Michael Rass
Amphibious Assault on Somali Port
Kenyan forces say they’ve captured the Somali port city of Kismayo and effectively routed the Islamist militant group al-Shabab from its stronghold there.
Mogadishu Camps For Displaced People Still Packed
The Somali capital Mogadishu is now relatively peaceful, under government control, but there are still ‘temporary’ camps that hold thousands of people displaced by the fighting there.
Hubble Telescope Captures Extreme Deep View of Universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced one of its most extraordinary views of the Universe to date – an extreme deep shot that captures galaxies as they were just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.
Day of Peace in Pakistan Turns to Day of Rage
A day of violent protests in Pakistan has left several people dead and injured. The Pakistani government had declared a public holiday and urged people to demonstrate peacefully.
India Strikes Over Retail Reforms
Opposition parties and trade unions in India are staging a day-long strike over plans to open the country’s retail sector to global supermarket chains.
American Ambassador Killed in Libya
The American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens is among four Americans killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, President Barack Obama has confirmed.
German National Soccer Team Begins EURO2012 with Auschwitz Visit
Not many sports teams would consider visiting a Nazi death camp before a major tournament but for a German team things are different – especially when that tournament takes place in Poland and Ukraine.
Günter Grass No Longer Welcome in Israel
Günter Grass is in trouble. The latest poem of the celebrated German author, “What Must Be Said,” published on Wednesday, is sharply critical of Israel’s policies toward Iran [...]
Britain’s first car accident
Almost 4,000 people are killed on the world’s roads every day, according to the campaigning charity RoadPeace. So who was the UK’s first fatal car accident victim – exactly 114 years ago – and what happened?
Soccer World Cup 2010
The eyes of soccer fans from around the world are on South Africa in June and July. The United States is one of 32 teams competing for the FIFA world championship in tournament hosted by an African nation for the first time. Find all of our World Cup coverage here.
Audio slideshow: The Hubble is 20
The famous space telescope has been peering into some of the deepest recesses of the universe for two decades – and is now celebrating its 20th birthday. In this Best of the BBC, you can take a look at some of the fantastic sights it has seen in that time with Professor Alec Boksenberg from the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge – who was on the European team that helped build Hubble.
Audio slideshow: soccer kings of New York City
Martin Luther King Jr High School has a troubled history. In 2002 it made news when a student shot two fellow students, shortly afterward, MLK became one of the first in New York City to be closed due to low performance and high drop-out rates. The building now houses six smaller schools, and their boys’ soccer team, still playing under the MLK banner is a big success: it’s winning championships and the players have high graduation rates. The man behind the team’s success is Coach Jake, and he can rely on talent from all over the world.
When the prime minister calls
London seniors Joyce and Ted Hawkes were quite surprised when Downing Street called in 1997 to ask whether Britain’s new prime minister Tony Blair and his wife could come by for a cup of tea. They relived the moment with the host of the BBC’s PM program, Eddie Mair.
Fallujah doctors report rise in birth defects
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Download MP3Doctors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah are reporting a high level of birth defects, with some blaming weapons used by the US after the Iraq invasion. BBC world affairs editor John Simpson (pictured) visited a new, US-funded hospital in Fallujah where pediatrician Samira al-Ani told him that she was seeing as many as two or three cases a day, mainly cardiac defects. Download MP3
Nelson Mandela’s long walk to freedom
It has been 20 years since the South African authorities agreed to free Nelson Mandela – the man who would lead the struggle to end the country’s policy of racial segregation, and create a multi-racial democracy. In this audio slideshow, using the BBC archives, you can see how he left behind his cell of 27 years, to become South Africa’s first black president.
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