 missing in Atami city

Twenty people are missing in central Japan after a huge landslide hit Atami city following heavy rainfall. ...

US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack

About 200 US businesses have been hit by a "colossal" ransomware attack, according to a cyber-security firm. ...

Afghanistan: US military 'days away' from completing pull-out

The US military could complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, reports say, amid increasing Taliban battlefield gains. ...

Canada weather: Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records

Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records. ...

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Street celebrations as rebels seize capital

Rebel forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have retaken its capital, Mekelle, sparking street celebrations and forcing officials to flee. ...

Covishield: India seeks EU travel approval for its main vaccine

India's Serum Institute is seeking emergency authorisation in the European Union for its Covishield jab, sources told the BBC. ...

Florida building collapse: Fifth body found in survivor hunt

The death toll has risen to five after the collapse of an apartment block in Florida, authorities say. ...

More churches burn down on Canada indigenous land

Two more Catholic churches burned down in indigenous communities in western Canada early on Saturday. ...

Miami building collapse: Demands for answers grow

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said people "have a right to know" how a 12-storey building collapsed in the US city of Miami, as the search for survivors continues. ...

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail. ...

Mariam Thompson, love-struck US army linguist, jailed for 23 years

A US military linguist has been jailed for 23 years for passing classified information to a foreign national linked to the Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah. ...

Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves found at residential school

An indigenous group in Canada says it has found hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan. ...

German hunt for gunman who killed two in Espelkamp

German police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a man and a woman in Espelkamp, a small northern town near the city of Bielefeld. ...

Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains

The presidents of the US and Russia have praised their talks in Geneva but have made little concrete progress at the first such meeting since 2018. ...