Dashcam captures tornado toppling power lines onto car
Video obtained by the BBC provides a firsthand look at the powerful storm system that ripped through parts of eastern Wisconsin on 27 July, damaging buildings and leaving thousands without power. No deaths were reported despite the extensive damage.
Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected to have killed 15 elephants in Kenya
Fifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals' carcasses.
Ten of the elephants had been found with signs of paralysis and then died within two days. The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.
Investigations are continuing, but for the time being wildlife officials have ruled out foul
Watch: Giant iceberg turns over near Greenland's coast
A massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat.
Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city.
Ilulissat is home to the Unesco listed Ilulissat Icefjord and is located on the west coast of the island.
Nicaraguan leader proposes extending presidential term by another year
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has been in power since 2007, has proposed extending the presidential term by another year.
The government-controlled National Assembly is expected to approve the extension in September.
It is part of a proposed constitutional reform which also includes plans to bar members of the opposition deemed by the government to be "traitors" or "coup plotters" from running for office.
The 80-year-old's rule has become increasingly authoritarian, with political opponents jailed, sent into
Missile that left crater deep inside Poland was probably Russian - Polish PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile.
The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km (62 miles) from the border with Ukraine during a Russian attack on the city of Lviv.
"All the indications are that it was a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, but we
Veteran Ugandan opposition leader collapses in court and in ICU, his wife says
During Wednesday's hearing at the High Court in Kampala witnesses in court said Besigye repeatedly shouted "stop" about his legal representation before collapsing.
"Before he collapsed, he cried out that he was being injured," his wife posted, adding that Besigye's sister Olive Kobusingye, who is a doctor, was in court but was not allowed to attend to him.
He was transferred to Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda's largest public hospital, but was refusing treatment from government medical personnel.
"He
Three children among eight dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say
In neighbouring Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was heading to the site of a 10m-crater (33ft), after "a violation of Polish airspace occurred" during Russia's attack on Lviv.
Polish armed forces said they had mobilised on-duty fighter jets during the strikes, after detecting at least a dozen missiles over western Ukraine that could have posed a threat to Polish airspace.
The closest one was observed about 5km from the Polish border at 03:29, after which
Thousands evacuated in Crete as European wildfires continue to rage
July is one of the busiest months for tourists in Crete, with millions visiting the island each year.
Around 224 firefighters have been deployed in the region, with 53 engines,11 specialised units and two aircraft allocated, according to the country's fire service.
Greek Fire Service chief Theodoros Vagias published a note of condolence to the two firefighters who died on Wednesday, naming them as 58-year-old Emmanouil Stratidakis and 25-year-old Pantelis Diamantakis.
Both will be buried
US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
The US military says it launched "heavy" strikes against Iran on Wednesday in retaliation for attempted Iranian ballistic missile attacks on American forces.
Centcom said it hit "dozens" of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in response to Tuesday's firing by Iran on US bases in Jordan and at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest hostilities came a day after the conflict expanded, with the first publicly announced joint US-Saudi strikes targeting Iranian proxies in Iraq.
When the US and Israel launched military strikes
Australia takes Telegram to court over alleged failure to remove 'pro-terror' material
Australia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove "pro-terror" material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country's eSafety commissioner has said.
Julie Inman-Grant, who last year led Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s, said the platform faced a fine of up to to A$54.6m (£28m, US$38m) for failing to comply with its safety obligations under the