Eight people have been found dead inside a trailer truck parked outside a Walmart store in San Antonio, in the US state of Texas, police officials say. Twenty others were in critical or serious condition, some believed to be suffering heatstroke or dehydration, and taken to hospital. Police did not…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Leaders of both parties in the US Congress have agreed on legislation that allows fresh sanctions to punish Russia for alleged election meddling. The new legislation would also sharply limit President Donald Trump’s ability to lift any sanctions against Russia. He has previously…
An underwater robot has captured what is believed to be the first images of melted nuclear fuel deposits inside Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator Tepco says. Large amounts of solidified lava-like rocks and lumps in layers were seen underneath its unit three reactor. If confirmed, it would be…
Media playback is unsupported on your device A Venezuela violinist who has become a renowned presence at the front of the country’s anti-government protests has taken to hospital during the latest violent clashes in Caracas. Wuilly Arteaga is often seen playing his instrument among demonstrators. “Neither pellets nor marbles will…
Newly-crowned golfing champion Park Sung-hyun has become the latest name in a stellar series of female winners from South Korea. This week, Park, 23, won the US Women’s Open by two shots to claim her first LPGA title. Eight other Korean women also made it to the tour’s top 10….
The Hadza are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes in the world. It’s thought they’ve lived on the same land in northern Tanzania, eating berries, tubers and 30 different mammals for 40,000 years. The BBC’s Dan Saladino went to watch them foraging and hunting, and to ask whether their…