Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says
Her alleged attacker, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, faces multiple charges and appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.
Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
Musk says there’s “a lot to be gained” by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.
Pakistan arrests man wanted by US over $126m postage fraud case
Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.
The cost of Trump's climate retreat: 1.5 degrees of global warming now unavoidable, but all is not lost
For over a decade, scientists have warned the world must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change. That goal is no longer within reach. Decades of “insufficient” action on cutting the fossil fuel emissions heating the planet means overshooting 1.5-degree temperature threshold is now “imminent…
BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC’s Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines.
France is divided over who to blame for and what to learn from weekend riots
In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.
Borneo burning: Life on the frontline of South East Asia's toxic haze
A “Super El Niño” has fuelled months-long fires in Indonesia, making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?
The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.
Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
Is Donald Trump ready to do business with Myanmar?
There are signs the United States is shifting its policy towards Myanmar, formerly a global pariah.
