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Alps plane crash victims remembered at Cologne Cathedral serviceA memorial service for the victims of last month's Alps plane crash has been held in Cologne Cathedral. Some 500 relatives of the dead passengers and crew were among the 1,400-strong congregation, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is accused of deliberately crashing the Germanwings Airbus on 24 March, killing 150 people. Bells tolled as mourners arrived for the service, which began with a choir singing. Relatives of the victims were handed small wooden angels as part of the service. more
Holocaust two-minute silence held in Israel

A two-minute silence has been held in Israel to remember the six million Jewish victims killed in the Holocaust. People stopped across the country in remembrance of the lives lost.

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Earthquakes strike parts of northern China

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 has struck in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. An earlier earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit the north-western Gansu Province, killi ...

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Abuja march to remember abducted Chibok girls

Ceremonies are being staged around the world to mark one year since more than 200 girls were abducted from Chibok by the Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram. A procession is being h ...

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Kenya student killings BBC gains access to Garissa dormitories

A week since nearly 150 people were killed in an carefully planned attack by the Islamist group al-Shabab, the BBC has been given exclusive access to the university dormitories where the stu ...

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Daredevil hits target in Chile wingsuit stunt

Wingsuit daredevil Sebastian Alvarez has been showing off his flying skills by smashing through flag on the side of a Chilean volcano. The target was just 2m wide, as Adnan Nawaz explains. ...

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Yemen conflict Aden a 'ghost city' as death toll rises

The battle for the Yemeni port of Aden has turned it into a "ghost city", the head of the ICRC has told the BBC. Robert Ghosen said medical aid was urgently needed in the city, where Shia H ...

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Kenya attack: Garissa University assault 'leaves 70 dead'

At least 70 hostages have been killed in an attack by al-Shabab Islamist militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya, officials say. At least 79 were injured while more than 500 studen ...

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Nigerians abandon streets in fear of election violence BBC News

As Nigeria eagerly awaits the results of this weekend's elections, people across the country are feeling apprehensive. Post election violence killed over 1000 people in 2011 and a repeat is ...

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Saudi Arabia launches air strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen - Saudi envoy

The Saudi envoy to Washington says Saudi Arabia and allies have launched air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reute ...

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