Anger directed at Venezuela's official response to earthquake recovery

Venezuelans in quake-affected areas have expressed anger over the state's response to the natural disaster.

Volunteers are racing to locate survivors who may still be trapped under rubble of fallen buildings.

The BBC's Orla Guerin reports from the scenes of rubble in Catia la Mar, a coastal city in northern Venezuela, where locals feel the state has let them down.

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South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss

Hong Myung-bo has resigned as head coach of South Korea's men's national football team after they failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stage.

The team had hoped they could still qualify for the next round of the tournament as one of the best third-placed teams, but that hope was quashed on Saturday.

The early exit has prompted widespread criticism at home, with President Lee Jae-myung calling for an investigation into reasons behind the team's disappointing performance.

Hong apologised to fans on


'You are Canadian heroes' - the forgotten hosts making World Cup history

Minutes after the final whistle was blown on Canada's historic World Cup victory against South Africa on Sunday, coach Jesse Marsch gathered his players and staff in a huge huddle and delivered some words of inspiration to them.

"Canadian heroes," he called his team after they won a knockout game at the tournament for the first time to reach the last 16.

"The future of the sport in this country is huge because of you."

Marsch is known for grandiose comments - exaggerated and emotional statements delivered to


Loved and loathed: The making of India's viral liver doctor

The waiting room outside the hepatology clinic at Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi is suspended between hope and despair.

One man stares silently at the floor, weakened by advanced liver disease and in urgent need of treatment. Nearby, another family clutches a folder of old medical reports, hoping the hospital can still save their loved one.

Inside, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips is unhurried.

A patient sits across from him. Philips leans forward, asks a question, then falls silent. He listens - really listens. When he speaks again,


Watch: Inside the Venezuela country club now a makeshift hospital

A country club in the town of Caraballeda in Venezuela has been turned into a makeshift hospital, with survivors of the country's devastating earthquakes receiving care and sleeping on mattresses on the grass.

Helicopters carrying aid have landed at the improvised hospital and those who lost their homes during the quake are being provided with food, water and clothes.

Caraballeda located in the state of La Guaira, is one of the areas most affected by the earthquakes.

BBC Mundo's Norberto Paredes reports from inside the country club.

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Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.

In a post on X, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded since 21 June "linked to high temperatures in Europe".

"Heat stress is


Three firefighters die battling huge wildfires on Colorado-Utah border

Three firefighters were killed and two were injured while battling massive wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border on Saturday, officials say.

The firefighters were part of a federal response team assigned to the Knowles and Gore fires. They were suddenly overwhelmed by flames and tried to take shelter, the Department of the Interior said.

The two injured firefighters suffered burns and were taken to hospital for treatment.

"Our immediate focus is on supporting their families, friends, and fellow crewmates during this incredibly difficult time," the US Wildland Fire


Fourteen killed in Saudi Arabia helicopter crash

Fourteen people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia, state media reported on Sunday.

The helicopter, belonging to state oil giant Aramco, crashed in the eastern coastal city of Ras Tanura at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) killing all those on board, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

All 14 victims were Saudi citizens, it reported, with investigations under way to determine the cause of the crash.

Aramco did not immediately comment.

The Saudi energy ministry shared


Australian man charged with murder after girl found dead in suitcase in Thailand

An Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand, local and Australian media report.

Police in the coastal city of Pattaya said they had found the teenager "stuffed" in the bag, which had been discarded near a railway track, in the early hours of Saturday.

Thai police said they arrested Simon Peter Carman at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with the death as he was allegedly "preparing to flee the country"


Eleven killed after plane carrying skydivers crashes in eastern France

Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local authorities said.

The pilot and 10 passengers died in the incident, including five students and five instructors, according to local officials.

The plane, which was being used by a parachutist school, had taken off from Nancy-Essey airfield when it crashed, local media reported.

Police have urged the public to avoid the area around the airport in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.

French transport minister Philippe