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ReutersMladić went on the run after the Bosnian war for 15 years before eventually going on trial at The Hague Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84. He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the former Yugoslavia in 1992-95.After the Bosnian war, he went on the run for 16 years until he was finally tracked down in rural Serbia in 2011 and put on trial in the Dutch city.The sentence for the man known as the “Butcher…
Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash floodBBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.29 mins agoAsia
Uefa preparing criminal legal action against InfantinoUefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over the scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.2 hrs agoFootball
Construction worker films moment he escapes floodsVideo posted to social media shows a group of construction workers running away as water crashes though a valley.6 hrs ago
Israel PoliceThe nun suffered bruising when she was attacked from behind by Yona SchreiberAn Israeli court has acquitted a Jewish man who attacked a nun in Jerusalem, in an incident caught on CCTV which drew widespread condemnation.Jerusalem Magistrates Court said Yona Schreiber was experiencing a psychotic episode when he pushed over and kicked the French nun in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem in April. It ruled that he was not criminally responsible for his actions and ordered him to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for up to six years.Video of the attack caused outrage, and deepened concerns…
BBCSpeedy driver The Stig has always been a key part of the showTop Gear is to return to TV, the BBC has confirmed, four years after the show was “rested” when co-host Andrew Flintoff was injured in a crash during filming.The long-running motoring programme has been off air since 2022, when the former cricketer suffered serious facial and rib injuries when his open-topped three-wheeled car overturned at the show’s test track.He was one of three presenters at the time along with Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.The hosting line-up for the comeback has not yet been announced, although the Sun newspaper…
Watch: What caused the flash floods?Initial reports led authorities to believe that an earthquake had been the cause.1 hr agoAsia
EPAMembers of Norway’s royal family, including King Harald’s son, Crown Prince Haakon, have gathered at the hospitalKing Harald V of Norway is in an “extremely serious” condition in hospital, the country’s royal household has said.His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince Haakon, have cancelled all royal engagements and they have gathered at his bedside at Oslo University Hospital with other members of the royal family.The 89-year-old has been in hospital for over a week receiving treatment for a rare blood condition, haemolytic anaemia. Having been on the throne since 1991, King Harald is Europe’s oldest head of state.King…
Aerial footage shows floods on Nepal-Tibet borderPreliminary investigations have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause of the flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice, scientists have told the BBC.Initial reports of an earthquake led many to believe that a tremor had caused a landslide, which in turn caused the flood that has killed at least 177 people.However, the US Geological Survey then clarified that the disaster was caused by a “glacial collapse”, which is when a glacier or part of a glacier disintegrates.The impact of the collapsed glacier hitting the bottom…
Getty ImagesNot many musicians would snub a chance to work with Elvis Presley. But when Dolly Parton did so, it made her millions.In 1974, after writing and recording I Will Always Love You, Parton was asked if Presley could cover the song. She turned him down after his manager demanded half the rights.”Of course, I cried all night about that,” she later said of the ordeal in an interview.But she wasn’t crying in 1992 when Whitney Houston’s power-ballad cover became a hit. Global sales of the song topped 20 million, earning Parton more than $10m in royalties, according to business…