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Migrant crisis: EU ministers meet amid rising tension 25 February 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption More than 100,000 migrants have reached Europe so far this year EU ministers meet in Brussels later amid warnings the migrant crisis could threaten the bloc's survival. Austria and Balkan nations have agreed measures to restr…

Didcot Power Station collapse: One dead and three missing 23 February 2016 From the section Oxford Media captionAerial footage shows the site of the collapse at DidcotOne person has died and three people are missing following the collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station. A major incident was declared at the site in south Oxfordshire after initial reports of an explosion at 16:00 GMT. Thames Valley Fire Control Service confirmed the fatality and also reported five people were injured in a "very seve…

Fukushima disaster: Tepco admits late meltdown announcement 24 February 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright AP Image caption Experts have long said that melting begun within hours after the tsunami The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant hit by a tsunami in 2011 has admitted that it should have announced sooner that there was a nuclear meltdo…

EU referendum: Ministers begin push for votes 21 February 2016 From the section EU Referendum Media captionDavid Cameron announced the referendum date on SaturdayMinisters have begun campaigning to win over voters on the issue of the UK's EU membership - after David Cameron called a referendum for 23 June. The prime minister warned that exiting the EU would not stop migrants coming to the UK, as six ministers who attend cabinet joined the leave campaign. Senior Conservative MP and London mayor Boris Johnson…

Passenger plane missing in Nepal 24 February 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright EPA Image caption An archive picture of a Tara Airlines plane landing in Jomson, a popular resort town A plane with at least 21 people on board, has gone missing in a mountainous area of western Nepal, officials say. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air was trav…

Cologne attacks: Most suspects 'may never be caught' 24 February 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nearly 500 women have made allegations of sexual assault following the mass attacks outside the main railway station in Cologne Most of the men who sexually assaulted women in Cologne on New Year's Eve may never be caught, t…

Zika virus: US investigating 14 possible sexually-transmitted cases 23 February 2016 From the section Health Media captionThe BBC's Camilla Costa went to meet Wesley and his mother.The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has said it is investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus. The cases include several involving pregnant women, the CDC said. The public health body made the revelation as it published new guidance on sexual transmission of the virus. The guidance has be…

Large space rock burns up over Atlantic 23 February 2016 From the section Science & Environment Image copyright SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Image caption Artwork depicting a bright fireball The biggest fireball since the Chelyabinsk explosion has plunged through the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean. The event, which has only just come to light, occurred off …

Guantanamo Bay: Obama in bid to close controversial prison 23 February 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Closing the prison has been a goal for President Obama The White House has presented to Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, one of the president's long-standing goals. It wants to …

Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey flown to London hospital 23 February 2016 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Image copyright PA Image caption Pauline Cafferkey is being taken to the Royal Free Hospital in London Scots nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been flown to London after being admitted to hospital in Glasgow for a third time since contracting Ebola. …

German recall of Mars and Snickers bars 23 February 2016 From the section Business Image copyright EPA Chocolate maker Mars has recalled Mars and Snickers bars in Germany after bits of plastic were found in a product. Other products affected include Milky Way Minis and Miniatures and certain kinds of Celebrations confectionary boxes. The products involved have best before dates from 19 June 2016 to 8 January 2017. The US c…

Syria conflict: IS attacks aimed at subverting peace - Russia 22 February 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright AP Image caption An image circulated by Syrian state media shows a girl who was among the dozens injured in the Damascus blasts Russia has said bomb attacks which killed at least 140 people in Syria were aimed at "subverting attempts" to…

Harper Lee: US author of To Kill a Mockingbird dies aged 89 19 February 2016 From the section US & Canada Media captionHarper Lee wrote her iconic novel To Kill A Mockingbird in 1960Harper Lee, the reclusive author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89. The news was first confirmed by the mayor's office in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. The novelist was born Nelle Harper Lee on 28 April 1926. In 1960, she published To Kill a Mockingbird, a huge critical and commercial success which…

India caste unrest: 'Ten million without water' in Delhi 22 February 2016 From the section India Media captionOne Delhi resident said his household had been without water for four daysMore than 10 million people in India's capital are without water despite the army regaining control of its key water source after protests, officials say. Keshav Chandra, head of Delhi's water board, told the BBC it would take "three to four days" before normal supplies resumed to affected areas. Jat community protesters deman…

Robert Pickton: Canadian serial killer book pulled from Amazon 22 February 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prosecutors claimed Robert Pickton confessed to 49 killings A memoir apparently written by a Canadian serial killer and put on sale online has angered victims' relatives, reports say. Former multi-million…