Recent deadly incidents in California and Europe are putting avalanches – and how to avoid them – in the spotlight.
Sursa: BBC World
Category: World News
-
Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria
The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.
Sursa: BBC World
-
Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain
Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.
Sursa: BBC World
-
FBI won't co-operate on Alex Pretti investigation, state officials say
Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the FBI will not hand over any evidence it has gathered.
Sursa: BBC World
-
Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula leads start of Rio Carnival
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parades begin with a tribute to Brazil's President Lula, illustrating his rise from poverty to power.
Sursa: BBC World
-
An abduction, a Bitcoin demand and a TV icon – why Nancy Guthrie's case has gripped the US
Samantha Guthrie's fame has helped turn her mother's abduction into a national obsession.
Sursa: BBC World
-
Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight
Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".
Sursa: BBC World
-
Orban rival accuses opponents of blackmail plot ahead of Hungary election
Peter Magyar suspects there are plans to release a sex tape of him from August 2024.
Sursa: BBC World
-
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer who called Epstein 'Uncle Jeffrey' resigns
Emails show the high-flying attorney likened the convicted paedophile to "an older brother" and accepted luxury gifts.
Sursa: BBC World
-
UN social policy commission closes with calls to turn pledges into action
With inequality deepening and trust in public institutions under strain, the UN’s main forum on social policy wrapped up its annual session on Tuesday with a renewed push to turn global commitments on social justice into action.
Sursa: UN