Kenyans bitter over al-Qaeda US embassy compensation snub

Kenyan victims of 1998 US embassy bombing lament exclusion from $335m compensation deal.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56759771

Olympia Dukakis: Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias star dies aged 89

Dukakis was a celebrated stage actress before winning fame on screen in 80s hits like Moonstruck.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56957221

US man detained after private jet lands in Sicily with guns and drugs

A 64-year-old is detained after police discover pistols and bows and arrows on his private jet.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56956600

May Day protests: Turkey arrests hundreds as rallies sweep globe

Violence flares in some countries where rallies to mark Labour Day are held despite Covid-19 rules.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-56957360

Diego Maradona care deficient and reckless, medical report says

Prosecutors asked experts to assess the Argentine football icon's care before his death last year.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56957354

Nigeria gang leader behind school kidnapping shot by rivals

Auwalu Daudawa, whose gang abducted over 300 children, is killed while stealing cattle, officials say.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56956595

US and Nato start to formally withdraw troops from Afghanistan

This marks the beginning of the end of the US's longest war, which has lasted almost 20 years.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56955702

Israel crush: Israel mourns as festival crush victims identified

Some 32 of those killed in a stampede at a Jewish festival are identified, with funerals to follow.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56955396

Mali: The world's 'most dangerous peacekeeping mission'

British troops have joined what is considered the world's most dangerous UN peacekeeping force in Mali.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56949408

Do you know where plastic waste in the oceans is coming from?

The Ocean Cleanup suggests plastic pollution comes from more rivers in the world than previously thought.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56937300

Grammy Awards scrap controversial voting committees

The anonymous committees had been accused of a lack of transparency and inclusivity in their choices.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56953057

India's over-18s vaccination to start

The drive has begun to lag at a time when a second deadly wave is devastating the country.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56345591

Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India

Australia makes it temporarily illegal to return from India, which is being ravaged by Covid-19.

source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56953052