Rescuers slog through mud as Japan typhoon death toll rises to 66

The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing, and as thousands of homes remained without power or water.

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Indian skyscrapers to be brought down in controlled implosions

Thousands of people will watch their homes implode in southern India after a high court ruling.

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The world's first artificial womb for humans

Doctors in the Netherlands say they are within 10 years of creating a 'second' womb for premature babies.

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Esther Duflo: 'Nobel Prize will be a megaphone'

The joint winner of the economics prize tells the BBC her work is not rocket science.

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Japan typhoon death toll rises to 66 as hopes for missing fade

The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing, and as thousands of homes remained without power or water.

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Exclusive: Trump lawyer Giuliani was paid $500,000 to consult on indicted associate's firm

President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the Ukrainian-American businessman arrested last week on campaign finance charges, Giuliani told Reuters on Monday.

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Japan PM says disaster shelters should welcome all, including homeless

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that evacuation centers should welcome all disaster victims, after two homeless people had been refused entry at the weekend in Tokyo as the capital braced for Typhoon Hagibis.

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Hong Kong's leader Lam's policy address to focus on land and housing

Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that her annual policy address this week would focus on land and housing measures as months of anti-government protests showed no sign of abating in the Chinese territory.

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US police officer charged over bedroom shooting

Aaron Dean is charged with murder over the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson in her home in Fort Worth.

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EU considers new emergency summit for Brexit deal: BBC

The European Union is considering a new emergency summit to get a Brexit deal, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong bans protesters from police housing areas amid escalating violence

A Hong Kong court has granted an injunction to ban anyone from blocking or damaging areas used to house married police officers and other disciplined services that have been targeted in more than four months of anti-government protests.

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Trump ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill testifies in impeachment inquiry

U.S. President Donald Trump's former Russia adviser testified for more than nine hours on Monday behind closed doors as the latest witness summoned in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump over his request that Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival.

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Mexico offers protection to six people at its embassy in Ecuador

The Mexican embassy in Ecuador's capital Quito has offered protection and shelter to six people, including legislators and their spouses, Mexico's foreign ministry said on Monday.

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Mozambique to vote in tense, high-stakes election

Mozambicans head to the polls on Tuesday in an election widely expected to result in the ruling Frelimo party extending its decades-long rule over a nation that is set to become one of the world's leading gas exporters.

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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo become the first authors to jointly win the Booker Prize.

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Texas policeman faces murder charges after killing black woman in her home

A white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer was jailed on murder charges on Monday in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old black woman who was babysitting inside her home, the police department said.

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Pence Heads to Mideast as Turkey Attacks Kurds

Vice President Mike Pence says he’s being dispatched to the Middle East by President Donald Trump as U.S. troops pull out of northeast Syria and Turkish forces invade.

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Texas policeman charged with murder in shooting death of black woman: reports

A white police officer in Fort Worth, Texas was charged with murder after he shot dead a 28-year-old black woman inside her home, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.

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Ecuador's Moreno scraps fuel subsidy cuts in big win for indigenous groups

Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday officially scrapped his own law to cut expensive fuel subsidies after days of violent protests against the IMF-backed measure, returning fuel prices to prior levels until a new measure can be found.

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Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

A BBC team gets rare access to Eritrea, often described as one of the most repressive states in Africa.

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