Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was granted asylum by PolandAn investigation has been opened into two Belarus coaches who allegedly tried to force an athlete to fly home from the Tokyo Olympics.Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she was taken to…
Student recants claim white peers cut dreadlocks
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The 12-year-old earlier claimed she did not tell her family, fearing retaliation A 12-year-old African-American girl who accused three white peers of cutting off her dreadlocks has recanted the allegations,…
Trump lawyer Giuliani subpoenaed by Democrats
Image copyright EPA Image caption Rudy Giuliani has been subpoenaed for documents relating to Ukraine Democrats have demanded records from the president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in the next step of an effort that could…
China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party rule
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A large military parade will be held in Beijing China is set to host lavish events to mark 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China…
315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
Image copyright COPERNICUS DATA/SENTINEL-1/@StefLhermitte Image caption The EU's Sentinel-1 satellite system captured these before and after images The Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica has just produced its biggest iceberg in more than 50 years.The calved…
Lighting kills runner near end of ultramarathon
Image copyright Facebook/Ashley Stanley Image caption Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Stanley was struck by lightning on Saturday A Kansas runner has died after being hit by lightning as he neared the finish line of a 31 mile…
German athletes get intimate camera shots censored
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Two tiny cameras are installed in each sprinter's starting blocks New close-up camera shots of sprinters settling into their starting blocks are being restricted following a complaint by two…
BBC reverses decision on Naga Munchetty complaint
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThis exchange, broadcast on 17 July, sparked the complaint The BBC's director general Lord Hall has reversed a decision to partially uphold a complaint against Breakfast presenter…
PM touching row continues at Tory conference
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson responds to allegations Boris Johnson has insisted allegations about his personal conduct are not overshadowing the Tory conference.Journalist Charlotte Edwardes has accused the PM of…