Sunday, 29 July 2018

French skier who disappeared in Italy in 1954 is finally identified


Henri Le Masne, who disappeared in a storm while skiing in Italy, is identified with Facebook help.

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas wins as Chris Froome finishes third


Geraint Thomas says he is "floating around on cloud nine" after becoming the third British winner of the Tour de France.

New York Times tells Trump: Don't call reporters enemies of the people


Publisher AG Sulzberger says calling journalists "enemies of the people" will lead to violence.

ICYMI: Lumberjacks and yoga cats


Some of the stories you may have missed this week.

Ethiopian dam engineer Simegnew Bekele's funeral draws thousands


Simegnew Bekele, the project manager of Ethiopia's controversial new dam, had been shot dead.

Cambodia election: Ruling party claims landslide in vote with no main opposition


PM Hun Sen's party says it won by a wide margin, but critics call the election a sham.

Thomas Cook axes trips to SeaWorld over animal welfare concerns


Travel giant Thomas Cook stops selling SeaWorld and Loro Parque tickets over animal welfare concerns.

Zimbabwe election: Robert Mugabe gives surprise speech on eve of poll


On the eve of the election, the ousted ex-president vows not to vote for his Zanu-PF successor.

British royal reveals second miscarriage


The Queen's granddaughter says it has been "too raw" to talk about until now.

Polar bear shot dead after attacking cruise ship guard


A bear is shot dead on Norway's Svalbard after attacking a guard protecting a cruise ship group.

Ahed Tamimi: Israel frees Palestinian viral slap video teen


Ahed Tamimi was jailed by Israel in December after a video showed her slapping an Israeli soldier.

Indonesia earthquake: 10 dead on tourist island Lombok


A 6.4 magnitude quake strikes the central island of Lombok, killing at least 10 people.

How do stars juggle touring with parenthood?


Cardi B cancelled her tour to be with her newborn baby, so how do other artists combine gigs with children?

World Cup 2022: Qatar bid team accused of secret campaign to sabotage rivals


The Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team ran a secret campaign in 2010 to sabotage competing host bids, according to a report published by the Sunday Times.

Slobodan Milosevic: Ex-Serbia leader's war crimes lawyer shot dead


A lawyer who helped defend ex-Serbia leader Slobodan Milosevic at his UN war crimes trial is killed.

Cambodia votes in poll without main opposition


PM Hun Sen's party is expected to win by a wide margin as its leading rival has been dissolved.

Nicaragua protests: Thousands show support for Catholic Church


The demonstration comes after the government accused the Church of siding with the opposition.

Meet the 'stand-in mom' at LGBT weddings


Sara Cunningham came to terms with her son being gay - now she helps others disowned by their parents.

Miss Varz: Black student aims to make difference at Oxford


Miss Varz blogs about her life at Oxford and encourages more black students to apply.

Long watch: Eleven years old and locked up


The story of an 11-year-old migrant who was separated from his family at the US border and detained for three months.

Your pictures: Reading


Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "reading".

Liberian midwife: I have 1,000 babies named after me


Midwife Alice delivered her first baby at gunpoint during Liberia's first civil war.

Zimbabwe election: Can post-Mugabe vote heal divisions?


The most momentous election campaign since the end of colonial rule in 1980 shows deep divisions.

Prostatitis: 'How I meditated away chronic pelvic pain'


The BBC's Henri Astier explains how mindfulness helped him beat the curse of chronic pelvic pain.

Slavery memorial highlights Portugal's racism taboo


For a country proud of its colonial-era past, examining its history of slavery is no easy task.

Why Ethiopia is grieving 'hero' dam engineer Simegnew Bekele


Simegnew Bekele came to represent the patriotic hopes for the entire nation with his project to dam the Nile.

How to make a video game: Developers say 'anyone can do it'


Ever wondered about making your own video game? Newsbeat gets some tips from independent developers.

Carr fire: California blaze kills children and great-grandmother


Two children and their great-grandmother are among five people killed in the raging Carr fire.

Lebanon sinks tanks in Mediterranean to make new reef


The environmental group behind the project hopes it will create a new habitat for wildlife.

Israeli Arab MP resigns over controversial 'nation state' law


Israeli Arab Zouheir Bahloul quits the Knesset over the law which declares Israel a Jewish state.

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