USA: Billionaire HBO creator Charles Dolan dies aged 98

At the time, he was selling special programming to hotels through his Teleguide service, while cable television was taking off in rural areas. In 1964 Dolan made a deal with…

Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev urges Russia to accept blame for plane crash

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has called on Russia to accept blame for a plane crash on Christmas Day that killed 38 people. The plane is thought to have come under…

Syria: New elections could take up to four years-HTS leader

Holding new elections in Syria could take up to four years, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said in a broadcast interview. This is the first time he has given a…

Puerto Rico: Boxer Bamba dies aged 35

Boxer Paul Bamba has died aged 35, his manager Ne-Yo has announced. Puerto Rican Bamba won the WBA Gold Cruiserweight title by defeating Mexican Rogelio Medina on 21 December. Singer…

UK: Hospitals run out beds and ambulances queue for hours with patients

Almost 400 people were waiting for a hospital bed in Northern Ireland on Saturday afternoon, BBC News NI understands. It is thought the majority of extra beds which are used…

Northern Ireland: Father fears son who is missing in Spain is dead

The father of a Belfast man who has been missing in Spain for two weeks says he feels his son is dead. John Hardy, also known as John George, was…

Australia: School chaplain killed in shark attack on Great Barrier Reef

A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the edge of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, local police said. Luke Walford, a youth pastor, had been spearfishing…

Brazil: Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning

Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a police chief has told…

UK: Two lorry drivers killed in crash

Two men have died after two lorries crashed on a major road in Lincolnshire. The collision, which involved a Volvo and Scania lorry, happened near the Snitterby junction on the…

Palestine: Gaza Kamal Adwan Hospital chief Abu Safia held at Israeli army base- Report

The director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, whose whereabouts have been unknown since he was detained by Israel after a raid on the facility last week, is allegedly being held at…