‘Hero, legend, sweetheart’: Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78
Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his “sudden and unexpected” death.
German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
The pair, named only as Twana H.S. and Asia R. A., left Germany for Iraq in 2015 and became members of the Islamic State group.
Men disguised as police kill Ecuadorean drug lord’s brother
The victim, David Macías, was the brother of drug lord ‘El Fito’, who is awaiting trial in the US.
People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway
At least 27 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district.
Senator Lindsey Graham died of aortic tear, examiner says
Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.
Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films: Sam Neill’s best-known roles in pictures
The beloved actor’s career ranged from box office blockbusters to thrillers and award-winning dramas.
The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there?
A month on from the firm’s stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.
Watch: At the scene where Bangkok’s deadly bar fire unfolded
The BBC’s South East Asia correspondent visits the site where at least 27 people were killed during a bar fire in Thailand.
US and Iran trade fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz
Within hours of fresh US strikes, Iran said it had struck US military bases in Jordan and Bahrain.
Planes sent to tackle wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ near Paris
It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.


