Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria
Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.
Three sentenced for ‘man in bear suit’ insurance scam
Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a costume.
What does it take to survive in the Arctic? These rangers have an idea
The BBC spent time with the Canadian military in the country’s northernmost region – this is what they taught us about dealing with extreme conditions.
He made jazz under air raids – and built an Indian city’s music scene
War correspondent, jazz bandleader and impresario, KC Sen shaped Kolkata’s music scene.
Singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering teenage girl
The remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in the singer’s car last year.
Officer on horseback chases suspect through New York streets
The suspect was accused of purse-snatching and has been charged with larceny and providing false information.
Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer
The term – kokushobi – translates to “cruelly hot”, “brutally hot” or “severely hot”, and comes after Japan’s hottest summer on record.
Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments
The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.
Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments
The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.
Widow, 86, back in France after being held by ICE
Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.
