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Tanzania's VP expelled from ruling party for indiscipline as his successor named

Nchimbi announced his resignation earlier this week after reportedly falling out with President Samia.

What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.

Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens

The 89-year-old has been in hospital for over a week receiving treatment for a rare blood condition.

Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say

Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himala…

What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away

One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.

Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's five-week trial over children's killings

Closing arguments are about to start in a trial which has drawn global attention to the rare condition postpartum psychosis.

People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods

At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.

At least 12 dead as wildfires sweep through northern Algeria

Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.

At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France

One suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.

'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.

Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish

On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.

The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear?

Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.

US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport

A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.

Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations

The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order.

Guinea's president dismisses 173 soldiers, including coup ally, for desertion

It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader's control.

Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border

This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.