French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula on the southwest coast, and hundreds of people have escaped from the area in boats. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the Tourist destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle forest fires ravaging the Gironde region for days.
A South Korean court has acquitted a woman previously convicted of murdering a baby she gave birth to in hospital, the latest twist in a case that has gripped the country and fueled debate over its murky abortion laws. The woman had wanted to terminate her pregnancy at 36 weeks, but prosecutors said the baby
Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost in the rubble of collapsed apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region hardest hit by two earthquakes on June 24. Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, although it is estimated that the number of
This is what adoptive parents in Singapore who care for babies think about most. For months they have been in suspense, waiting to know if they will be able to stay with their children. Speaking to the BBC after the verdict, David, the Singaporean father whom we interviewed earlier, said he wanted both governments to
“There is deep dissatisfaction and economic distress, which has translated into a lack of hope about the future,” Aiyar says. “This could reflect a growing exhaustion of a government that has been in power for a long time. Its failure to deliver on the promises on which it built its reputation may have reached a
The United States is imposing new tariffs on about 60 trading partners that account for the vast majority of its imports, claiming they failed to adequately stop forced labor. The tariffs, which range from 10% to 12.5%, are aimed at key economic partners including the UK, China, the EU, Canada, Japan and India. They come
